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ADT-1 is the company's notice of an auditor appointment; it is not the audit itself. Start with a valid appointment, genuine auditor consent and the relevant meeting and term records. LIQUETAX can help prepare agreed filing inputs while keeping first appointments, reappointments and casual vacancies distinct.
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ADT-1 Auditor Appointment Filing
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Companies preparing an auditor-appointment notification or correcting an incomplete record pack. Auditor resignation and removal need additional, different steps and should not be hidden inside a routine ADT-1 request.
Know the deliverables, documents and costs before work starts.
Identify missing or inconsistent information before submission.
Bring preparation, queries and follow-up into one agreed workflow.
Know what you need to provide and what happens at handover.
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We’ll share an applicant-specific checklist after a short discussion. The exact records depend on your circumstances.
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First, describe your business and the result you need. Next, organise the relevant facts without sharing private documents here. Finally, review your checklist with the team and agree the written scope before work starts.
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FROM FIRST CONVERSATION TO HANDOVER
We prepare, coordinate and track the agreed work. You stay involved in the decisions that matter.
Map the appointment route and current filing basis.
Check that auditor details and the appointment period agree.
Organise the applicable form fields and attachments.
Record the acknowledgement and any clarification.
For an appointment under section 139(1), notify the Registrar within 15 days of the meeting. Other appointment routes need their applicable basis checked promptly; no grace period or guaranteed processing time is promised.
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ANSWERS BEFORE YOU BEGIN
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Talk to our teamADT-1 is not an annual return merely because another financial year has ended. Identify the actual appointment or reappointment event; the former annual-ratification requirement was removed from section 139(1).
References: MCA: Companies Act with amendments
For an appointment under section 139(1), the company files notice within 15 days of the meeting in which the auditor is appointed. Record the actual meeting date and check the relevant appointment route.
References: MCA: Companies Act with amendments
Treat the first-auditor appointment as a separate route. The revised ADT-1 includes first-auditor options, but a form option alone does not change the legal filing trigger. Confirm the applicable basis and deadline instead of automatically skipping the form or applying an AGM date.
References: Gazette: revised ADT forms effective 14 July 2025 · MCA: Companies Act with amendments
It is the company's appointment notification. The auditor supplies genuine consent and relevant eligibility records; filing assistance does not transfer the company's responsibility or amount to performing the audit.
References: MCA: Companies Act with amendments · Gazette: revised ADT forms effective 14 July 2025
The revised form requests the company's intimation and the auditor's written consent. Keep the appointment resolution and term records ready, and add resignation, approval/order or other evidence required by the selected route.
References: Gazette: revised ADT forms effective 14 July 2025
No. This service concerns the company auditor-appointment notification to MCA. If your document is a GST audit notice, state that explicitly so it is routed to the appropriate tax-notice assessment.
THE DETAIL, WHEN YOU NEED IT
ADT-1 is the company's notice of an auditor appointment; it is not the audit itself. Start with a valid appointment, genuine auditor consent and the relevant meeting and term records. LIQUETAX can help prepare agreed filing inputs while keeping first appointments, reappointments and casual vacancies distinct.
Companies preparing an auditor-appointment notification or correcting an incomplete record pack. Auditor resignation and removal need additional, different steps and should not be hidden inside a routine ADT-1 request.
| Question | What matters | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| Appointment route | Identify first appointment, AGM appointment/reappointment or vacancy. | A first-auditor appointment is a separate route, not automatically the same event as an AGM appointment. |
| Deadline | Record the actual appointment meeting and applicable statutory trigger. | Section 139(1) uses 15 days from the meeting; the deadline to appoint a first auditor is not itself the ADT-1 filing deadline. |
| Auditor evidence | Obtain genuine written consent and applicable eligibility evidence. | Do not create or imply a practising professional's consent or certification. |
| Current form | Use the revised ADT-1 structure effective from 14 July 2025. | A form's available option does not by itself establish a new statutory filing obligation. |
₹5,000. Professional fee. Applicable GST, government charges and agreed third-party costs are extra.
One specified service engagement. Confirm the applicant, deliverables and exclusions in writing before work starts.
The displayed professional fee is separate from applicable MCA filing/additional fees, taxes and the auditor's own engagement fee. Calculate charges from the actual company and filing dates, not an old sample table.
For an appointment under section 139(1), notify the Registrar within 15 days of the meeting. Other appointment routes need their applicable basis checked promptly; no grace period or guaranteed processing time is promised.
LIQUETAX: Map the appointment route and current filing basis.
You: Provide the actual decision records, not a proposed date presented as completed.
LIQUETAX: Check that auditor details and the appointment period agree.
You: Obtain genuine auditor-issued records.
LIQUETAX: Organise the applicable form fields and attachments.
You: Approve accurate company declarations and authorised signing.
LIQUETAX: Record the acknowledgement and any clarification.
You: Keep the appointment and audit responsibilities assigned separately.
Source-checked educational guide. AI-assisted source research checked on . No named professional endorsement is claimed. Confirm current requirements for your facts before filing. Next review target: 2026-10-28.
DIN provisions in sections 153–158 and the amended auditor-appointment framework in section 139; historic annual-ratification wording is not current guidance.
Relevant official indexed passages read on 28 September 2026; the direct MCA download was unavailable. This is an educational source assessment, not a professional review of your company.
G.S.R. 359(E), 30 May 2025, substitutes ADT-1, ADT-2, ADT-3 and ADT-4; the forms distinguish appointment routes, removal approval and the auditor's resignation statement.
Official Gazette PDF downloaded and substantive English form pages 18–22 and 25–27 read on 28 September 2026. New form options do not themselves amend the statutory filing triggers.
Last updated: . This records the educational content date; it does not establish an individual professional review.
Disclaimer: this guide provides educational information and does not replace individual professional advice. Confirm your facts, current official requirements and written engagement before acting.
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