Whether DPT-3 is to be filed or not, in case of no transaction in the given FY, can be understood here as below:
Rule 16: Return of deposits to be filed with the Registrar:
"Every company other than Government company to which these rules apply, shall on or before the 30th day of June, of every year, file with the Registrar, a return in Form DPT-3 along with the fee as provided in Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014 and furnish the information contained therein as on the 31st day of March of that year duly audited by the auditor of the company.
To make it more clear, lets check the wording in the DPT-3 Form
also
at point no. 15:
"*Particulars of receipt of money or loan by a company but not considered as deposits, at the end of financial year, in
terms of clause (c) of sub-rule 1 of rule 2 of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules,2014"
In my view, To give the status of the
outstanding money/loan as mentioned above,
DPT-3 should be filed till its there in the balance sheet.
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