Half-yearly return of outstanding dues to micro/small enterprises exceeding 45 days. MSME Payment Return (MSME-1) takes 3 steps over about 21 days and is filed with the ROC on MSME-1.
Last updated: 10 August 2026
MCA charges additional fees that rise with the delay, up to 12 times the normal filing fee. OnCompliance tracks the date and warns you before it costs anything.
3 steps over about 21 days, filing MSME-1 with the ROC. Each deadline below runs from the step before it.
| # | Step | Form filed | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identify MSME Vendors | None | within 7 days |
| 2 | Compile Outstanding Dues Data | None | within 7 days |
| 3 | File MSME-1 with MCA | MSME-1 | within 7 days |
The 3 steps below run in order; the day counts show how long each one allows.
Identify all micro and small enterprise vendors with outstanding dues exceeding 45 days.
Compile details of delayed payments including amount, date, and reasons.
File half-yearly return (April & October).
Every guide runs like this in OnCompliance: steps in order, dates in view, paperwork made for you at each step.
About 21 days across 3 steps. The first step is: Identify MSME Vendors.
MSME-1. MSME-1 is the MSME half-yearly return filing under §405 of the Companies Act 2013.
MCA charges additional fees that rise with the delay, up to 12 times the normal filing fee.
Yes. OnCompliance runs the same steps in order, dates in view, with the paperwork made for you at each step.