When a person becomes or stops being a partner of a limited liability partnership, or a partner's name or address changes, the LLP files a notice in Form 4 with the Registrar within 30 days (section 25 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008). If the change alters the LLP agreement, Form 3 follows. An LLP must always have at least two designated partners, one of them resident in India.
The LLP files a notice with the Registrar within 30 days of a person becoming or ceasing to be a partner, or of a partner's name or address changing (section 25(2); Rule 22(2) of the LLP Rules, 2009). The notice is Form 4. For an incoming partner it carries a statement signed by that person that they consent to become a partner (section 25(3)). It is signed digitally by a designated partner, and a practising professional normally certifies it; we arrange that and confirm the requirement before filing.
A new partner joins: The person consents in writing, the partners approve as the LLP agreement says, and Form 4 is filed within 30 days.
Every designated partner is a partner; not every partner is designated.
An individual in India: The simplest case: identity and address proof, consent and, for a designated partner, a Director Identification Number.
Before a change, work out how the LLP will look after it. If a designated partner leaves and only one is left, appoint another within 30 days; after that every partner is treated as designated, with the responsibility that brings. If the only resident designated partner leaves, the LLP needs another resident designated partner before it can file.
Form 4 and Form 3 are charged by the LLP's contribution. We confirm the exact amount before filing.
Enter the date of the change.
We never ask for identity, tax or bank numbers on the order form.
Resignation: A partner may leave as the LLP agreement says; if it is silent, by at least 30 days' written notice to the other partners (section 24).
Form 4 is the LLP's notice that a partner or designated partner has changed. Form 3 records a change in the LLP agreement, such as a new contribution or profit share. Form 9 is the consent of an individual to be a designated partner. A single change can need all three, each with its own time limit.
This page is about LLPs only. Directors of a company are appointed or removed through Form DIR-12; see our Director Change and Remove Director pages. Tax treatment of a partner's exit and a change in GST registration are separate matters.
30 days from the date a person becomes or stops being a partner, or a partner's name or address changes (section 25(2)). After that a late fee applies.
Only a designated partner does; the old DPIN has been merged into the Director Identification Number. A person who is only a partner needs none.
Yes, where the LLP's business is in a sector open to foreign investment without approval. A report to the bank follows, and a national of a land-border country needs government approval. We confirm what applies before you pay.
The LLP needs two designated partners. It may appoint a new one within 30 days; after that every partner is treated as designated. At least one designated partner must be resident in India.
Only if the change alters the agreement, for example a new contribution or profit share. Then a supplementary agreement is signed and Form 3 is filed within 30 days.
The change stays unreported, a fine can apply to the LLP and each designated partner, and the annual return cannot be filed while a Form 4 is pending. The leaving partner may file the notice themselves.
Yes. Form 4 and Form 3 carry a fee by the LLP's contribution, and a late filing adds a multiple of it. We confirm the exact amount before filing.
A struck-off LLP cannot file Form 4. Its name must first be restored through the National Company Law Tribunal; talk to us and we will guide you.
A designated partner signs it digitally. If none has a valid digital signature, we arrange one with you after payment.