MSME Registration : Procedure, Documents Required
Definitions of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises In accordance with the provision of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006 the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) are classified as below:
- Micro Enterprise: Manufacturing and services enterprises with investments up to Rs 1 crore and turnover up to Rs 5 crore will be classified as micro-enterprises.
- Small Enterprise: For small enterprises, the investment criteria and the turnover criteria has been revised upwards to Rs 10 crore and Rs 50 crore respectively
- Medium Enterprise: Enterprises with investment up to Rs 20 crore and turnover up to Rs 100 crore will be termed as medium enterprises
Benefits of MSME Registration:
- The bank loans become cheaper as the interest rate is very low around ~ 1 to 1.5%. Much lower than interest on regular loans.
- Various tax rebates offered to MSME.
- Credit for minimum alternate tax (MAT) to be carried forward for up to 15 years instead of 10 years
- There are many government tenders which are only open to the MSME Industries.
- They get easy access to credit.
- Once registered the cost getting a patent done, or the cost of setting up the industry reduces as many rebates and concessions are available.
- Business registered under MSME are given higher preference for government license and certification.
- There is a One Time Settlement Fee for non-paid amounts of MSME.
Documents Required for MSME Registration:
- Business Address Proof
- Copies of Sale Bill and Purchase Bill
- Partnership Deed/ MoA and AoA
- Copy of Licenses and Bills of Machinery Purchased
MSME schemes launched by the Government are:
- Udyog Aadhaar memorandum
- Zero Defect Zero Effect
- Quality Management Standards & Quality technology Tools
- Grievance Monitoring System
- Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme
- Women Entrepreneurship