Requirements for digital signatures for different processes are as follows:
- For new case of company incorporation, digital signatures are required for all proposed Subscribers.
- For online Filing of Returns of forms by the existing companies which have been incorporated manually, minimum requirement is one digital signature. In this case, company has to decide whose digital signature they will purchase.
- For a company which has been incorporated online, there is no need to buy additional signatures and any of the existing directors can sign the Returns/Forms using the digital signature already obtained during the incorporation process. After the expiry of the digital signatures, only one of the Subscribers/Directors will need to renew their digital signature in order to sign Returns/Forms online.
- Digital signature is not required for Name Reservation process.