Statutory Returns & Audits — Filing & Liaison, including Form IV & Form V

Statutory returns and audits are mandatory periodic submissions that organisations are required to make to regulatory authorities — covering environmental performance, waste generation and disposal, water consumption and discharge, energy consumption, and other regulated parameters. Missing filing deadlines or submitting inaccurate returns can result in regulatory notices, penalties, and consent cancellations.

In India, key environmental statutory returns include Form IV — the annual environmental statement required under the Environment Protection Act — and Form V, along with mandatory environmental audits, hazardous waste returns, and other state-specific submissions. Labour law statutory returns cover a separate set of obligations under applicable legislation.

EGSS manages the complete statutory returns and audit filing process — collecting data from the client, preparing returns in the required format, submitting to the relevant authority, following up on acknowledgements, and maintaining records for future reference — ensuring that all filing deadlines are met and that submissions are accurate and complete.