CA services for your Indian company

Private Limited Company Setup

Resident director, FDI route, end to end

LLP or Private Limited?

FDI eligibility, resident-partner rules

Pre-Incorporation IP Assignment

Does the company actually own what you built first?

Company Bank Account Setup

Beneficial-owner KYC, not just a signatory

ROC Annual Compliance

AOC-4, MGT-7, DIR-3 KYC

GST Registration & Filing

Export of services, LUT, zero-rating

Form BEN-2 / Beneficial Ownership

When a foreign entity holds your shares

Rule 9B: Mandatory Demat

Blocks new shares/ESOPs until your foreign parent's own shares are dematted

International Worker EPF

Full-salary EPF for a foreign-passport director

Company Loan to Its Director

Section 185 bars it, almost always

DPDPA's Outsourcing Exemption

A real carve-out, not yet fully in force

ESOPs to Consultants & Promoters

Rule 12 blocks it, DPIIT only fixes half

Statutory & Tax Audit

Section 44AB, Companies Act audit

Buyback Tax

Capital gains + promoter tax from April 2026

Transfer Pricing & Form 3CEB

Payments to your overseas parent company

TP Adjustment Order: 90-Day Clock

Repatriate within 90 days, or the interest never stops

PE Risk for Your Foreign Parent

Does a cost-plus subsidiary create a taxable presence?

US-Based Director Salary Double Tax

Section 192 TDS the US foreign tax credit won't cover

Free Founder IP: The GST Angle

Schedule I still deems it a taxable supply

GST Reverse Charge on Foreign Services

No GST on the invoice doesn't mean none is owed

TDS on Foreign SaaS/Cloud Bills

Courts increasingly agree it's not owed, but get it wrong and it's a full disallowance

FC-GPR / FC-TRS / FLA Filings

RBI reporting after foreign investment

Investing Abroad: Form FC & the APR

The outbound filing, and its annual report

Director Loan: ECB or Deposit?

Funding your own company the compliant way

Founder Buyback & Exit Clauses

FEMA pricing rules for founders' agreements

ESOPs in Your Foreign Parent

Form OPI, filed every 6 months

SOFTEX / Export Filing

The RBI filing GST compliance doesn't cover

Scaling Exports: e-BRC & e-Invoicing

Two traps that show up once you grow

Land-Border FDI Approval

A China/HK-linked investor pulls your round off automatic route

Foreign HoldCo Round-Tripping Cap

FEMA's two-layer limit once it invests back into India

SAFE/KISS Checks: The FEMA Trap

Only a Convertible Note works, Rs 25L+, DPIIT-only

Gifting Shares to a Cousin or Co-Founder

Not a 'relative'? RBI approval, not just a filing

Downstream Investment: Form DI

Your foreign-owned company investing in another Indian company

Sell Your Business

Slump sale, goodwill valuation

M&A Escrow: The 25%/18-Month Cap

A foreign buyer's standard escrow term can breach FEMA

Close Your Company

Strike-off (STK-2), winding-up

Resident Director Resigns

The board goes non-compliant overnight

Returning Founder: Company FEMA Status

Your own residency doesn't relabel the company