TrustNRI Business · Canada → India
Your Indian company, handled from abroad.
Company setup, tax and filings in India. Scope and fixed fee agreed before work starts.
India-side work only. If overseas advice is needed, you can share the Indian records with your own local adviser.
- Tax work by ICAI-registered CAs
- Agreed fixed fee before paid work
- Start remotely with your phone
What do you need to do?
Three ways to move forward
Start with a call, or explore the goal closest to yours.
Set up a businessChoose a structure, understand ownership requirements and get your Indian company started.Explore this goal
Run your businessKeep company filings, GST, accounts and cross-border reporting in order as you grow.Explore this goal
Fix a problem or closeReview a compliance gap, a director issue or the steps needed to sell or close your company.Explore this goal
Working across borders?
- Paying someone outside IndiaUnderstand the Indian payer’s withholding and remittance steps.Explore your next step →
- Getting paid by an Indian customerCheck Indian tax withheld from your company or freelance income.Explore your next step →
- UAE company setup & supportFor a company in the UAE. This is separate from managing an Indian company while you live in the UAE.Explore your next step →
How the work happens
Start with your number
A free business CA call to understand your company, where you live and what needs doing.
Agree the work and fixed fee
Get a defined scope, document list and fee. You decide before paid work begins.
Complete the India-side work
Share documents remotely. Your CA handles the agreed work and explains the next steps.
If your matter needs a company secretary or legal advice, that role is identified when scoping the work. Legal advice comes from an independent practising advocate whom you engage directly.
Managing an Indian company from Canada? Your country of residence, ownership and cross-border payments help shape the India-side review.
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Last updated 2026-11-02. By Vipul Sharma, Founder. Reviewed by Preetesh Maloo, Chartered Accountant, NRI Tax Partner.
Pick what's closest to your company
Choose a stage to open your enquiry here. A CA will confirm which requirements apply.
Setup & structuring
FlagshipPrivate Limited Company Setup
Resident director, FDI route, end to end
UAE business, India side
Treaty, withholding, ODI and Indian books. Not UAE VAT
LLP or Private Limited?
FDI eligibility, resident-partner rules
Crossed the 44ADA Limit
Audit, books, and whether an LLP or company helps
Pre-Incorporation IP Assignment
Does the company actually own what you built first?
Company Bank Account Setup
Beneficial-owner KYC, not just a signatory
Ongoing compliance
ROC Annual Compliance
AOC-4, MGT-7, DIR-3 KYC
Freelancer GST
When you personally invoice from abroad. Company GST is the reverse-charge page
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
Tax & transfer pricing
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?
UAE company: Form 41 and TRC
Treaty papers before an Indian customer applies a lower rate
UAE invoice, Indian withholding
No fees-for-technical-services article. Royalty is separate
Paying a UAE consultant
What the Indian company checks before the bank sends the money
UAE company, India PE
Article 5: nine-month services, and the Hyatt fixed-place case
UAE company run from India
Treaty management test, and place of effective management
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
When a foreign software, cloud or AI bill needs a deduction
Paying a Freelancer Abroad
When TDS applies, the US and UAE treaties, Forms 145 and 41
FEMA & RBI filings
FC-GPR / FC-TRS / FLA Filings
RBI reporting after foreign investment
Investing Abroad: Form FC & the APR
The outbound filing, and its annual report
Indian resident, UAE company
APR, UIN, and 90 days to bring dues home
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
EDF for Freelancers
The bank declaration from 1 October 2026, for services as well as software
LUT and the Bank Advice
Zero-rated export of services. The LUT is not the FIRC
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
Exit & risk
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
Looking after your personal affairs in India?
TrustNRI also helps with your personal tax, property and legal matters. Legal enquiries go to an independent practising advocate whom you engage directly.