Business Setup &Entity Formation

End-to-end incorporation, registration and regulatory structuring services — helping founders and businesses launch with the right legal foundation, tax-efficient structure, and full compliance from day one.

Entity Formation & Regulatory Advisory

The Right Structure Determines Every Decision That Follows.

Choosing the wrong entity type, missing a critical registration, or delaying compliance can cost far more to fix later than to get right at the start. Our Business Setup practice brings together regulatory, tax, and corporate law expertise to structure your enterprise for optimal tax efficiency, scalable governance, and investor readiness — from the day of incorporation through your first transaction.

Business Insight: Most founders underestimate the downstream impact of entity selection. The choice between a Private Limited Company, LLP, OPC, or Partnership directly affects your tax rate, fundraising ability, liability exposure, and compliance burden for years to come. Getting it right at incorporation costs nothing extra — getting it wrong can cost significantly more to restructure.

Company & LLP Incorporation

  • Private Limited Company — SPICe+, AGILE-PRO, INC-9 filings
  • One Person Company (OPC) registration & advisory
  • Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) deed drafting & MCA filing
  • Partnership firm registration & deed preparation
  • Section 8 (Not-for-Profit) company incorporation
  • Name availability search & trademark pre-check

Tax & Regulatory Registrations

  • GST registration — regular, composite & e-commerce operators
  • PAN & TAN application for new entities
  • MSME / Udyam registration & amendment
  • Professional Tax enrolment — Karnataka & multi-state
  • Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT
  • ESI & PF registration for new establishments

Trade Licences & Local Approvals

  • BBMP / Municipal trade licence applications
  • Shops & Establishments Act registration
  • FSSAI licence — basic, state & central category
  • Drug licence for pharmaceutical & medical businesses
  • Factory licence and pollution control NOC advisory
  • Fire NOC and building usage permissions coordination

Foreign Investment & Cross-Border Setup

  • FDI compliance under FEMA & RBI regulations
  • Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) & Joint Venture structuring
  • Liaison Office / Branch Office / Project Office — RBI approval
  • NRI / OCI entity formation & repatriation structuring
  • ECB (External Commercial Borrowing) compliance advisory
  • AD Bank coordination for inward remittances

Pre-Incorporation Structure Advisory

  • Comparative analysis — Pvt Ltd vs LLP vs OPC vs Partnership
  • Tax-efficient holding structure design for business groups
  • Shareholder & subscription agreement drafting
  • Founders' equity allocation & vesting schedule advisory
  • Registered office establishment & virtual office guidance
  • Sector-specific licensing & regulatory roadmap

Post-Incorporation Compliance Setup

  • Current account opening — bank KYC coordination
  • First board meeting minutes & statutory registers setup
  • Share certificate preparation & allotment filings
  • Director KYC (DIR-3 KYC) and DIN activation
  • Appointment of auditor (ADT-1) ROC filing
  • Annual compliance calendar & ROC filing roadmap

Key Decisions We Help You Get Right

Entity Type Selection

Matching your business model, funding plan, and tax position to the correct legal structure before incorporation.

Capital Structure & Shareholding

Designing the right share capital, authorised capital, and founder shareholding ratios for future investment rounds.

Registered Office & Jurisdiction

Advising on state-level advantages, registered office requirements, and stamp duty implications by jurisdiction.

GST Registration Timing

Identifying the right point to register — voluntary vs mandatory — and the correct GSTIN category for your business type.

Labour Law Compliance Triggers

Understanding exactly when PF, ESI, PT, and other labour registrations become mandatory as your headcount grows.

Sector-Specific Licensing

Identifying industry-specific approvals — FSSAI, drug licence, RBI NBFC registration — before business operations begin.

Why Businesses Engage With Us

Tax-Optimised from Day One

The right entity and structure locks in tax advantages — lower corporate tax rates, pass-through options, and presumptive schemes — before your first transaction.

Investor & Lender Ready

A properly incorporated, compliantly registered entity with clean cap tables and statutory records is a prerequisite for equity funding or bank facilities.

Personal Liability Protection

The correct corporate veil through the right entity type ensures founders' personal assets remain protected against business claims and obligations.

Zero Backlog Compliance

Starting with a complete regulatory stack — GST, PF, ESI, trade licence — prevents accumulated penalties and enables clean books from the first entry.

Entity Formation & Registrations

Start Right. Build on a Solid Foundation.

Expert structuring, incorporation, and regulatory setup for new businesses, startups, and foreign entities entering India.

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