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Six ways to incorporate in India. One price list.
Every registration includes digital signatures, name approval, the constitutional documents, the certificate of incorporation, PAN and TAN. The professional fee is the number on the card. Government fees and stamp duty are shown by state before you pay, and a Chartered Accountant signs every filing.
Private limited company registration
Register a private limited company with MCA and receive the certificate of incorporation, PAN and TAN.
plus government fees
Limited liability partnership registration
Register an LLP under the LLP Act, 2008 with limited liability for partners and fewer filings than a company.
plus government fees
One person company registration
Register a one person company so a single owner gets limited liability and a separate legal entity.
plus government fees
Public limited company registration
Register a public limited company for a large scale business that may raise capital from the public.
plus government fees
Section 8 company registration
Register a not-for-profit company under section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 with a licence from MCA.
plus government fees
Producer company registration
Register a producer company so farmers, artisans and other primary producers can do business together with limited liability.
plus government fees
Professional fee before GST at 18 percent. Government fees and stamp duty depend on your state and are added in the estimator.
Which one
Private limited, OPC or LLP, side by side.
The three most common choices, on the points that decide it: who can own it, what it must file, when an audit is compulsory and how it is taxed.
| Factor | Private limited company | One person company | Limited liability partnership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governing law and regulator | Companies Act, 2013 and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) | Companies Act, 2013 and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) | LLP Act, 2008 and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) |
| Minimum members | 2 shareholders and 2 directors; the same people can be both | 1 shareholder, 1 director and 1 nominee of the sole member; shareholder and director can be the same person | At least 2 partners, of whom 2 must be designated partners |
| Books of accounts | Mandatory | Mandatory | Mandatory |
| Statutory records | Minutes of board meetings (at least 4 a year) and general meetings; share register and share certificates; statutory registers | Share certificates; statutory registers; minutes of resolutions | Optional; minutes of partner meetings |
| Board meetings | First meeting within 30 days of incorporation; at least 4 a year with not more than 120 days between two meetings | None if the company has only one director; otherwise one in each half of the calendar year with at least 90 days between them | No compulsory meetings; partners meet for events such as admitting a partner or changing the objects of the LLP |
| Annual general meeting | Mandatory | Not required | Not applicable |
| Annual ROC filings | Financial statements (balance sheet, profit and loss, cash flow, changes in equity) in AOC-4; annual return in MGT-7 | Financial statements in AOC-4 (no cash flow statement); annual return in MGT-7A | Statement of account and solvency in Form 8; annual return in Form 11 |
| Annual tax filings | Mandatory; income tax return in ITR-6 | Mandatory; income tax return in ITR-6 | Mandatory; income tax return in ITR-5 |
| Statutory audit | Compulsory, no turnover limit | Compulsory, no turnover limit | Not compulsory if turnover is up to Rs. 40 lakh and contribution is up to Rs. 25 lakh |
| Change of name, address or objects | Filing with ROC; Central Government approval in some cases | Filing with ROC; Central Government approval in some cases | Filing with ROC |
| Conversion | Can convert into an OPC or a public company by special resolution and filing with ROC. The earlier paid-up capital (Rs. 50 lakh) and turnover (Rs. 2 crore) limits for conversion into an OPC were removed from 1 April 2021. | Can convert into a private or public company at any time. Compulsory conversion on crossing Rs. 50 lakh paid-up capital or Rs. 2 crore average turnover was removed from 1 April 2021. | Filing with ROC. Can register as a company under section 366 of the Companies Act, 2013 through a separate process. |
| Closure | Voluntary by shareholders, by creditors, or by order of the Tribunal; strike off under section 248 where eligible | Voluntary by the shareholder, by creditors, or by order of the Tribunal; strike off under section 248 where eligible | Voluntary by partners, by creditors, or by order of the Tribunal; strike off in Form 24 where eligible |
| Taxation | 25% where turnover is up to Rs. 400 crore, or 22% under section 115BAA, plus surcharge and cess | 25% where turnover is up to Rs. 400 crore, or 22% under section 115BAA, plus surcharge and cess | 30% plus surcharge and cess |
| Fund raising options | High | Low | Low |
| Compliance cost | High | Medium | Medium |
| Recommended for | Startups and growing companies | Sole promoters | Professional services firms |
| Ease of accommodating investment | Very easy | Possible, but unlikely | Possible, but unlikely |
| Tax advantages | Few benefits | Few benefits | Few benefits |
| Perpetual existence | Yes | Yes | Yes |
How it works
Four steps. You see each one move.
- 01
Tell us what you are starting
Two minutes on the form or a twenty-minute call. You get the all-in price and the list of documents the same day.
- 02
Send documents. We check them.
Upload on the client portal. A Chartered Accountant checks each one against the MCA format before anything is filed.
- 03
Name, signatures, filing
Name reservation, digital signatures and the incorporation forms go in. You see each step change status on the portal.
- 04
Certificate, PAN, TAN, bank
Certificate of incorporation, PAN and TAN arrive by email. Your compliance calendar is set up the same day.
Once the certificate is in, the numbers the company needs come next: GST, trademark, IEC and Udyam. After that, compliance with dates you never have to remember.
Questions
Asked before, answered once.
More in the help center, including refunds and what the government charges.
Is the price on the card the whole price?
The card shows the professional fee, and it is fixed. Government fees and stamp duty depend on your state and your authorised capital, and GST at 18 percent applies to the fee. The cost estimator adds every line before you pay, so the number you plan with is the all-in number.
How long does a company registration take?
Seven to twelve working days once every document is in hand and in the right format. Digital signatures take a day or two. Name approval is the step that stretches, because the Registrar sets the pace. An LLP runs on a similar clock.
What if the name is rejected?
The Registrar allows one resubmission per application. If both of your first names are turned down, we file two more at no extra professional fee. If no name can be approved, the refund policy applies: the professional fee comes back and the unspent government fee with it. It is written on the refund page.
Who signs the filing?
A Chartered Accountant. We check the documents, draft the forms and sign what goes to the Registrar. The machine drafts and chases the missing pieces. A person reviews. There is no sales desk between you and the person who signs.
Do I need to visit an office?
No. Documents are uploaded on the client portal, signatures are digital and the certificate arrives by email. The registration runs from wherever you are, in India or abroad.
Which one should I pick?
Investors or ESOPs in the plan: private limited. Partners running a service business: LLP. One founder testing an idea: OPC. The comparison table on this page gives the reasons, and the Which entity tool asks six questions and answers with one. Converting later is possible.
Tell us what you are starting.
You get the all-in price, the government fee for your state and the list of documents the same day. Then you decide.