End-to-end India entry for foreign companies — subsidiary, branch, liaison, or project office, with every registration handled.
India is among the fastest-growing major economies in the world, and global businesses are entering at an unprecedented pace. But the decisions made in the first ninety days — the form of entity, the capital structure, the state of registration — shape your tax position and compliance burden for a decade. A wholly-owned subsidiary, a Limited Liability Partnership, a branch office, a liaison office, and a project office each carry very different tax rates, permitted activities, repatriation mechanics, and wind-down procedures. Choosing correctly at the outset is the single highest-leverage decision in an India entry.
We manage the entire establishment process end to end: entity strategy and structuring, name reservation and incorporation with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, RBI and Authorised Dealer bank procedures for the inbound capital, and the full stack of registrations — PAN, TAN, GST, Import Export Code, professional tax, and Shops & Establishments. We coordinate notarisation and apostille of parent-company documents, arrange the statutory India-resident director, help open the Indian bank account, and hand over a fully operational entity with a twelve-month compliance calendar.
Beyond setup, most foreign parents want one accountable partner on the ground rather than a patchwork of vendors. We act as your complete India back office — accounting, payroll, tax, and secretarial — so headquarters deals with a single team that understands both the Indian rulebook and the way global companies work.
Resident DirectorEvery Indian company must have at least one director who stays in India for a minimum number of days in the year — a statutory requirement foreign parents must plan for before incorporation, not after.
FDI RoutesMost sectors permit 100% foreign investment under the automatic route with no prior approval. Sectors such as defence, insurance, and multi-brand retail carry caps or conditions, and investments from countries sharing a land border with India require government approval.
Liaison vs Branch vs SubsidiaryA liaison office cannot earn income in India — it is restricted to representation. A branch can invoice but is taxed at the higher rate applicable to foreign companies. A subsidiary is taxed as a domestic company and faces the fewest activity restrictions.
With parent-company documents in order, incorporation itself typically completes within two to four weeks. The practical timeline to a fully operational entity — bank account opened, GST registered, and the first capital remittance received and reported to the RBI — is usually six to ten weeks.
No. Incorporation, apostilled documentation, and bank account opening can generally be completed without travel. We coordinate the entire process remotely across time zones.
A subsidiary is usually preferred: it is taxed as a domestic company, ring-fences the parent’s liability, and faces fewer activity restrictions. A branch suits narrow cases such as project execution; a liaison office suits pure market representation. We model the tax and compliance outcomes of each before you decide.
There is no general minimum capital for a private limited company. Capital should be sized by your business plan — but every inbound remittance must follow FEMA pricing guidelines and be reported to the RBI within strict timelines, all of which we manage.
Yes, in most sectors under the automatic route. Note that a private company needs a minimum of two shareholders, so a nominee typically holds one share on behalf of the parent to preserve effective 100% ownership.
Yes. Most of our international clients retain us for accounting, payroll, tax, and secretarial compliance — a single accountable back office in India.
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