Incorporation, annual filings, director compliance, and MCA/ROC obligations.
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Running a private limited company or LLP in India comes with a compliance calendar that doesn't pause just because the business is small: annual filings with the ROC, director KYC deadlines, board resolutions for anything beyond routine business, and related-party transaction approvals under Section 188 all apply from year one, not once a company reaches some size threshold. This section walks through that calendar and the paperwork it actually requires.
Two decisions tend to come up before any of the ongoing compliance: how to incorporate in the first place (SPICe+ is the current route) and whether an LLP or a private limited company fits the business better, since the two carry meaningfully different compliance burdens. And if a company has genuinely stopped operating, striking it off cleanly is usually simpler, and cheaper, than letting ROC defaults quietly accumulate.
Company Law & ROCA company can be fully up to date on every ROC filing and still be non-compliant. Statutory registers are a separate, continuous obligation, and nothing reminds you when one falls out of date.
Company Law & ROCNot every company that wants to close qualifies for strike-off. Here's how to tell whether the simple STK-2 route actually applies to yours, or whether you need a proper winding-up process instead.
Company Law & ROCA loan can be fully documented and fully secured, and still rank behind every other creditor in insolvency if the charge was never registered with the ROC. Here's what Form CHG-1 actually protects.
Company Law & ROCCrossing a size threshold doesn't just change the tax bill. It can pull a company into CSR: a committee to constitute, a spending target to hit, and a board's report that has to explain every rupee that didn't get spent.
Company Law & ROCA Section 8 company isn't automatically tax-exempt, and mixing up the two is the costliest mistake a new NGO founder makes. Here's what the structure actually requires under company law, and separately, under income tax law.
Company Law & ROCStrip away the term sheet, and almost every startup funding round is legally a private placement. Here is the Section 42 process that keeps it valid.
Company Law & ROCOPC compliance is lighter than a private limited company's, not absent. A sole founder still needs a nominee on file, a statutory audit every year, and an annual filing cycle that doesn't pause just because there's only one shareholder to answer to.
Company Law & ROCMost ROC filings simply can't be attempted without a valid DSC on file for a director. Here's what it actually is, how to get one, and how to avoid the renewal trap that stops a filing cold.
Company Law & ROCIncorporation isn't the finish line. It's the start of a yearly ROC filing cycle. Here's a realistic month-by-month checklist private limited companies can actually follow.
Company Law & ROCA missing board resolution rarely causes trouble the day it's missing. It causes trouble the day a bank, auditor, or investor asks to see it.
Company Law & ROCSPICe+ sounds like one form, but it's really ten services bundled into one filing. Here's what it actually takes to incorporate a private limited company through it.
Company Law & ROCDIR-3 KYC isn't a one-time step at DIN allotment. It's an annual filing every director must repeat, or risk waking up to a deactivated DIN overnight.
Company Law & ROCLLP or private limited company isn't just a setup-cost decision. It shapes your audit bill, filing calendar, and ability to raise funding for years to come.
Company Law & ROCA company renting office space from a director's other firm feels routine. Under Section 188, it's a related party transaction with its own approval trail to follow.
Company Law & ROCLetting a defunct company go quiet doesn't close it. It just racks up penalties and disqualification risk. Here's how to strike it off properly under STK-2.