Clarity on the path into India.
Principal engagements for international clients entering India, with continuing advisory support throughout.
Foreign companies enter India through several structures, each with its own regulatory requirements: subsidiary, Liaison Office, Branch Office, or Project Office. This engagement covers structure selection, incorporation or registration, foreign investment approvals, tax and employment registrations, and appointment of a resident director.
Explore this engagementHow capital enters India, the jurisdiction it routes through, and the path it takes to exit shape tax exposure for years. This engagement covers foreign investment routes, holding structure selection, tax treaty planning, and frameworks for non-resident Indian investors.
Explore this engagementGIFT City, India's international financial services centre, operates under its own regulator, tax regime, and currency framework, distinct from mainland India. This engagement covers licensing, entity formation, special economic zone approval, and the twenty-year tax holiday.
Explore this engagementRecognised startups in India access a three-year income tax holiday, compliance relief across twelve labour and environmental laws, intellectual property rebates, and state-level seed funding. Each benefit carries its own eligibility criteria, documentation, and application sequence.
Explore this engagementOnce a presence is established, international clients require continuing support across compliance, cross-border transactions, and mobility. These services run alongside the principal engagements or independently, as circumstances require.
Annual tax filings, company law compliance, board meeting support, statutory audit coordination, and FEMA annual returns for the Indian entity. Handled on a continuing retainer basis.
Arm's length documentation, Form 3CEB filings, master file and country-by-country reporting where applicable, and advisory on cross-border transactions between the Indian entity and its foreign affiliates.
Monthly payroll processing, provident fund and ESI registrations, professional tax, labour law compliance, and tax deduction at source on salaries for Indian employees of foreign subsidiaries.
Personal tax filings, residency determination, tax equalisation calculations, and social security coordination for foreign nationals on Indian assignments.
Dividend repatriation, share buyback advisory, royalty and technical service fee planning, and tax-efficient exit structuring for foreign investors.
Ongoing foreign exchange regulation advisory, including outbound investments by Indian entities, external commercial borrowings, and regulatory reporting beyond the entry transaction.
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