Setting up and running a compliant entity
Company and LLP incorporation, annual ROC compliance, and the FEMA reporting that comes with foreign investment in or out of India.
Overview
Most compliance penalties come from routine filings that were missed, not from complex transactions. We keep the company law and FEMA calendar for our clients so nothing is filed late.
For foreign investors, we handle the entry route, incorporation and the reporting of each capital inflow to RBI. For Indian groups investing abroad, we handle overseas investment approvals and annual reporting.
What we handle
Incorporation
Private and public companies, LLPs, Section 8 companies, and liaison, branch and project offices for foreign entities.
Annual ROC compliance
AOC-4, MGT-7, ADT-1, DIR-3 KYC, MSME and deposit returns, and LLP Forms 8 and 11.
Foreign investment
FDI route and sectoral cap review, FC-GPR and FC-TRS reporting, the annual FLA return and downstream investment.
Overseas investment
ODI under the 2022 rules and regulations, annual performance reports and disinvestment filings.
Secretarial support
Board and general meeting documentation, statutory registers and changes in capital, directors or registered office.
Compounding and regularisation
Condonation of delay, compounding of offences under the Companies Act and FEMA, and late-reporting fees.
Typical situations
- A foreign company setting up an Indian subsidiary
- A company that received foreign investment and must report it to RBI within 30 days
- An Indian business investing in an overseas subsidiary
- A company with several years of pending ROC filings
Laws and regulations
- Companies Act, 2013
- LLP Act, 2008
- FEMA, 1999
- FEM (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019
- FEM (Overseas Investment) Rules, 2022
- Consolidated FDI Policy
Frequently asked questions
How soon must foreign investment be reported?
Shares issued to a foreign investor must be reported to RBI in Form FC-GPR within 30 days of allotment through the FIRMS portal.
What is due after this year's AGM?
ADT-1 within 15 days, AOC-4 within 30 days and MGT-7 or MGT-7A within 60 days of the AGM. For an AGM on 30 September 2026 that means 14 October, 30 October and 29 November.
Can a foreign company open an office in India without a subsidiary?
Yes, through a liaison, branch or project office with approval from an authorised dealer bank, and from RBI in some cases. Each type has limits on what it can do.
Got a notice, a deadline or a big decision?
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