Before You Register
Proprietorship, Partnership, LLP, PVT. LTD. or OPC? Pick the right structure, and know what it will cost you every year.
Lessons
- 1Business Structures in India: Proprietorship, Partnership, LLP, PVT. LTD. and OPCCompare five business structures in India: ownership, liability, funding, tax, recurring compliance and the questions to answer before re...
- 2PVT. LTD. vs LLP: Tax, Compliance, Funding and Founder ScenariosCompare PVT. LTD. and LLP ownership, tax, compliance, equity funding and practical founder scenarios before choosing a structure.
- 3Annual Compliance Cost of a Private Limited Company and LLPRunning a company costs money every year, even with zero sales: a PVT. LTD. needs an annual audit, board meetings, an AGM, ROC filings an...
- 4Who should be a director or partnerA director or designated partner should be someone you trust who will sign, attend meetings and accept legal responsibility for filings. ...
- 5Registered Office Address for Company Registration: Home, Rented or Virtual Office?You can use your home, a family member's property, a rented office or a co-working space as a registered office, with a recent utility bi...
- 6LLP Registration documents: what you need, whatever you chooseFor any company or LLP Registration you need, for each director or partner, PAN, Aadhaar, a recent address proof and a photo, plus a util...
Topic reading list: Before You Register
Explore the guides for this topic, including earlier articles.
- 10 mistakes founders make at Company Registration (and how to avoid them)
- Company Registration in India for NRIs and foreign nationals: can they be directors or shareholders in a PVT. LTD.?
- Startup India (DPIIT) recognition for a PVT. LTD. or LLP: eligibility and benefits
- Section 8 Company Registration: how a not-for-profit company works
- GST Registration for freelancers, service providers and startups
- Company Registration services and packages: what consultants do, what is included and what to check
- Online Company Registration in India: the official MCA portal, paperless and remote process
- Certificate of Incorporation: meaning, details and how to download it
- Is free Company Registration really free? What 'zero fee' offers include and exclude
- Can you register a company yourself without a CA or CS?
- Benefits of registering a company in India (and when it's not worth it yet)
- Company Registration vs GST Registration: are they the same, and do you need both?
- Registering a foreign company's subsidiary in India: Wholly Owned Subsidiary, branch or liaison office
- Before you register a company or LLP: how to choose who handles it, and what to check
