The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector has emerged as a highly vibrant and dynamic sector of the Indian economy over the last five decades. These enterprises power India, accounting for almost 40% of gross industrial value and 45% of total direct and indirect exports. As per the data…

The choice of business form entirely depends on the end goals to be achieved. We have earlier dealt with the topic India-entry-basics. A foreign entity planning to enter into Indian markets has options such as to open a Liaison office/Branch office or to establish a Wholly Owned Subsidiary.  Following analysis will…

A. What is a Liaison office? Liaison office is an office set up by foreign entity (Parent Company) in India which acts as a channel of communication between the principal place of business or Head Office of the foreign entity (Parent Company). Liaison office is not allowed to earn income…

A. What is a Branch office? The Branch office is setup by a foreign company (Parent Company) in India to carry out the branch activity for its business. As opposed to Liaison office, the branch office of the foreign company is allowed to earn revenue from the Indian Branch office.…

Over 1.62 lakh companies have not been carrying out business activities for long have been deregistered and a series of action against such shell companies have been taken, said the Minister of Finance, Mr. Arun Jaitely. Registrar of Companies (ROC), by the virtue of power conferred under Section 248, can…

The Government of India has taken various measures to improve the ease of doing business. On 16th January 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced bunch of benefits and schemes to promote start up ecosystem in India and is also building an exciting and enabling environment for these Startups, with the…

Company Incorporation has been simplified significantly with turnaround time a lot lesser than what it used to be. While shares are generally subscribed at par by the promoters at the time of incorporation, there can be a situation where shares are to be subscribed by the investors. In such situation,…

In May 2015, an integrated form was introduced for incorporation of a Company in India, i.e. INC-29, which has further been simplified. The form INC-29 has now been discontinued with effect from 1st November, 2016. Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on 1st October, 2016 introduced more simplified form for Company…

  INTRODUCTION:- Startup Action Plan is initiated by PM Narendra Modi which intends to build strong business environment, promote economic growth and boost employment opportunity in the country.The start-up policy will provide an easier way to entrepreneurs to set up new business networks. The focus of this policy is on…

Through this blog, we would like to highlight the procedure / concerns for FDI from Russia. We have tried to share our experience in forming a company for Russian Investors / Entities.   For updated FDI Policy in India, please visit…. Updated-Fdi-Policy-in-India   Simplified Indian laws: Company formation At the…