Indian Subsidiary Incorporation to Ongoing Compliance — AU Corporate Handles It All

Yes. Most sectors permit up to 100% foreign investment under the automatic route, meaning no prior government approval is required. Some sectors and source countries have additional requirements — we assess this as part of entry planning.

It depends on your activities, ownership plans, and long-term intent. A wholly-owned Private Limited subsidiary suits most companies planning genuine operations; branch, liaison, and project offices suit narrower, specific use cases.

A subsidiary is a separate Indian legal entity with limited liability and access to the automatic FDI route in most sectors. A branch office is an extension of the foreign parent, requires specific RBI approval, and exposes the parent directly to Indian liabilities.

Yes — every Indian company, including a wholly-owned foreign subsidiary, must have at least one director who is both an Indian citizen and resident (present in India for more than 182 days in the previous financial year).

Yes — we support corporate bank account setup after incorporation, and provide ongoing accounting, bookkeeping, and financial reporting as part of our outsourcing services.

Typically PAN, TAN, and GST registration (where applicable based on turnover or business activity), followed by ongoing corporate tax and GST compliance.

Yes — payroll processing, PF/ESI compliance, employment contracts, and HR administration are part of our HR & Payroll services.

Cost depends on entity structure, sector, number of directors, and ongoing service scope — we scope this precisely on a short consultation rather than quoting a flat number that may not fit your situation.

There is no statutory minimum paid-up capital requirement for a Private Limited Company — you can incorporate with a nominal amount of share capital, set based on what the business needs to fund its initial operations.

The Automatic Route typically clears in 4-6 weeks and the Government Approval Route in 8-12 weeks, with the full path to an operational, banked entity generally taking 8-12 weeks overall.

Most sectors — including manufacturing, most services, IT and software, and infrastructure — allow 100% foreign investment with no prior government approval. A shorter list of sensitive sectors requires Government Route approval instead.

The main routes are dividends, a share buyback, and a capital reduction — each taxed differently, and each affected by the DTAA (if any) between India and the parent's home jurisdiction.

Any Indian entity holding foreign investment on its books must file the Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA) with RBI every year, regardless of whether any transaction happened that year.

FC-GPR reports the allotment of shares to a foreign investor to RBI via the FIRMS portal, within a defined window from the allotment date — it's the filing that formally records the foreign investment on RBI's books.

No — GST registration is triggered by crossing the applicable turnover threshold (Rs 20 lakh for services, Rs 40 lakh for goods), not by incorporation itself. Many foreign-owned entities register earlier anyway, voluntarily.

A late filing isn't resolved by simply paying a fee — it goes through RBI's compounding process under FEMA, where a compounding amount is calculated and the case is formally closed once it's paid.

Yes — including a review of past filings, so nothing is missed in the handover before we take on the ongoing compliance calendar.

Where India has a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement with the parent's home jurisdiction, that treaty typically caps the withholding tax rate on dividends, interest, royalties and fees for technical services — the exact rate varies by treaty.

Every GCC is legally a subsidiary (or branch, or JV) — "GCC" describes the purpose and scale of intent (a captive delivery center for the parent), not a separate legal entity type.

An entity with no liabilities and limited activity can generally be struck off through a fast-track exit process; a more complex entity with liabilities, employees, or litigation to settle generally needs a formal voluntary liquidation instead.