To operate a business legally and ethically, the company is required to register itself with the Government of India. After registration of the company, the company can operate business legally and smoothly operates the business.

Yes, Groomtax Services offers an online company registration service, you do not need to visit our office or any government office for registration, we do all of this for you. You just have to share the documents and we’ll register your business for you.

COI stands for Certificate of Incorporation, which is a certificate that you’ll receive after registering your business.

There are different types of companies that you can register. If you are confused with what to register, then you can simply contact us using various means like phone - 9958872535, Email-info@groomtax.com. You can also Whatsapp us “Hi” to start your query.

For starting a start-up, the following are the documents required-

• Shareholder agreement
• Founders agreement
• Certificate of incorporation
• No objection certificate (NOC)
• Company PAN card.TIN ID
• Non-disclosure agreement
• GST Number
• Startup India Registration
• Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade or DPIIT Recognition Registration

In terms clause {b) of sub-section (3) of Section 4, the following words and combinations thereof shall not be used in the name of a company in English or any of the languages depicting the same meaning unless the previous approval of the Central Government has been obtained for the use of any such word or expression:-

Every company incorporated with effect from 23rd February, 2020 is required to make an application for reservation of name and incorporation through the web service SPICe+. Name(s) of a company can be reserved in Part A of SPICe+. In case the applicant wants to apply for name, incorporation and other integrated services together, he can do so together by filling necessary information in Part A and Part B. For change of name, web service RUN (Reserve Unique Name) is required to be submitted.

RUN service is a simple and easy to use web service for reserving a name for change of name for any existing company. The said service has removed the requirement to use a Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) during name reservation. It was another value addition to Ease of Doing Business in India.

Part B of SPICe+ offers following services viz. a) Incorporation; b) DIN allotment; c) Mandatory issue of PAN; d) Mandatory issue of TAN; e) Mandatory issue of EPFO registration; f) Mandatory issue of ESIC registration; g) Mandatory issue of Profession Tax registration, only for companies to be registered in Maharashtra, Karnataka and West Bengal; h) Mandatory Opening of Bank Account for the Company; i) Allotment of GSTIN (optional, if applied for)and j) Allotment of Shops and Establishment Registration Number (Only for Delhi Location).

Companies getting incorporated through SPICe+ with an Authorized Capital up to INR 15,00,000 would continue to enjoy ‘Zero Filing Fee’ concession. Such companies will be levied with only stamp duty fees as may be applicable on state-to-state basis.

Yes, in case number of subscribers and/or directors to eMoA and eAoA is up to twenty and all such subscribers and/or directors have DIN/PAN, it shall be mandatory for each one of them to obtain a DSC.

At present, Punjab National Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bank of Baroda, HDFC Bank, INDUS IND Bank, UBI bank and Axis Bank have been integrated with SPICe+ for opening a Bank account.

AGILE-PRO is an Application for registration of Goods and Service Tax Identification Number (GSTIN), Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) Registration and Professional Tax Registration (in Maharashtra and Karnataka) and Opening of Bank Account. The said form shall be accompanied with application of Incorporation.

Documents which are required are as follows:

• List showing the names, address and occupation of the persons named as members with details of shares held by them, if any
• List showing the first directors of Company along with their particulars.
• Copy of LLP agreement and Incorporation Certificate
• Statement of assets and liabilities of LLP supplemented by a certification of chartered accountant in practice, dated not earlier than 15 days of filing form no. URC-1 along with the financials of previous year.
• Copy of latest income tax return of LLP
• Undertaking of proposed directors signifying the oath of compilation with requirements of Indian stamp Act, 1899
• Certificate from a CA/CS/CWA certifying the compliance with all the provisions of Stamp Act, to the extent applicable
• Written consent/ no objection certificate from all secured creditors.
• Written consent of majority of partners.
• Publication of advertisement seeking public objections at least 21 days before filing form.
• • Date of Advertisement should not be older than 30 days.
  • In URC-2, it is to be specifically mentioned that objection in writing should be communicated to the Registrar at Central Registration Centre (CRC), Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), Plot No. 6, 7, 8, Sector 5, IMT Manesar, District Gurugram (Haryana)-122050.
  • Financial Statements should not be older than 15 days from the date of filing the form or the notes to financial statements are not attached.
  • All the partnership deeds should be attached in the Form.
  • Amount of Fixed Assets/Secured Debts/Number of shares or price per share should be correct.
  • NOC from the Secured Creditors should be attached.

The other points to be taken care for applications in case of PART 1 companies:

No, with Groom Tax, you can simply tell us what your business is and we will help you acquire all the documents that are required to meet the government compliances.

A name shall generally be reserved if it includes the words like ‘Bank’, ‘Insurance’, and ‘Banking’, ‘Venture Capital’ or ‘mutual fund’ or business activity includes the words like ‘Bank’, ‘Insurance’, and ‘Banking’, ‘Venture Capital’ or ‘mutual funds’ or such similar words with the approval of regulatory authority.

Provided that the approval of regulatory authority may be obtained at the time of application for incorporation or change of name, as the case may be.

Yes. Registration for EPFO and ESIC shall be mandatory for all new companies incorporated w.e.f 23rd February 2020 through SPICe+ webform and EPFO &ESIC registration numbers shall not be separately issued by the respective agencies. However, in case company is being incorporated in an area which falls under ‘non-implemented area’ for ESIC, ESIC registration shall not be applicable.

However, compliances are not required to be carried out in respect of EPFO and ESIC provisions until the company surpasses the threshold limit provided in EPFO and ESIC provisions.

Following is the sequence of uploading linked forms to SPICE +: a) eMOA[if applicable] b) eAOA [if applicable] c) URC-1[if applicable] d) AGILE-PRO-S[mandatory in all the cases] e) INC-9[if applicable].

The name shall be treated as an undesirable name and sent for resubmission or rejected, as the case maybe.

In case the proposed name includes a reference of a registered Trade mark name, the user must ensure that he has attached the consent of the owner or applicant for registration of the trade mark along with KYC details (bearing signatures) of Trademark owner. In case the TM owner is a body corporate, the NOC should be provided in the form of a Board Resolution along with KYC documents.

SPICe+ form shall be filed along with physically signed MoA and AOA as attachments in case of more than seven subscribers.

For main Objects (Field 3(a)), character limit is 20,000 and for furtherance of objects (Field 3(b)), it is 1,00,000 characters.