Advisory & Strategic Compliance Compliance is Strategy, Not Paperwork.

A standard Private Limited company in India is subject to: Companies Act 2013 (MCA/ROC compliance), Income Tax Act (ITR filing, advance tax), GST Act (GST returns), FEMA (if there is foreign investment or international transactions), Shops & Establishments Act (state-specific), Labour laws (PF, ESIC, Gratuity, new Labour Codes), and sector-specific regulations. The specific applicability depends on your turnover, employee count, industry, and business activities. Our free compliance audit maps every applicable regulation to your specific situation.

Indian company law imposes significant personal liability on directors for compliance failures. Directors can face personal penalties under the Companies Act (up to ₹25 lakh for some violations), prosecution under FEMA for foreign exchange violations, director disqualification (DIN deactivation) for persistent defaults, personal liability under labour laws, and professional liability for Independent Directors. Directors of companies with overdue filings for more than 2 years are disqualified from being directors of other companies. Our advisory service specifically includes director liability monitoring and protection as a core component.

Most compliance backlogs — overdue MCA filings, late annual returns, DIN updates — can be remediated within 4–8 weeks depending on the volume and complexity. We prioritise based on penalty exposure: matters with active notices or ongoing penalty accrual are addressed within 48–72 hours. We leverage the MCA's CODS (Condonation of Delay Scheme) and compounding provisions under FEMA to minimise penalties. Many clients are surprised how much can be restored with the right expertise and persistence.

Yes — SEBI regulations apply to certain unlisted public companies, particularly those with large shareholder bases, those that have previously issued securities to the public, or those involved in collective investment schemes. We assess the specific SEBI applicability for each unlisted public company client and implement compliance only where mandated. Many companies are over-compliant (doing more than required) or under-compliant (missing applicable requirements) — we right-size this precisely.

Yes — we specialise in compliance for wholly-owned Indian subsidiaries (WOS) of foreign companies. This includes all standard Companies Act compliance plus FDI reporting (annual FLA return), transfer pricing documentation (Form 3CEB), FEMA compliance, related-party transaction disclosures, and coordination with the foreign parent's reporting requirements. We work with in-country advisors and international auditors to ensure cross-border compliance coherence.