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Company registration · checked 11 November 2026

Register a private limited company on the MCA's SPICe+ form, usually through a CA or a filing platform; it takes about 7 to 10 business days.

One SPICe+ filing gives you the DINs, PAN, TAN, EPFO and ESIC numbers and a bank account; you need two directors and two shareholders, one director resident in India. Keep authorised capital within Rs 15 lakh and the MCA filing fee is zero, leaving state stamp duty, while a filing platform adds its own fee, from Rs 999 at Vakilsearch. An LLP suits a services firm whose partners share profits, and a Delaware company suits raising from US investors.

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