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Do You Need a CA to Register a Company in India?

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The India-specific counterpart to the Delaware question, from Razorpay's own founder-incorporation arm. It confirms a Pvt Ltd is fully filable yourself on the MCA portal without a CA, that platforms bundle drafting plus government liaison for less than a traditional CA's fee, and then names the exact cases where you actually need a professional: foreign directors, funding-grade financial projections, and multi-state or international GST and tax compliance.

  • No step of Pvt Ltd incorporation legally requires a CA; the MCA portal lets founders file SPICe+ directly
  • A CA or CS becomes essential for complex structures: foreign directors, LLPs, cross-border tax, or investor-grade projections
  • DIY means owning the legal and financial nuances yourself, so the platform or CA fee is often cheap insurance against a filing error
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The question it answers

  1. Should I use an incorporation service like Clerky, Stripe Atlas, or an Indian filing platform, or hire a lawyer directly?

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