Finance : A practical guide on common mistakes that lead to rejection of subsidy claims in India, covering planning, compliance, documentati...
Corporate Law : This guide explains who can apply for SISFS and the financial support offered. It highlights that early-stage startups receive fun...
Corporate Law : The updated framework doubles turnover limits and expands eligibility to cooperatives. At the same time, it introduces strict rule...
Income Tax : The provision grants full deduction of profits for eligible start-ups for three years. The key takeaway is that structured conditi...
Finance : Founders often struggle with investor conversations due to financial jargon. Understanding core finance terms helps founders pitch...
Corporate Law : The issue concerned operationalising a ₹10,000 crore startup fund. It was established that routing investments through AIFs ensu...
Corporate Law : The initiative marks ten years of nurturing startups across sectors and regions. The focus has shifted from rapid expansion to sus...
Corporate Law : The Ministry of Corporate Affairs details new initiatives, including digital forms and a Central Registration Centre, to simplify ...
Income Tax : DPIIT approves 187 startups for income tax exemption under Section 80-IAC. Eligibility extended for startups incorporated till Apr...
Corporate Law : As of June 2024, India recognizes 1.4 lakh startups, with 67,499 having at least one woman director, supported by various governme...
Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that a start-up company incurring cost for branding of the company and other relevant expenditure which creates p...
Income Tax : In the case of HCL Technologies BPO Services Ltd vs. ACIT, ITAT has held that for transfer pricing only amount retained by associa...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a start-up company and its officers for delayed filing of e-Form MGT-14 relating to a Special Resolution under ...
Corporate Law : The issue concerned operationalising a ₹10,000 crore startup fund. It was established that routing investments through AIFs ensu...
Corporate Law : The government approved a major fund to enhance startup funding through AIFs. The scheme aims to strengthen innovation, especially...
Corporate Law : The 2026 notification revises the definition of startups, expanding eligibility to more entities while setting turnover and time l...
Company Law : A company was penalised for filing an incomplete and incorrect INC-22 for change of registered office. Startup status helped secur...
All you need to know about benefits of Startup Registration A startup is a new business setup that is small in nature and initiated by a single or a group of individuals. It makes the startup different from other businesses. A startup presents a new product or service that is not available at some other […]
Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE) has set up the BSE Start-up Platform according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). BSE Start-up Platform offers an entrepreneur, an Investor friendly environment which enables the listing of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from the unorganised sector scattered throughout India into […]
Union commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal today said that Futuristic vision combined with decisiveness has provided India with a solid Startup ecosystem. At the inauguration of 1st Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Startup Forum, he said that Youth is our wealth, and in these times of vulnerability & uncertainty, they have responded with agility, adaptability & ability.
In this article I am going to share my views on the role of a Company Secretary as a Startup Consultant or How a Company Secretary plays a very important role in establishing Startups.
Procedure for introducing ESOP scheme and benefits of introducing ESOP scheme in Startups In recent years,startups have proven to be very successful in India. It has been observed that startups are budding at a rate of 10-12% per year. Startups to be successful must retain their hardworking employees and at the same time have to […]
The number of jobs self-reported by DPIIT Recognized startups, as on 6th September 2020, year-wise, for the last three years is as follows. No data on contribution to GDP by Start-ups is maintained by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
For start-ups with little or no revenue and an uncertain future, assigning a valuation sounds vague. Business valuation of any kind is never cut and dry. Since valuation is a complex issue, start-ups who raise seed capital (Initial Investment) can consider issuing convertible securities to investors where the conversion ratio for converting the same into […]
Startup Recognition & Tax Exemption Under the Startup India Action Plan, startups that meet the definition as prescribed under vide G.S.R. 127(E) dated 19th February, 2019 are eligible to apply for recognition under the program. The Startups have to provide supporting documents, at the time of application. Eligibility Criteria for Startup Recognition: 1. The Startup […]
In todays environment, start-ups are crucial as they focus on innovation, lead to employment generation and promote research and development. As per recent study conducted by IBM and Oxford, 90% of India’s start-ups fail within the first five years despite Indias entrepreneurial strengths.
This article explains meaning of Eligible start-up, process of recognition of an entity as eligible start-up, various benefits available to a startup and related procedural & legal aspects Section/ Notification Provision Explanation (i) & (ii) to section 80-IAC Read with Notification dt. 19 Feb. 2019 “Eligible start-up” meansa Pvt. Ltd. company or […]
