Corporate Law : Convertible notes and iSAFE both defer valuation but operate under different legal frameworks in India. The article explains their...
Finance : Startup valuation depends on business potential, governance, compliance, and investor confidence rather than financial metrics alo...
Corporate Law : ESOPs can create significant wealth, but many employees struggle with taxation, limited liquidity, and unrealistic expectations. T...
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 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 : The ITAT Pune held that Section 80-IAC does not require startups to complete three years before claiming the deduction. It directe...
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...
What is a startup? A startup is a small business started with the objective to solve a problem. These are the companies which are generally operated by the founders or a single person. These companies are generally offering those services which the founders think are not available or are available in an inferior quality. Startups provide […]
Facility to view Form 2 Declaration filed with DPIIT by startup available in Income tax e-Filing portal CBDT has enabled Facility to view Form 2 Declaration filed with DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) by a startup on its e-filing portal. Form 2 (Section 56 Exemption declaration) is a Declaration by a […]
10 most important changes made to tax & Regulatory framework for startups in 2018 According to Merriam and Webster, startups means to act of setting in operation or motion. In business terminology, the startups are the young companies which are incorporated by founders or individual to offer a product or service which is not available […]
As per current Income Tax provisions, if a closely-held company i.e. a company in which public is not substantially interested, issues shares at a price which is more than its fair market value (FMV), then the excess amount i.e. excess of issue price over fair market value will be taxed as income from other sources in the hands of the company.
CBDt has vide Notification No. 13/2019 granted exemption to startup companies from angel tax w.e.f. 19.02.2019 if such companies fulfill the conditions specified in para 4 of the notification number G.S.R. 127(E), dated the 19th February, 2019. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) Notification No. 13/2019 New Delhi, the 5th […]
Angel tax means the tax payable by unlisted companies during the raising of capital wherein the share price exceeds the fair market price of the share sold. The tax was initially conceptualized in the 2012 Union Budget by then finance minister Pranab Mukherjee with an endeavour to curtail the flow of illegitimate laundering of funds.
BASIC ISSUES OF A STARTUP AND KEY AREAS TO BE CHECKED (Compliances for startup) Every Startup Company has a new idea which is unique. All startups are very well aware about the business they are going to start as they would have done lot of research on it. However, when it comes to compliances lot […]
The Government of India is taking a lot of measures to create job opportunities which will lead to an increase in the overall growth of the country. In doing so, the Government is giving various monetary and non- monetary benefits to the eligible entities. One such eligible entity being ‘Startups’ for which the Government of […]
A Start-ups will be eligible for exemption under Section 56 (2) (viib) of Income Tax Act, if it is a private limited company recognized by DPIIT and is not investing in any of the following assets: i. building or land appurtenant thereto, being a residential house, other than that used by the Start-ups for the purposes of renting or held by it as stock-in-trade, in the ordinary course of business;
It has come to the notice of CBDT, through some media reports that Rs. 36 lakh have been recovered from a startup, namely, Travel Khana as part of recovery of outstanding demand on account of Angel Tax. It has been alleged that this was in violation of the CBDT instructions dated 24th December, 2018 pertaining to recovery of dues in Angel Tax cases.
