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Posted by kumaran on September 6, 2006
This information will be useful for those who are looking in a nutshell the step
s involved to start a Private Limited company in India
1. First and foremost identify the Directors of the Company. Minimum of two dire
ctors need to present and Maximum of 8 is allowed.
2. All Directors should have DIN (Directors Identification Number). If you do no
t have one you can apply DIN online
at www.mca.gov.in. FAQ on DIN http://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryWebsite/dca/faq/faq1
.html
Documents required for DIN
A. Identity Proof (Any one of the following)
PAN Card
Driving License
Passport
Voter ID Card
Others (to be specified)
B. Residence Proof (Any one of the following)
Driving License
Passport
Voter ID Card
Telephone Bill
Ration Card
Electricity Bill
Bank Statement
Others (to be specified)
3. Once you have got your DIN then you need to apply for Company name. You need
to go with 5-6 names in the order which you prefer.If the name is not available
then they go to the next one in the order you have provided.
4. You need to apply online for the name availability . You need to Fill in Form
1A. Forms are avilable at this
location.http://www2.mca.gov.in/MinistryWebsite/dca/downloadeforms/eformTemplate
s/1030-Form1A_help.zip
5. Once you have got your name approved you have to apply for the Incorporation
of Company. For this you
will have to prepare Memorandum of Association which will detail what the compan
y;s operations the first list of directors
who are going the be in the board need to be defined in this document. This shou
ld be applied along with Form 1
http://www2.mca.gov.in/MinistryWebsite/dca/downloadeforms/eformTemplates/1022-Fo
rm1_help.zip. Ocne this has been approved make atleast 10-15 copies of your Cert
ificate of Incorporation and Memorandum of Association and have it in a booklet
form.
6. Once your company has been incorporated you can open a Current account in any
of the leading banks
for carrying out your operations. You will need to submit a copy of Certificate
of Incorporation and Memorandum of Association along with Borad resolution to op
en the bank account.
7. Thenyou need to apply for TAN and PAN for the Company
https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/pan/form49A.html
https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/tan/form49B.html
8. If your services are in Software related area you can apply for STPI license
which will give you certain benefits
like Company need not pay tax for 5 years, there will be no import or expurty du
ty levied on software/hardware,
You will get office spaces at lower rates at STPI units. These are few of the be
nefits of becoming an STPI member.
All this you can do on your own or you can outsource these to professional audit
or. We did it through Auditor and it took almost three weeks (Upto Step 7 exclud
ing STPI) and all charges(excluding sTPI) would approximately cost you Rs.25,000
.
I am not sure how much it would cost if you do it on your own. I read in one of
the blogs that in Delhi the whole
process was completed in 30 minutes after the e-Governance was launched.
Good Luck and If you need more information or any guidance drop in a mail.