Documents Required for Company Registration in India
Company Registration in India requires a lot of
documents in a perfect manner to be presented to the concerned authority i.e.,
Registrar of Companies (ROC). The founders and directors of the company must
ensure that the documents submitted to Registrar of Companies (ROC) are up to
the mark, otherwise it will lead to re-submissions or straight away rejection
of application for Company Registration.
Category of documents required for company
registration in India
The documents required for company registration
includes ID and address proof of Subscribers to Memorandum of Association (MOA)
and proposed first directors of the company, proof of address of Registered
Office of the company, details relating to the share capital of the company,
and business activity of the company.
If there is any error any submitting required
documents and company gets incorporated then it will lead to legal proceedings
and penalties under Companies Act, 2013.
The first and foremost step in Company Registration
Process is to decide on what type of company you intend to register as the
documentation requirements differs depending upon the type of company you are
looking to register. Once type of company to be registered is finalized you can
go forward for the documentations accordingly.
Documents for company registration online
The Registrar of Companies (ROC) is very particular
about required documents during online company registration process. Any minor
mistakes or even differences are not acceptable, as it will lead to rejections
or re-submissions of registration application. So, it is always better whenever
you are planning to register a company or to start a business, compile all your
needed proofs and documents first, before starting the registration process.
Below mentioned are the mandatory documents to be
submitted during the registration process by the directors and shareholders
(Indian Nationals or NRI) of the company
·
Self-attested
copy of PAN card
·
Permanent
Address Proof – Self-attested copy of voter ID or passport or driving license
·
Present
Address Proof - Self-attested copy of Bank statement or utility bill (not older
than 2 months)
·
Passport
size photograph
· Specimen signature of first directors
In case of NRI all the documents mentioned above are
to be notarized or authenticated (if NRI is currently in a commonwealth country
or India). If in a Non- Commonwealth country, all the required documents are to
be authenticated or notarized and apostille by the Indian Embassy.
Proof of Registered Office address
·
Self-attested
copy of PAN card
·
Permanent
Address Proof – Self-attested copy of voter ID or passport or driving license
·
Present
Address Proof - Self-attested copy of Bank statement or utility bill (not older
than 2 months)
·
Passport
size photograph
·
Specimen
signature of first directors
Details
regarding the share capital of the company and business activity of the company
The promoters of
the company shall provide the details regarding the share capital of the
company including the nominal and paid-up share capital of the company
and business
activity of the company including the NIC code of business activity of the
company.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS TO REGISTER A COMPANY
The basic requirements for company
Registration are as follows:
·
Proposed Name:
It shall have a name which is duly approved by CRC, Registrar of Companies.
It is necessary for a Private Limited Company to end its name with the word
“Private Limited” and for public limited company to end with words “limited”
unless it is Section 8 company.
·
Members:
Minimum two (2) and maximum two hundreds (200) members can be shareholders of a
Private Limited Company. In case of Public company minimum seven (7) members
are required, there is no limit on maximum number of members.
·
Directors:
There shall be at least 2 and a maximum of 15 directors in a Private Company.
However, after passing Special Resolution more than 15 directors can be
appointed.
·
Registered office:
Company must have a permanent place of business, which is registered with MCA
as Registered Office either at the time of incorporation or within 30 days of
incorporation by filing form INC-22 if at the time of incorporation, the
company has given the correspondence address.
·
Share capital:
Company can be incorporated with any amount of share capital. The minimum
capital requirement of one or five lakh rupees has been done away.
·
Object:
Company should have a valid object and objects ancillary to it for which
company has got incorporated. It will be appropriate to select the correct NIC
code at the time of filing name reservation or company incorporation.
·
Professional Certification:
To incorporate a Company, Certification of Professional such as CS/CA/CMA in
Practice is mandatory.
PROCEDURE FOR COMPANY REGISTRATION IN
INDIA
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S.No
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Steps involved in incorporation |
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1. |
Apply for Digital signature certificate
(DSC) of: • Individual
Subscribers • One
of the first Directors of the company |
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2. |
Apply for DIN of directors in form DIR-3
Note: DIN up to 3 directors can be
applied in SPICe plus form itself during incorporation. No need to take first
DIN and then go for incorporation. |
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3. |
Check name availability on MCA portal
and Public Search of Trademarks |
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4. |
Application of name reservation ( SPICe
Part A) |
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5. |
Application for incorporation in SPICe
Part B along with AGILE -PRO-S and SPICe MOA and SPICe AOA |
|
6. |
Payment of stamp duty and form filing
fees either through online payment or though challan |
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7. |
Opening of bank account |
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