Start · after incorporation

Your company’s first 30 days

Every item below is a rule from the Act, quoted as written, with the date it produces for your company. Rows marked unverified come from the firm’s runbook rather than a statute on file.

1. First board meeting

   “Every company shall hold the first meeting of the Board of Directors within thirty days of the date of its incorporation”

   Source: kb-sources/companies-act-2013/companies-act-2013.pdftotext.370f2dd8c1d3.txt:L6585

   30 days

2. Appoint the first auditorADT-1

   “the first auditor of a company, other than a Government company, shall be appointed by the Board of Directors within thirty days from the date of registration of the company”

   Source: kb-sources/companies-act-2013/companies-act-2013.pdftotext.370f2dd8c1d3.txt:L5491

   30 days

3. Verify the registered officeINC-22

   “The company shall furnish to the Registrar verification of its registered office within a period of thirty days of its incorporation in such manner as may be prescribed.”

   Source: kb-sources/companies-act-2013/companies-act-2013.pdftotext.370f2dd8c1d3.txt:L1796

   30 days

4. Issue share certificates to subscribersSH-1

   “deliver the certificates of all securities allotted, transferred or transmitted— (a) within a period of two months from the date of incorporation, in the case of subscribers to the memorandum”

   Source: kb-sources/companies-act-2013/companies-act-2013.pdftotext.370f2dd8c1d3.txt:L2816

   60 days

5. Declaration of commencement of businessINC-20A

   “a declaration is filed by a director within a period of one hundred and eighty days of the date of incorporation of the company in such form and verified in such manner as may be prescribed, with the Registrar that every subscriber to the memorandum has paid the value of the shares agreed to be taken by him”

   Source: kb-sources/companies-act-2013/companies-act-2013.pdftotext.370f2dd8c1d3.txt:L1769

   180 days

6. Open the statutory registersMGT-1 and others

   “Every company shall keep and maintain the following registers in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, namely:— (a) register of members”

   Source: kb-sources/companies-act-2013/companies-act-2013.pdftotext.370f2dd8c1d3.txt:L3661

   as applicable

7. GST registration, if the threshold appliesGST REG-01

   “Every supplier shall be liable to be registered under this Act … if his aggregate turnover in a financial year exceeds twenty lakh rupees”

   Source: kb-sources/cgst/cgst-act-2017.txt:L2899

   as applicable

8. PAN, TAN and the bank account (SPICe+ allots PAN/TAN)SPICe+ Part B / AGILE-PROunverified

   “Allotted with incorporation through SPICe+; the bank account must be opened before the INC-20A subscription proof.”

   Source: docs/runbooks/company-incorporation.md

   as applicable

9. EPF and ESI registration, if employee thresholds are metunverified

   “Registration allotted through SPICe+ (AGILE-PRO); contributions start when the employee-count thresholds under the EPF Act 1952 / ESI Act 1948 are crossed.”

   Source: docs/runbooks/company-incorporation.md

   as applicable

10. Startup India (DPIIT) recognition — optionalunverified

    “Optional recognition for eligible entities under the DPIIT notification; no statutory deadline.”

    Source: docs/runbooks/startup-india-dpiit.md

    as applicable