BUSINESS PROFILE
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We at Sushant Phadnis & Co. are a multi-disciplined practice that specialises in providing Entry options for Foreign Investors in India. We also specialize in time compliance procedures of the Foreign companies registered in India. We also provide a professional and comprehensive service uniquely tailored to suit our clients and provide the traditional Accounting, Auditing and Taxation services as well as a full range of Business Advisory Services to meet the needs of our clients.
We provide a large portfolio of services, the major focus being:
• Entry option for investors
• Due Diligence on behalf of foreign Investors.
• Incorporating company in India
• Compliance Services for Registered Companies.
ENTRY OPTIONS FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS
A foreign company planning to commence business operations in India has the option of setting-up the following type of companies:
• Branch Office
• Liaison/Representative Office
• Project Office
• By Forming a Company in India
BRANCH OFFICE
Indian Government has allowed foreign companies engaged in manufacturing and trading activities abroad to set up Branch Offices in India for the following purposes:
To represent the parent company / other foreign companies in various matters in India e.g. acting as buying/selling agents in India.
• To conduct research work in the area in which the parent company is engaged.
• To undertake export and import trading activities
• To promote possible technical and financial collaborations between the Indian companies and overseas companies.
Rendering professional or consultancy services.
• Rendering services in Information technology and development of software in India
• Rendering technical support to the products supplied by the parent/ Group companies.
• Foreign airline/ shipping company
LIAISON OFFICE
One of the practices for foreign companies to enter the Indian markets is the setting up of a Liaison / Representative office. A Liaison office is not allowed to undertake any business activity in India and cannot therefore, earn any income in India. The role of such offices is, therefore, limited to collecting information about possible market opportunities and providing information about the company and its products to the prospective Indian Customers.
• Representing in India the parent company/ group companies
• To conduct research work in the area in which the parent company is engaged.
• Promoting export import from/ to India
• Promoting technical/financial collaborations between parent/group companies and companies in India
• Acting as a communication channel between the parent company and Indian companies
A person resident outside India permitted by the Reserve Bank to establish a Liaison office in India may carry out the following permitted activities
Permission to set up such offices is initially granted for a period of 3 years and this may be extended from time to time.
A person resident outside India permitted by the Reserve Bank to establish a Liaison office in India may carry out the following permitted activities:
PROJECT OFFICE
Foreign Companies planning to execute specific projects in India can set up temporary project/site offices in India . For this a general approval has been given by RBI subject to fulfilment of certain conditions. Such approval is generally accorded in respect of projects approved by appropriate authorities or where the projects are financed by Indian bank/Financial Institution or a multilateral/ bilateral international financial institution.
By Incorporating a Company in India through
• Joint Ventures; or
• Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
Foreign equity in such Indian companies can be up to 100% depending on the sectoral cap under the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy. We can help in Setting up:
• Company in India
• Branch Office in India
• Project Office in India
• Liaison/ Representative office in India
• FRRO Registrations
• Accounting & Auditing
• Financial Statements
• Business Analysis & Finance
• Statutory Returns
• Company & CC Registration
• Business Advisory Services
• Corporate Business Plans
• Business Funding Facilitation
• Marketing Plans and Proposals
• Liquidation & Dissolutions
• Forensic Investigations & Auditing
• Taxation
• SARS Facilitation & Negotiation
• Patent and Trademark Registrations
• Trust Registration
