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India registration, tax and organization information

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Registration

MCA’s SPICe+ instruction kit covers company-name reservation and electronic company incorporation through INC-32.

The current official instruction-kit readback identifies SPICe+ INC-32 and separately describes name-only and combined name-plus-incorporation submissions.

Open Ministry of Corporate Affairs high volatility

The MCA kit distinguishes a standalone SPICe+ Part A name-reservation submission from a combined name-reservation and incorporation submission.

The kit states that two names may be proposed for a Part-A-only application and one name for a combined SPICe+ submission.

Open Ministry of Corporate Affairs high volatility

Tax

Income Tax Department taxpayer e-filing registration requires an active and valid PAN.

The current taxpayer-registration guide identifies active valid PAN as a prerequisite for portal registration.

Open Income Tax Department high volatility

A tax deductor or collector uses a valid active TAN to register for the Income Tax Department e-filing service, with the principal contact’s PAN separately registered.

The current official user manual lists valid active TAN and the principal contact’s registered PAN as prerequisites.

Open Income Tax Department high volatility

The GST Portal registration workflow requires the applicant to select the relevant State or Union Territory.

The current official tax-collector registration guide directs applicants through Services, Registration and New Registration and requires a State/UT selection.

Open Goods and Services Tax Network high volatility

The GST Portal tax-collector registration application is divided into Part A and Part B and uses a Temporary Reference Number to continue the application.

The current guide describes the two application parts and the TRN continuation route.

Open Goods and Services Tax Network high volatility

Employment

EPFO currently identifies a common employer-registration route for EPFO and ESIC.

The current EPFO Ease of Doing Business page lists both EPFO registration and common EPFO/ESIC registration.

Open Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation high volatility

EPFO provides online facilities beginning with establishment registration and continuing through monthly returns and contribution payment.

The current employer page separately identifies establishment registration, monthly returns and online contribution payment.

Open Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation high volatility

ESIC’s current FAQ says an employer must register a covered factory or establishment within 15 days after the ESI Act becomes applicable.

The official FAQ distinguishes scheme applicability from the later portal registration step and states the 15-day period.

Open Employees’ State Insurance Corporation high volatility

Nonprofit

The official guidance note lists the three forms and their central or state legal foundations.

Open NITI Aayog NGO Darpan high volatility

The Income Tax Department states that a fresh charitable-organization provisional-registration application filed on or after 1 April 2026 uses Form 104 under the Income Tax Act 2025, corresponding to the earlier Form 10A.

The current official FAQ expressly describes the 1 April 2026 transition and the new form number.

Open Income Tax Department high volatility

The Ministry of Home Affairs FCRA charter says an association must obtain FCRA registration or prior permission before receiving or using foreign contribution and that a new applicant needs a Darpan ID.

The official charter identifies the registration/prior-permission alternatives, online forms, FCRA account and Darpan-ID requirements.

Open Ministry of Home Affairs FCRA Online high volatility