GST Demand Order: When to Accept, When to Appeal 📌 The Decision That Determines Whether You Pay ₹50 Lakh or ₹5 Lakh You have a DRC-07 demand order. You have 3 months to appeal. But should you? The answer is not always “yes.” Sometimes accepting and paying is the smart move — it saves professional […]
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FEMA Compliance Services India: FDI Reporting, FC-GPR, FC-TRS, ODI, ECB & LRS 📌 Quick Answer: What FEMA Compliance Does My Company Need? If your company has any foreign shareholding — even one NRI holding one share — you need FEMA compliance. The minimum requirements: FC-GPR filing within 30 days of every share allotment to a […]
GST Appeal Services India: Demand Order Challenge, Appellate Authority & GSTAT Representation 📌 You’ve Received a GST Demand Order. Here’s What You Need to Know Right Now. You have 3 months to file an appeal from the date the DRC-07 order was communicated to you (with 1 additional month of condonation possible). Before filing, you […]
Intangible Asset Valuation India: Brands, Patents, Software, Customer Relationships & Goodwill 📌 Quick Answer: How Are Intangible Assets Valued in India? Intangible asset valuation uses different methods for different asset types — there is no single approach. Brands are valued using the Relief from Royalty (RfR) method (estimating royalty payments avoided by ownership). Customer relationships […]
Convertible Instruments Valuation India: CCPS, CCD, iSAFE & Convertible Notes — OPM, Ind AS 32/109 & FEMA 📌 Quick Answer: How Are Convertible Instruments Valued in India? Convertible instrument valuation in India requires two distinct analytical layers that most practitioners conflate. Layer 1: Determine the company’s total equity value (using DCF, comparables, or backsolve from […]
FDI in Indian Startups: Complete FEMA Compliance Checklist 2026 📌 Quick Answer: What FEMA Compliance Does My Startup Need After Receiving FDI? The minimum mandatory compliance for any Indian startup that has received foreign investment: (1) Entity Master registration on the RBI FIRMS portal, (2) FC-GPR filing within 30 days of allotting shares to the […]
LRS for Individuals: What Your CA Isn’t Telling You 📌 The Problem: Your CA Filed the Form. But Did They Protect You? Most CAs handle LRS as a form-filling exercise: compute the TCS, file 15CA, and move on. But there are 5 compliance obligations that the typical CA either doesn’t know about or doesn’t mention […]
FEMA + Income Tax + Companies Act: Navigating the Regulatory Triangle for FDI in India 📌 Quick Answer: Why Does FDI Compliance Involve Three Different Laws? Every FDI transaction in India is simultaneously governed by three regulatory frameworks that serve different purposes and often conflict: FEMA 1999 (protects forex reserves — controls pricing and capital […]
Compounding Under FEMA: When Late Filings Become Criminal 📌 If You’re Reading This Because You Just Discovered a FEMA Violation Take a breath. It is almost certainly fixable. Most FEMA contraventions — late FC-GPR, missed FLA returns, even pricing violations — are compoundable under Section 15 of FEMA 1999. Compounding is a voluntary admission + […]
How to File GST Appeal Under Section 107: Complete Step-by-Step Guide 📌 Quick Answer: How to File a GST Appeal in 8 Steps (1) Analyze the demand order (DRC-07) — note the communication date (starts your 3-month clock), Section invoked (73 or 74), and the demand breakdown. (2) Separate admitted vs. disputed amounts. (3) Pay […]