A founder's compliance calendar for India

Running a company in India means living with a calendar of returns and filings. Miss a date and a small penalty can grow. Here is a simple view of what recurs, so nothing surprises you.

Every month

• GST returns, if you are registered
• TDS payment on salaries and vendor payments
• Bookkeeping and bank reconciliation, so month end is clean

Every quarter

• TDS returns
• Advance tax instalments, where applicable

Every year

• Income tax return for the company
• Annual ROC filings, including financial statements and the annual return
• Statutory or tax audit, where it applies
• GST annual return and reconciliation

The quiet ones people forget

Board meetings and minutes, statutory registers, director disclosures and renewals do not send reminders, but regulators expect them. These are the filings that catch busy founders off guard.

Make it someone else's job

The point of a calendar is that you should not have to watch it. We track every date for the companies we look after, prepare the filings in advance and tell you what needs a signature. You get back the time to run the business.