What are the documents required for company registration?

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Hiral Vakil

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Last updated on May 6th, 2021

Here is a list of all the documents mandatory for company registration. You need to get ready before you sit down for the process of company registration with Quicko.

Directors: Indian Nationals

The following documents are required for company registration for Indian Nationals acting as Directors, during Company registration in India:

PAN Card: A self-attested copy of PAN Card of proposed Directors of the Company will be required for Company Registration.

Further, PAN or Permanent Account Number is a unique 10 digit identification number issued by Department of Income Tax in India.

Moreover, Ministry of Corporate Affairs shall use the name written on PAN Card for any matters or communications relating to the company or its director.

Hence, in case of any errors in name mentioned in PAN Card or change of name due to marriage or any other reason, PAN Card must be changed before applying for the incorporation of the company.

Address Proof: A self-attested copy of the Address Proof of Directors of Company will also be required for Company Registration. Also, It should have the name of the Director as mentioned in his PAN Card and his most current address. Also the document must not be older than 2 months from the date of submission.

The following documents are valid as address proof for Indian Nationals :-

Directors: Foreign Nationals

The following documents are mandatory for Foreign Nationals acting as Directors, during Company registration in India:

Passport: Passport is a compulsory proof of identity required in case a foreign director wishes to act as a director in an Indian Company and must be Notarised or Apostilled in the country in which it was issued.

If passport is in foreign language, it must be translated to English by an official translator and Notarised.

Note that, if the Passport does not contain the date of birth of the holder, then a duly Certified/Attested/Notarized or Apostilled document indicating the date of birth must be provided.

Address Proof: A Notarised or Apostilled address proof having the most current address must be submitted by the Director, also having the name as mentioned in the passport. The document should not be older than 1 year from date of submission.

The following documents are valid as address proof for Foreign Nationals :-

Shareholder: Indian / Foreign Nationals

The Identity Proof and Address Proof as listed above for directors must also be provided for all shareholders of company.

It includes persons acting as subscribers to Memorandum of Association (MOA) as well as Articles of Association (AOA).

The subscribers to MOA and also AOA can be same as the directors of the company.

Shareholder: Corporate entity or artificial judicial person

If any of the shareholder is a Body corporate, then, a Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporate, i.e., Company, LLP, etc. should be attached alongwith a resolution passed to subscribe to shares of the company under incorporation.

Company: registered office address

In addition to the documents containing identity proof as well as address proof for Directors must be provided

Also, proof to confirm the registered office address of the Company is mandatory.

The following documents are mandatory as proof of registered office of the company, during the registration process or within 30 days of incorporation of the company

In addition to the above documents,professional shall draft MOA and AOA which must be signed and also notarized by the owners/promoters of the company and submitted during the process of incorporation of the company.


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FAQs

What are the effects of the incorporation of a company?

Incorporation distances the owners of a company from its affairs.
Moreover, This protects owners from financial liability if a company fails or is sued. As a corporate entity, any financial losses that occur come out of the company’s assets and not the owners’ personal assets. These same protections exist when a company issued.

What are the documents mandatory for Pvt Ltd company registration?

The documents requirements are as follows:

Pan Card.
– Further, ID proof- Any one (Voter ID / Aadhar Card/Driving License / Passport)
– Furthermore, Address Proof- Anyone (Electricity Bill / Telephone Bill / Mobile Bill / Bank Statement)

Got Questions? Ask Away!

  1. Hello @Dixita

    SPICe+ is an integrated Web form for incorporating a company offering 10 services. Through SPICe+ (INC-32), you can apply for the name of your company, incorporation of the company, DIN of the directors, PAN and TAN registrations, PF and ESI registration of the company, GST registration, Professional Tax (only in Maharashtra), open a bank account.

    You can incorporate any kind of Company through SPICe+, whether public, private, Section-8, OPC, etc.

    Hope this helps!

  2. Hi @Krish_Krish, you can go through the following article to understand how and where to apply for the process. It shall give you clarity on what you need to do while registering. Feel free to ask if you have any other queries. Hope this helps. :blush:

  3. Is it mandatory to open a bank account with SPICe +?

  4. Hey @Dixita

    Yes, all the new companies getting incorporated through SPICe + need to compulsorily open a bank account in form AGILE PRO

    Hope this helps!

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