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Here’s what our clients have to say about us
Anand Prakash
CEO, Pingsafe
Treelife served as our integrated legal team, they streamlined contract closure and processes, provided expert business advice, and supported our growth journey. Their proactive approach and attention to detail were invaluable in navigating challenges effectively. We highly recommend Treelife to startups aiming for sustainable and efficient growth.
Karan Bajaj
CEO, WhiteHat Jr
Jitesh and Garima helped set up WhiteHat Jr’s legal and financial structures that held from incorporation to fundraising to our acquisition. Their deep understanding of the startup space helped us validate our ideas from a regulatory framework and generated confidence among key stakeholders as we expanded our product in India and abroad.
Pravin Jadhav
Founder, Dhan
We have engaged with Jitesh and the team at TreeLife on multiple assignments through our journey. TreeLife has been super helpful and have made positive contributions in multiple transactions spanning legal, financial and engagements involving our key acquisitions at Raise. We highly recommend associating with them.
Arnav Sahni
Cofounder, SPLOOT
Treelife’s support has been outstanding. Their advice is proactive, their turnaround time is impressive, and their industry knowledge is unmatched. They guided us through our ESOP policy implementation and negotiated and closed two equity fundraising transactions with ease. We highly recommend Treelife to any start-up entrepreneurs in need of legal, compliance and financial support for their business.
Chloe Degois
Lead Finance Ops, Partoo
Treelife has been a great help in opening our subsidiary in India. Reactive and very professional, they ensure the good management of this subsidiary. We are very satisfied with the work they are doing.
Geetansh Bamania
Founder, Rentomojo
Treelife provides us with critical insights into our business, allows us to make fast decisions and ultimately become more dynamic and competitive in the marketplace. To top it all off, the support has been brilliant, quick, helpful and personal. We are super impressed with Treelife. Recommended Treelife to my contacts.
What We Do
For Startups
Secretarial Compliance
Tax & Regulatory
For Investors
Investment Support
Going Global
Global Compliances & Transfer Pricing
Delivering Results,
Empowering Growth.
Our People
Jitesh Agarwal
Founder
Garima Mitra
Co-founder
Dhaval Sheth
Chief Growth Officer
Priya Kapasi Shah
Associate Partner | Tax & Regulatory
Pooja Savla
Principal Associate | Transactions
Purvi Jani
Principal Associate | Compliance
Abhimanyu Baheti
Principal Associate | Commercial Contracts
Siddharth Vora
Senior Associate | FA
Sanmita Poojari
Senior Associate | Compliance
Saad Kazi
Consultant | VCFO
and 40+ experts who make it happen for you!
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Place of Effective Management(POEM) in India: A Complete Guide
India’s POEM framework is one of the most consequential and least understood provisions in the Income Tax Act 1961. A foreign company incorporated in Singapore, the UAE, Mauritius, or any other jurisdiction can be reclassified as an Indian tax resident for a given financial year if its place of effective…
Advance Pricing Agreements(APA) in India: When certainty is worth the cost
India’s transfer pricing environment shifted significantly on 1 April 2026, when the Income Tax Act, 2025 came into force and replaced the 1961 framework that had governed international taxation for over six decades. For multinational enterprises (MNEs) with Indian subsidiaries, the shift brought cleaner rules but also raised the stakes…
Safe Harbour Rules for IT, ITES and Captives: Opting in and the Margins
India’s transfer pricing safe harbour framework has been overhauled under the Income Tax Act, 2025 and Income Tax Rules, 2026, effective 01 April 2026. For the first time since 2013, the rules are commercially realistic: a single uniform margin, a dramatically wider transaction cap, and an automated approval mechanism that…
Section 79: How a funding round can kill your carry forward losses
A startup spends its first two years burning cash, building product, and accumulating losses on its books. Those losses are not dead weight. Under the Income Tax Act, 1961, they are a deferred tax asset: a future claim to reduce taxable income once the company turns profitable. Then a VC…
Transfer Pricing Audit Triggers in India: What draws scrutiny
Transfer pricing audits in India are not random. The Central Board of Direct Taxes runs a risk-based selection process, and from FY 2026-27 that process runs on far richer data than before, because Form 48 (which replaced Form 3CEB under the Income-tax Act, 2025) reports transactions in a structured, transaction-wise…
Arm’s length pricing for Indian startups: documenting related-party transactions before a TP audit
Most Indian startups with a foreign parent, subsidiary, or group company end up with related-party transactions long before anyone on the finance team has built a transfer pricing file. A management fee gets billed, an intercompany loan gets booked, a services agreement gets signed on a template from the lawyer…
What your GST returns reveal that your P&L hides
A profit and loss statement is built on judgement. Revenue recognition timing, expense classification, related-party pricing and provisioning are all choices, made inside the finance function, that shape how the year looks on paper. A GST return is built on something harder to bend: an invoice, a time of supply,…
The numbers every founder should track every month: a sector-wise KPI dashboard
Most founders receive a monthly financial pack and skim the top line. Revenue is up, cash is fine, move on. The problem is that the same fifteen metrics get recycled across every startup regardless of what the business actually does, which means a D2C founder ends up staring at MRR…
Ind AS 115 Revenue Recognition for SaaS and Subscription Businesses
Revenue recognition is where SaaS accounting gets genuinely hard. A customer pays ₹12 lakh upfront for an annual subscription in April, and your instinct is to book it as revenue. That instinct is wrong under Ind AS 115, and the gap between what cash says and what the standard requires…
Place of Effective Management(POEM) in India: A Complete Guide
India’s POEM framework is one of the most consequential and least understood provisions in the Income Tax Act 1961. A foreign company incorporated in Singapore, the UAE, Mauritius, or any other jurisdiction can be reclassified as an Indian tax resident for a given financial year if its place of effective…
Advance Pricing Agreements(APA) in India: When certainty is worth the cost
India’s transfer pricing environment shifted significantly on 1 April 2026, when the Income Tax Act, 2025 came into force and replaced the 1961 framework that had governed international taxation for over six decades. For multinational enterprises (MNEs) with Indian subsidiaries, the shift brought cleaner rules but also raised the stakes…
Safe Harbour Rules for IT, ITES and Captives: Opting in and the Margins
India’s transfer pricing safe harbour framework has been overhauled under the Income Tax Act, 2025 and Income Tax Rules, 2026, effective 01 April 2026. For the first time since 2013, the rules are commercially realistic: a single uniform margin, a dramatically wider transaction cap, and an automated approval mechanism that…
Alternative Investment Funds(AIFs) in India : Framework, Types, Regulations
DOWNLOAD PDF Overview of AIFs in India Alternative Investment Funds, often abbreviated as AIFs, have become a buzzword among sophisticated investors, especially High Net Worth Individuals (HNIs). As of March 2026, there are 1,849 registered AIFs in India, up from 732 five years ago, reflecting 135% growth in the last…
The Reverse Flip Playbook – For Indian Founders
DOWNLOAD PDF The landscape for Indian startups has fundamentally shifted. A growing number of founders are making a deliberate choice to re-domicile their businesses from offshore jurisdictions like Delaware, Singapore, or Mauritius back to India. This strategic move, known as a “reverse flip” or re-domiciliation, is no longer niche its…
India’s Budget 2026 – Data Centres, IT, Tech & Global AI
A Strategic Blueprint for Data Sovereignty, AI Utility, and Global Tech Leadership Overview: Why Budget 2026 Is a Structural Inflection Point Union Budget 2026–27 signals a decisive strategic pivot: India is moving from being a consumer and services executor of global digital technologies to becoming a producer, owner, and exporter…
Month End Close Checklist for Startups: From 15 Days to 5
Most funded Indian startups treat month-end close as an accounting task. Their finance team or CA runs through it in the background, and the founder gets a P&L somewhere between the 12th and 18th of the following month. By then, the board pack is already late, burn decisions are being…
SaaS Metrics Investors Track: The Complete Guide & Latest Benchmarks
Every SaaS investor enters a diligence process with the same underlying question: is this business genuinely compounding, or does it just look like it is growing? The SaaS metrics investors track exist to answer that question with numbers, not narratives. Knowing the definitions is table stakes. What separates a founder…
Decoding DPIIT Deep Tech for startups: eligibility and taxation
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade formally defined Deep Tech Startup as a distinct legal category for the first time on 4 February 2026, through Gazette Notification G.S.R. 108(E). For founders working on semiconductors, quantum systems, novel biotech, or advanced materials, two separate questions follow from that…
Tax on Gift of Shares in India: The Complete Guide
Gifting shares looks deceptively simple on the surface. No sale, no consideration, no capital gains tax in the donor’s hands. But the transaction creates a layered tax position that sits on the books for years, because it is the recipient who eventually realises the value, and it is the recipient…
Tax on Sale of Unlisted Shares: A Complete Guide
Selling shares in a private company sits at the intersection of capital gains law, valuation rules, and, for certain sellers, FEMA. The Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024 made the most significant change to this area in over a decade: the rate on long-term gains from unlisted shares dropped from 20%…
Section 68 Notice on Share Capital: How to Respond
A Section 68 notice on share capital is one of the more disorienting pieces of paper a funded startup can receive. You raised money through proper bank channels, from investors who signed subscription agreements and filed their own tax returns, and the Assessing Officer is now asking you to prove…
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We have been working with Treelife and Garima for the past four years on compliance and accounting matters. The team has been very responsive, knowledgeable, and shown a high degree of accountability.
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Working with Treelife has been a smooth sailing ride for us. They are sharp, reliable and always have our back when it comes to legal matters. It's great knowing a partner who truly understands our needs and helps us move forward with confidence.
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Rahul Daga
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Treelife is a team full of subject matter experts across multiple areas. They have been a strong partner to us and extremely professional. Cannot recommend enough – A happy customer
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How Does Treelife Leverage AI to Provide Exceptional Quality of Services?
Treelife leverages AI to improve the efficiency and accuracy of its legal, financial, and compliance services. By utilizing advanced AI tools for data analysis, document automation, and compliance checks, Treelife ensures faster, more precise outcomes for clients. This integration allows Treelife to deliver personalized solutions, minimize errors, and optimize decision-making processes, providing exceptional quality and value in every service offered.
What does Treelife do?
Treelife provides comprehensive legal, financial, and compliance services tailored to the needs of startups, investors, and businesses. Our services include Virtual CFO, legal support, secretarial compliance, tax and regulatory advisory, and assistance with global market entry.
Can Treelife assist with setting up a business in India?
Yes, Treelife provides end-to-end support for setting up a business in India. Our services include market entry strategy, company registration, regulatory compliance, and ongoing back office support to ensure a smooth and successful setup.
What is your experience of working with investors and AIFs?
Treelife has a robust track record of working with investors and Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). We offer comprehensive support for fund setup, tax structuring, SEBI applications, due diligence, and ongoing compliance, ensuring smooth operations and successful investments.
How is your pricing model?
Treelife offers a flexible and transparent pricing model tailored to the specific needs of your business. Our pricing is structured based on the scope and complexity of the services required and works on the following basis: project-based, where there is a one-time fee; retainer, with ongoing services for a fixed monthly fee; hourly, based on the number of hours worked; and an equity sharing model, where payment is made through a share of equity in your business. This approach ensures you receive the best value for your investment.
Can Treelife assist with setting up a business in India?
Yes, Treelife provides end-to-end support for setting up a business in India. Our services include market entry strategy, company registration, regulatory compliance, and ongoing back office support to ensure a smooth and successful setup.
Can Treelife assist with international market entry?
Yes, Treelife offers extensive support for businesses looking to expand globally. Our services include jurisdiction evaluation, regulatory assessment, and execution support for market entry, ensuring compliance and smooth operations in new markets.
Do you help in raising funds?
Yes, Treelife supports startups and businesses during their fundraising process. While we are not an investor or fund, we offer comprehensive services such as preparing investor-ready documents, conducting due diligence, financial modeling, and providing strategic advisory to help you successfully raise the capital you need.
What is transaction services?
Our transaction services encompass advisory and documentation support for various financial transactions, including private equity/venture capital (PE/VC) deals, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and venture debt. We ensure smooth and compliant transactions, from due diligence to closure.
I am just a startup, I need all services, can you help me?
Absolutely! Treelife specializes in supporting startups with a wide range of services. From legal support and virtual CFO services to secretarial compliance and tax advisory, we provide end-to-end solutions to help your startup grow and succeed.
How Does Treelife Leverage AI to Provide Exceptional Quality of Services?
Treelife leverages AI to improve the efficiency and accuracy of its legal, financial, and compliance services. By utilizing advanced AI tools for data analysis, document automation, and compliance checks, Treelife ensures faster, more precise outcomes for clients. This integration allows Treelife to deliver personalized solutions, minimize errors, and optimize decision-making processes, providing exceptional quality and value in every service offered.
What does Treelife do?
Treelife provides comprehensive legal, financial, and compliance services tailored to the needs of startups, investors, and businesses. Our services include Virtual CFO, legal support, secretarial compliance, tax and regulatory advisory, and assistance with global market entry.
What is your experience of working with investors and AIFs?
Treelife has a robust track record of working with investors and Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). We offer comprehensive support for fund setup, tax structuring, SEBI applications, due diligence, and ongoing compliance, ensuring smooth operations and successful investments.
What is the profile of the members working at Treelife?
Our team at Treelife is made up of experienced professionals, including lawyers, Chartered Accountants (CAs), and Company Secretaries (CS), with diverse backgrounds in finance, law, compliance, and business advisory. Each member brings specialized knowledge and practical expertise to help our clients navigate complex legal and financial landscapes effectively.
Have you worked with startups before?
Yes, we have extensive experience working with startups across various industries. We understand the unique challenges faced by startups and provide tailored solutions to support their growth, from incorporation to fundraising and beyond.
What sets Treelife apart from other service providers?
Treelife stands out due to our integrated approach, combining legal, financial, and compliance expertise under one roof. Our personalized service and deep domain expertise of the Indian market ensure that we deliver solutions that are both strategic and practical.
How do you ensure data security and confidentiality?
Treelife prioritizes the security and confidentiality of your data. We use secure servers, encryption, and access controls to protect your information. Additionally, our team adheres to strict confidentiality agreements and industry best practices to safeguard your data.
Do I need to physically sign any documents?
No, physical signatures are generally not required. Treelife uses secure electronic signature platforms to facilitate the signing of documents, making the process quick and convenient for our clients. However, if physical signatures are necessary, we will coordinate the process with you.
Who will manage my account?
Your account will be managed by a dedicated SPOC who will be your primary point of contact. This person will coordinate with our team of experts to ensure all your needs are met and provide regular updates on the progress of your projects.
What tools or technologies are you equipped with?
Treelife is equipped with a comprehensive technology stack to ensure effective and efficent way to deliver our services. For bookkeeping, we use Tally, QuickBooks, Zoho, and Xero. Our data management is handled through Slack, Dropbox, and Google Drive. For payment processing, we utilize platforms like Kodo, Razorpay, Keka, and PayPal.These tools enable us to provide high-quality, reliable services tailored to your business needs.
I am based out of a location where Treelife doesn’t have an office, how do we work?
Treelife operates seamlessly with clients across various locations whether domestic or international through virtual communication and collaboration tools. We conduct meetings via video calls, share documents electronically, and stay in constant touch through emails and messaging platforms to ensure smooth operations regardless of your location.
How is your pricing model?
Treelife offers a flexible and transparent pricing model tailored to the specific needs of your business. Our pricing is structured based on the scope and complexity of the services required and works on the following basis: project-based, where there is a one-time fee; retainer, with ongoing services for a fixed monthly fee; hourly, based on the number of hours worked; and an equity sharing model, where payment is made through a share of equity in your business. This approach ensures you receive the best value for your investment.
Are there any hidden fees or additional costs?
No, Treelife believes in transparency and ensures there are no hidden fees or unexpected charges. All costs are clearly outlined in our engagement proposal, and any additional expenses will be discussed and approved by you before being incurred.
What is the typical turnaround time for your services?
The turnaround time for our services depends on the complexity and scope of the project. During the initial consultation, we provide an estimated timeline based on your specific needs and ensure timely delivery through efficient project management.
What is your payment schedule?
Our payment schedule is designed to be convenient and flexible. Typically, we operate on a milestone-based payment system, where payments are made at key stages of the project. We also offer customized payment plans based on your specific requirements.
How can I pay you?
Treelife accepts various payment methods to ensure ease and convenience for our clients. You can pay us via bank transfer, or other electronic payment methods. Detailed payment instructions will be provided upon engagement.
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