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When a UK company hires its first few people in India through an Employer of Record (EOR), the structure makes complete sense. Fast, compliant, low commitment. But EOR is a bridge, not a destination. At some point, the India team grows large enough that the monthly EOR billing exceeds the…

India’s fitness economy crossed ₹35,000 crore in FY 2025-26, growing at 18 to 22% annually on the back of post-pandemic health consciousness, a steep rise in app-based training, and a generation of consumers willing to pay meaningful subscriptions for curated wellness. What does not show up in that growth number…

Starting a background-verification business in India puts you at the intersection of three regulatory regimes simultaneously: the LLP Act 2008, the Income Tax Act 1961 (and now the Income Tax Act 2025 for Tax Year 2026-27), and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDP Act) with its Rules notified…

When a company’s books reach the statutory auditor in disarray, the auditor’s job does not get harder. The founder’s does. The auditor will qualify the report, raise observations, or in the worst case, disclaim an opinion. The company gets a tarnished audit report, a window of vulnerability for income tax…

An individual Chartered Accountant works well for a domestic startup in its first year. The company files GST returns, closes the books each quarter, submits an income tax return, and that is largely the compliance surface. Add a foreign parent, and the surface changes immediately. FEMA reporting, transfer pricing documentation,…

When a UK company hires its first few people in India through an Employer of Record (EOR), the structure makes complete sense. Fast, compliant, low commitment. But EOR is a bridge, not a destination. At some point, the India team grows large enough that the monthly EOR billing exceeds the…

Starting a background-verification business in India puts you at the intersection of three regulatory regimes simultaneously: the LLP Act 2008, the Income Tax Act 1961 (and now the Income Tax Act 2025 for Tax Year 2026-27), and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDP Act) with its Rules notified…

A business transfer agreement (BTA) is not a formality you fill in after the deal is commercially agreed. Every clause choice in the BTA has a downstream consequence: on your income tax computation under Section 50B of the Income Tax Act 1961, on whether the GST going-concern exemption survives a…

When a business is on the table, the structure you choose is not a formality. It sets the tax bill, the GST position, the stamp duty exposure, and, critically, who wakes up three years later with a tax department notice about a deal that closed clean. The choice between a…

Escrow is one of those SPA terms that founders agree to without fully understanding what they have committed to. A neutral third party holds a portion of the deal consideration, releases it on specified triggers, and sits between the two parties as a performance bond. That is the concept. The…

SEBI issued its updated Master Circular for Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) on 03 June 2026, consolidating every circular, clarification, and regulatory change issued under the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 up to 31 May 2026. The document runs 153 pages across 25 chapters and supersedes the previous Master Circular…

The Reserve Bank of India held its benchmark repo rate steady at 5.25% at the June 2026 Monetary Policy Committee meeting, unanimously, under Governor Sanjay Malhotra. This is the third meeting in a row that the rate has stayed put, following a run of 150 basis point cuts between February…

India’s Cabinet approved an amendment to Press Note 3 (PN3) of 2020 in March 2026, and it is generating significant attention across the investment and startup community. Headlines have rushed to label it a sweeping FDI liberalisation. The reality is considerably more targeted. This report breaks down exactly what changed,…

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently announced a major overhaul to the regulatory framework for Angel Funds under the Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) Regulations, 2012. This new framework, introduced in 2025, aims to enhance transparency, improve operational clarity, and encourage investor participation. In this article, we’ll explore…

In a significant move to invigorate India’s startup ecosystem, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), during its board meeting on June 19, 2025, approved substantial changes to the Angel Fund Framework. These revisions are designed to unlock more capital for early-stage companies while simultaneously ensuring enhanced investor suitability…