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Changing payroll provider in India is a change of operator, not a change of employer. The TAN, the PF establishment code, the ESIC code and the state professional tax enrolments stay with your company, but the people who file against them change. Payroll migration when changing provider therefore succeeds or…

Payroll reconciliation with salary registers shows, before the auditor asks, that the figure the payroll system computed, the figure the bank paid, the figure the statutory portals received and the figure in the books are one figure. For the audit of FY 2026-27 it carries more weight than before. The…

Monthly payslip generation services in India now sit where payroll arithmetic meets labour law. Since 21/11/2025, the Code on Wages, 2019 has required every employer to issue a wage slip in Form V on or before payment of wages, and the Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026 fixed that format…

Professional tax registration for multi state payroll is a set of separate state registrations, not one filing with wider coverage. Each state that levies the tax under Article 276(2) of the Constitution of India has its own Act, authority and certificate. A company that hires in a new state, or…

ESI returns and challan preparation is a monthly routine with a half-yearly checkpoint, and most errors enter before anyone logs in to the ESIC portal. Contributions are paid for each wage month by the 15th of the next month, and the same data rolls up into a return of contribution…

MIS consolidation after acquisition is the work of turning two or more sets of books into one monthly management view that the board, lenders and the statutory auditor can all rely on. In Indian deals, the acquired company usually runs on a different ledger, a different chart of accounts and…

MIS reconciliation before due diligence is the work of proving that every number you have already shown investors (revenue, margins, EBITDA, burn, ARR, cash) ties back to your books, your audited financials, your statutory filings and your bank. In India, an investor’s financial due diligence team can independently pull month-wise…

A US parent India subsidiary structure puts a US corporation, usually a Delaware C corporation, above an Indian private limited company that builds, sells or services in India. US investors and enterprise customers ask for it because a US company is easier to fund, contract with and acquire. The structure…

A Delaware flip places a new US parent above your Indian company, so US investors, US customers and US equity rules apply at the top of the structure while the team, product and revenue stay in India. In practice it is three transactions at once: a Delaware incorporation, a restructuring…

An ESOP vesting schedule for startups is the timetable on which granted options become exercisable; the cliff is the opening period in which none vest. Indian law fixes one number, the 12 months between grant and first vesting, and leaves cadence, length and conditions to the scheme. That freedom is…

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…