Post-Entry Hub
India Post-Entry Support: Managed Compliance Retainer
Incorporation is day one. Running a compliant, well-controlled India operation is the real work — we bundle accounting, tax, payroll, ROC and audit into one coordinated engagement.
Our role: this is our managed retainer — how we run your India compliance month to month, as one team.
Where this fits: this page is the ongoing retainer umbrella. For the full filing-by-filing checklist, see the post-incorporation compliance hub; this retainer coordinates each sub-area — accounting, GST, payroll, audit and FEMA — under one team.
What post-entry compliance covers
Post-incorporation compliance for a foreign subsidiary spans four stacks — accounting and MIS, indirect tax, payroll, and statutory/FEMA filings — each with its own calendar. We run them as one engagement:
- Bookkeeping & monthly MIS
- GST registration & returns
- TDS deduction & returns
- Payroll, PF & ESI
- ROC / annual MCA filings
- Statutory audit & tax audit
- FEMA annual FLA return to RBI
- Board meetings, statutory registers & secretarial compliance
One partner for the full stack
Accounting, MIS & ERP
Monthly books, management reporting and ERP set-up so your India numbers close on time. Delivered by our sister firm SME Advisory.
GST advisory & returns
GST registration, monthly returns and advisory on place of supply, e-invoicing and refunds. Delivered by our sister firm SME Advisory.
Virtual CFO
Board-ready MIS, budgeting and cash-flow — without a full-time India CFO hire. Delivered by our sister firm SME Advisory.
Audit & ROC compliance
Statutory audit, tax audit, transfer-pricing study and MCA filings (AOC-4, MGT-7). Delivered by our sister firm SME Advisory.
Your India compliance calendar
| Frequency | Key filings |
|---|---|
| Monthly | GST GSTR-1 & 3B, TDS payments, payroll with PF & ESI |
| Quarterly | TDS returns (24Q / 26Q / 27Q), advance-tax instalments |
| Annual | Statutory audit, income-tax return, ROC AOC-4 & MGT-7, FLA return to RBI (15 July) |
Why a single post-entry partner
Splitting accounting, GST, payroll and audit across four vendors is where India operations quietly break: reconciliations drift, TDS is deducted twice or not at all, and the auditor finds things two months after year-end. A single team means fewer hand-offs, cleaner controls and one point of contact for the parent. For where post-entry sits in the wider picture, see our India market entry strategy; for NRI-specific personal-tax overlays, see NRI taxation.
Where each piece is covered
Payroll, PF, ESI and employment documentation sit under payroll and HR compliance in India; indirect tax under GST advisory; statutory, tax and transfer pricing reporting under audit and compliance. The dated view of every statutory due date is on the annual compliance calendar for a foreign subsidiary.
Cross-border money movement has its own two lanes: tax deducted on payments out of India, covered in withholding tax on foreign remittances (section 393 of the Income-tax Act, 2025 (formerly section 195 of the 1961 Act), Form 145 (formerly Form 15CA) and Form 146 (formerly Form 15CB)), and getting profits to the parent, covered in profit repatriation from India. For the finance-leadership layer above all of it — board MIS, controls and forecasting — see virtual CFO services.
Frequently asked questions
What ongoing compliance does a foreign subsidiary need in India?
What is the FLA return?
Can you handle payroll, PF and ESI for our India team?
Do you provide a virtual CFO for an India subsidiary?
What is post-incorporation compliance for a foreign subsidiary?
Do intra-group charges need transfer pricing support?
Last reviewed: July 2026 · Reviewed by CA Regi Tom Antony, Regi Tom Antony & Associates.
Running your India subsidiary?
We coordinate accounting, GST, payroll, audit and FEMA under one engagement.