Post-Entry Hub

India Post-Entry Support & Scaling

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.

In short: After entry, a foreign subsidiary in India must run monthly bookkeeping and MIS, GST returns, TDS, payroll with PF/ESI, periodic ROC filings, an annual statutory audit and FEMA annual reporting (the FLA return). We deliver all of it as a single coordinated post-entry engagement, so you deal with one team rather than five vendors.

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

Your India compliance calendar

FrequencyKey filings
MonthlyGST GSTR-1 & 3B, TDS payments, payroll with PF & ESI
QuarterlyTDS returns (24Q / 26Q / 27Q), advance-tax instalments
AnnualStatutory 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 195, Form 15CA/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?
Monthly GST and TDS, payroll with PF/ESI, quarterly TDS returns and advance tax, an annual statutory audit, income-tax return, ROC filings (AOC-4 and MGT-7) and the annual FLA return to the RBI. We manage the full calendar.
What is the FLA return?
The Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA) return is an annual filing to the RBI by every Indian company that has received FDI or made overseas investment. It is due by 15 July each year and is separate from the MCA and income-tax filings.
Can you handle payroll, PF and ESI for our India team?
Yes. We run monthly payroll, deposit PF and ESI, file the returns and maintain statutory registers, alongside employment-contract and labour-law compliance.
Do you provide a virtual CFO for an India subsidiary?
Yes — our virtual CFO service gives foreign parents board-ready MIS, cash-flow and controls without a full-time hire. It pairs naturally with our accounting, GST and audit services.
What is post-incorporation compliance for a foreign subsidiary?
Post-incorporation compliance is everything due after the Certificate of Incorporation: INC-20A commencement filing, GST and TDS registrations, monthly returns, payroll with PF and ESI, ROC filings in AOC-4 and MGT-7, the statutory audit, and FEMA reporting through FC-GPR and the annual FLA return.
Do intra-group charges need transfer pricing support?
Yes. Management fees, cost recharges, royalties and group loans between the Indian entity and its foreign parent are international transactions with associated enterprises under Sections 92 to 92F of the Income-tax Act 1961, requiring arm's-length pricing, documentation and an accountant's report in Form 3CEB.

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.