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October 6, 2026
SEBI regulates India’s securities market and the intermediaries working in it. Under Section 12 of the SEBI Act, stock brokers, investment advisers, portfolio managers and similar intermediaries must…
October 6, 2026
Trademark forms are the standard applications you file with the Trade Marks Registry under the Trade Marks Rules, 2017. TM-A is for registering a mark, TM-M for miscellaneous…
October 6, 2026
DPIIT recognition is a certificate from the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade that confirms your business as a startup under the Startup India initiative. It…
October 6, 2026
A trademark objection is raised by the Registrar during examination of your application. An opposition is filed by a third party after your mark is accepted and advertised…
October 6, 2026
Stamp duty on the MOA and AOA is a government levy paid when a company’s constitutional documents are filed for incorporation. It is set by the state where…
October 6, 2026
GST due dates are the last dates by which a registered business must file its GST returns and pay tax for a period. Most returns follow a fixed…
October 6, 2026
Section 80-IAC lets an eligible startup claim a 100% deduction on profits for three consecutive years out of its first ten. Angel tax, which taxed share premium above…
October 6, 2026
A balance sheet is a statement of what a company owns (assets) and owes (liabilities and equity) on a particular date. Schedule III of the Companies Act 2013…
October 6, 2026
GSTIN is the 15-digit number the GST system gives every registered taxpayer. It identifies your business on invoices, returns and the GST portal. Each state where you register…
October 6, 2026
A trust deed is the written document that creates a trust. It names the person giving the property (the settlor), the people who will manage it (trustees), the…