Chartered Accountant for Startups in India
CA Advisory, Registration, Tax Benefits & Compliance

A Chartered Accountant is the financial and compliance backbone a startup needs from incorporation onward. The role spans the full lifecycle: advising on the right structure, incorporating the company, obtaining registrations, securing tax benefits and DPIIT recognition, setting up accounting and payroll, managing statutory compliance, and supporting fundraising, valuation, and investor reporting as the business grows.

DPIIT recognition under the Startup India initiative is the gateway to a startup's government benefits, so it is one of the first things we help eligible startups secure. To qualify, the entity must be a private limited company, LLP, or registered partnership, incorporated within the last ten years, with annual turnover not exceeding ₹100 crore in any year since incorporation, and working on an innovative or scalable business that is not formed by splitting up or reconstructing an existing one.

Recognition unlocks a wide set of benefits: eligibility to apply for the Section 80-IAC tax holiday, self-certification under certain labour and environmental laws, fast-tracking and rebates on patents and trademarks, access to government funding schemes such as the Fund of Funds for Startups, and easier public procurement. We handle the Startup India registration end to end and, where eligible, the separate application for the tax holiday.

India's startup tax framework has become more generous recently, and capturing these benefits is one of the highest-value things a CA does for a startup. The key benefits available today are:

• Section 80-IAC tax holiday — a 100% deduction of profits for any three consecutive years out of the first ten years from incorporation, for DPIIT-recognised private limited companies and LLPs. The eligibility window was extended in the 2025 Budget to startups incorporated before 1 April 2030, with turnover up to ₹100 crore and an Inter-Ministerial Board certificate required to activate it.
• Abolition of angel tax — angel tax under Section 56(2)(viib) was abolished with effect from 1 April 2025 for all investors, domestic and foreign, so new fundraising rounds are no longer exposed to it.
• Capital gains reliefs — Section 54GB and Section 54EE provide capital gains exemptions for amounts reinvested into eligible startups or notified startup funds, helping founders and investors.
• Relaxed loss carry-forward — Section 79 allows eligible startups to carry forward losses through funding rounds, provided the original shareholders continue to hold their shares.
• ESOP perquisite tax deferral — employees of eligible startups can defer the perquisite tax on ESOPs, easing the cash-flow burden of equity compensation.

The benefits are valuable but procedural — the tax holiday in particular must be applied for correctly and activated through the right filing, which is exactly where startups most often lose the benefit silently. We make sure that does not happen.

Founders are stretched across product, customers, hiring, and fundraising, and finance is usually the function that gets postponed — until it becomes a problem. A Chartered Accountant for startups removes that risk by owning the financial and compliance side end to end: the right structure, clean incorporation, every registration, the tax benefits actually secured, accurate books, and a compliance calendar that is never missed. These are not tasks to learn on the job; the cost of getting them wrong is real.

Just as importantly, a CA grows with the startup. As you raise funding, the same firm supports valuation, due diligence, and investor reporting through our transaction support capability; as you hire, we handle payroll and statutory compliance; as you scale, we provide the CFO-level financial visibility investors expect. Engaging a Chartered Accountant for startups early is what gives a young company a financial foundation that can withstand growth and scrutiny.

Once a startup is incorporated, a continuous set of compliances begins — and falling behind invites penalties and complications during funding or due diligence. The core areas include:

• ROC and Companies Act compliance — annual filings, board and general meetings, statutory registers, and event-based filings.
• Income tax — annual return, advance tax, and the tax-holiday filings where the startup is eligible.
• GST — registration, periodic returns, and reconciliations once the startup crosses the threshold or supplies inter-state.
• TDS — deduction, deposit, and quarterly returns on salaries, professional fees, and contractor payments.
• Payroll and labour compliance — PF, ESI, professional tax, and the labour-code requirements for the team.
• Intellectual property — protecting the brand and IP early through trademark registration.

At N D Savla & Associates, we offer end-to-end CA support for startups. Our startup services include:

• Business structure advisory and incorporation — choosing and setting up the right entity for your goals.
• Startup India and DPIIT recognition — recognition and the tax-benefit applications that follow.
• Startup tax benefits and 80-IAC advisory — securing the tax holiday and the other reliefs available to startups.
• Startup accounting and bookkeeping — clean, investor-ready books from the start.
• ROC, GST, TDS, and payroll compliance — the full statutory calendar managed for you.
• Fundraising, valuation, and CFO support — including transaction support for investment and M&A.

Startups need an advisor who understands both the rules and the realities of building a young company. We bring structured, founder-focused guidance, strong expertise across tax, compliance, and company law, and the ability to take a startup from incorporation through funding and scale under one roof — with accurate filings and no shortcuts.

Most importantly, we stay with you as you grow. The same firm that incorporates your company secures your tax benefits, runs your compliance, and supports your fundraising — so nothing falls between advisors and your financial story stays clean and credible for investors. Whether you need a Chartered Accountant for startups at incorporation or a long-term finance and compliance partner, we give your venture a foundation built to last.