START-UP INDIA (DPIIT) REGISTRATION
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Startup India certificate
Startup India Certificate is a Self-certification,which is provided to reduce regulatory burden thereby allowing them to focus on their core business. Startups are allowed to self-certify their compliances Various Laws.Startup India Certificate comes with various Benefits.
Features of Startup India certificate
• Simple process
• Reduction in cost
• Easy access to Funds
• Tax holiday for 3 Years
• Apply for tenders
• R & D facilities
• No time-consuming compliances
• Tax saving for investors
• Choose your investor
• Easy exit • Meet other entrepreneurs
• Reduction in cost
• Easy access to Funds
• Tax holiday for 3 Years
• Apply for tenders
• R & D facilities
• No time-consuming compliances
• Tax saving for investors
• Choose your investor
• Easy exit • Meet other entrepreneurs
Procedure of Startup India certificate
• Step 1: Incorporate your Business
You must first incorporate your business as a Private Limited Company or a Partnership firm or a Limited Liability Partnership. You have to follow all the normal procedures for registration of any business like submitting the registration application and obtaining the Certificate of Incorporation/Partnership registration.
• Step 2: Register with Startup India
Then the business must be registered as a startup. The entire process is simple and online. Visit the Startup India website and click on the ‘Register’ button as shown below.
Enter your name, email ID, mobile number, password and click on the ‘Register’ button.
Next, enter the OTP which is sent to your email and other details like, the type of user, name and stage of the startup, etc and click on the ‘Submit’ button. After entering these details, the Startup India profile is created.
Once, your profile is created on the website, startups can apply for various acceleration, incubator/mentorship programmes and other challenges on the website along with getting access to resources like Learning and Development Program, Government Schemes, State Polices for Startups and pro-bono services.
• Step 3: Get DPIIT Recognition
The next step after creating the profile on the Startup India Website is to avail the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Recognition. This recognition helps the startups to avail benefits like access to high-quality intellectual property services and resources, relaxation in public procurement norms, self-certification under labour and environment laws, easy winding of company, access to Fund of Funds, tax exemption for 3 consecutive years and tax exemption on investment above fair market value.
• Step 4: Recognition Application On the ‘Startup Recognition Form’, you need to fill the details such as the entity details, full address (office), authorised representative details, directors/partner details, information required, startup activities and self-certification. Click on the plus sign on the right-hand side of the form and enter each section of the form.
After entering all the sections of the ‘Startup Recognition Form’, accept the terms and conditions and click on the ‘Submit’ button.
• Step 5: Documents for Registration • Incorporation/Registration Certificate of your startup
• Proof of funding, if any
• Authorisation letter of the authorised representative of the company, LLP or partnership firm
• Proof of concept like pitch deck/website link/video (in case of a validation/ early traction/scaling stage startup)
• Patent and trademark details, if any
• List of awards or certificates of recognition, if any
• PAN Number
• Step 6: Recognition Number
That’s it! On applying you will get a recognition number for your startup. The certificate of recognition will be issued after the examination of all your documents which is usually done within 2 days after submitting the details online.
However, be careful while uploading the documents. If on subsequent verification, it is found to be obtained that the required document is not uploaded/wrong document uploaded or a forged document has been uploaded then you shall be liable to a fine of 50% of your paid-up capital of the startup with a minimum fine of Rs. 25,000.
• Step 7: Other Areas Patents, trademarks and/or design registration: If you need a patent for your innovation or a trademark for your business, you can easily approach any from the list of facilitators issued by the government. You will need to bear only the statutory fees thus getting an 80% reduction in fees.
You must first incorporate your business as a Private Limited Company or a Partnership firm or a Limited Liability Partnership. You have to follow all the normal procedures for registration of any business like submitting the registration application and obtaining the Certificate of Incorporation/Partnership registration.
• Step 2: Register with Startup India
Then the business must be registered as a startup. The entire process is simple and online. Visit the Startup India website and click on the ‘Register’ button as shown below.
Enter your name, email ID, mobile number, password and click on the ‘Register’ button.
Next, enter the OTP which is sent to your email and other details like, the type of user, name and stage of the startup, etc and click on the ‘Submit’ button. After entering these details, the Startup India profile is created.
Once, your profile is created on the website, startups can apply for various acceleration, incubator/mentorship programmes and other challenges on the website along with getting access to resources like Learning and Development Program, Government Schemes, State Polices for Startups and pro-bono services.
• Step 3: Get DPIIT Recognition
The next step after creating the profile on the Startup India Website is to avail the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Recognition. This recognition helps the startups to avail benefits like access to high-quality intellectual property services and resources, relaxation in public procurement norms, self-certification under labour and environment laws, easy winding of company, access to Fund of Funds, tax exemption for 3 consecutive years and tax exemption on investment above fair market value.
• Step 4: Recognition Application On the ‘Startup Recognition Form’, you need to fill the details such as the entity details, full address (office), authorised representative details, directors/partner details, information required, startup activities and self-certification. Click on the plus sign on the right-hand side of the form and enter each section of the form.
After entering all the sections of the ‘Startup Recognition Form’, accept the terms and conditions and click on the ‘Submit’ button.
• Step 5: Documents for Registration • Incorporation/Registration Certificate of your startup
• Proof of funding, if any
• Authorisation letter of the authorised representative of the company, LLP or partnership firm
• Proof of concept like pitch deck/website link/video (in case of a validation/ early traction/scaling stage startup)
• Patent and trademark details, if any
• List of awards or certificates of recognition, if any
• PAN Number
• Step 6: Recognition Number
That’s it! On applying you will get a recognition number for your startup. The certificate of recognition will be issued after the examination of all your documents which is usually done within 2 days after submitting the details online.
However, be careful while uploading the documents. If on subsequent verification, it is found to be obtained that the required document is not uploaded/wrong document uploaded or a forged document has been uploaded then you shall be liable to a fine of 50% of your paid-up capital of the startup with a minimum fine of Rs. 25,000.
• Step 7: Other Areas Patents, trademarks and/or design registration: If you need a patent for your innovation or a trademark for your business, you can easily approach any from the list of facilitators issued by the government. You will need to bear only the statutory fees thus getting an 80% reduction in fees.