Startup Compliance Checklist: 15 Must-Do Legal Tasks After Incorporation

Post-Incorporation Compliance Essentials

Congratulations on incorporating your company! But incorporation is just the beginning. Here are 15 critical compliance tasks every founder must complete to stay legally bulletproof.

Immediate (Within 30 Days)

1. Open a Current Account — Use your Certificate of Incorporation and MOA/AOA
2. Apply for PAN & TAN — If not obtained during incorporation
3. Register for GST — If applicable based on turnover or inter-state supply
4. Get Professional Tax Registration — State-specific requirement

Within 60 Days

5. Appoint Statutory Auditor — Mandatory for Pvt Ltd companies
6. Issue Share Certificates — To all initial subscribers
7. Open Statutory Registers — Register of Members, Directors, etc.

Ongoing Annual Compliance

8. File Annual Returns (MGT-7)
9. File Financial Statements (AOC-4)
10. Conduct Board Meetings — Minimum 4 per year
11. Conduct AGM — Within 6 months of financial year end
12. File Income Tax Returns
13. GST Returns — Monthly/Quarterly filing
14. TDS Returns — Quarterly filing
15. DIR-3 KYC — Annual director KYC