For any new business start-up, there might be few challenges that business visionaries face, that is regarding the process and what all documents are required for registering a company.

It’s a quite mess, if one is unsure about the documents required since it is vital from their end also to check that, do they have all the essential documents with them or not.

Entrepreneurs are keen on thinking about the rundown of documents required for the procedure while starting an organization enlistment. Let us give you a brisk detail of the considerable documents that you required while enlisting for an organization.

Beginning with the following documents that are required for Indian Nationals for Incorporation in India:

PAN CARD

Pan or Permanent Account Number is a unique identification number which is issued by the Department of Income Tax in India.  It is obligatory for Directors who are Indian Nationals to submit PAN during the incorporation procedure.

The name on the PAN Card will be utilized by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for all issues relating to the organization. Subsequently, if there should arise an occurrence of a misstep in the name referenced in the PAN Card or name change because of marriage or some other explanation, the PAN Card must be first changed.

ADDRESS PROOF

Address Proof must be submitted in addition with the PAN Card copy. The Address proof must have the same name as mentioned in PAN Card and the most recent address. It is to be noted that the document must not be older than 2 months. There are following documents that are accepted as address proof for Indian Nationals.

• Passport
• Election Card or Voter Identity Card
• Ration Card
• Driving License
• Electricity Bill
• Telephone Bill
• Aadhaar Card

RESIDENTIAL PROOF

To validate the current address of the director, Residential Proof must be submitted with Address proof during the registering of a company. Here also we make sure the name mentioned in the residential proof is the same as an address proof and PAN card, the important thing to note is that it should not be older than two months.

The following documents are agreed to receive as residential proof:

• Bank Statement
• Electricity Bill
• Telephone Bill
• Mobile Bill

The following documents required for foreign Nationals for Incorporating a Business:

PASSPORT

For foreign nationals passport is a must!  It is served as a proof of identity. The passport should be notarized in the country it was issued and must be translated to English if it is in any foreign language by the official translator. It is mandatory that the date of birth must be there in the passport and if not additional document must be required indicating birth date, duly certified or attested.

ADDRESS PROOF

The notarized address proof must be submitted which has the same name and current address as mentioned in the passport. The document should not be older than 1 year for foreign nationals. The following document can be treated as address proof:

• Driving License
• Residence Card
• Bank Statement
• A government-issued form of identification containing the address.

REGISTERED OFFICE PROOF

In addition to identity, address and residential address proof, it is important to validate the registered office address of the company. The following documents must be submitted as proof of registered office, within 30 days process of registering a company.

• The registered document of the title of the premises of the registered office in the name of the company; OR
• The notarized copy of lease/rent agreement in the name of the company along with a copy of rent paid receipt not older than one month;
• The authorization from the Landlord (Name mentioned in the Electricity Bill or Gas Bill or Water Bill or Property Tax Receipt or Sale Deed) to use the premises by the company as its registered office. This is usually referred to as NOC from Landlord; AND
• Proof of evidence of any utility service like telephone, gas, electricity, etc. depicting the address of the premises in the name of the owner or document, which is not older than two months.

SHAREHOLDER

For both the Indian and Foreign Nationals: The Identity proof and address proof as detailed above must be submitted for all shareholders of the company.

In case one of the shareholders is a corporate entity then Certificate of Incorporation of the Body Corporate must be attached with a resolution passed by Corporate to subscribe to the shares of the company under incorporation.

Notwithstanding the above verifications and documents, various records like INC-9, MOA, AOA would be drafted by a Professional. These authoritative documents made explicitly for the incorporation must be marked and authorized by the promoters of the Company.