What should I organise immediately after incorporation?
Retain the incorporation certificate, constitutional documents, PAN/TAN and the acknowledgements for linked applications. Verify the registered office and authorised contacts. Arrange accounting and banking records, and ask your company adviser to map the initial governance and commencement requirements for your company type.
Does incorporation mean GST is complete?
No. Check whether GST registration was actually requested, whether a GSTIN was issued and whether registration is required for the company's supplies. A linked application and a completed registration are not the same evidence. Continue with the applicant-specific documents and portal follow-up where needed.
How should I track ongoing work?
Keep separate schedules for company filings, accounts, income tax, GST and any local or sector permissions. Record who prepares, checks and submits each item. Ask for a current-law date calculation based on the company's dates and events; this guide does not prescribe the same deadline for every company.
Still gathering your incorporation records?
Start with the company-document handover checklist. Return here when you are ready to assign recurring work, verified dates and responsible people. The two guides address different tasks; neither supplies universal statutory deadlines.
Prepare for a useful conversation
- Incorporation and linked-application records
- Initial governance action list
- Accounting and invoice setup
- Dated statutory calendar and filing receipts
Share a short description first. Do not put PAN, Aadhaar, bank details, tax files, passwords or OTPs in a general enquiry.
What changed in this edition
Removed automatic GST assumptions and a universal dated checklist; separated post-incorporation responsibility groups.
Next editorial review target: , or sooner if a relevant rule changes. This is a review target, not a claim that a future check has occurred.
Sources checked for this guide
- MCA: SPICe+ and linked filing FAQs ↗
- CGST Act: registration framework (read with amendments) ↗
- Income-tax Act, 2025, as amended by Finance Act, 2026 ↗
Older official reference pages must be read with later amendments and notifications. No universal numeric threshold or authority-processing guarantee is inferred from them.
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