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Changing a company name is more than reserving a new name. It ordinarily involves checking name availability and restrictions, completing the required company approvals, applying for Central Government approval through the applicable MCA form, receiving the revised certificate, and then updating contracts, tax, banking, licences and public records. Trademark clearance remains separate.
CLEAR FEES. CLEAR DELIVERABLES.
Professional work, government charges and optional services. All set out in writing before we begin.
Change in Company Name
₹5,000Professional feeApplicable GST, government and third-party charges are extra.
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Custom quoteCore scope + agreed additional workOnly the additional work listed in your written quote is included.
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BUILT AROUND YOUR BUSINESS
Indian companies rebranding, resolving a name issue or aligning the legal name with a new business direction. Decide whether the brand, legal company name or both actually need to change.
Know the deliverables, documents and costs before work starts.
Identify missing or inconsistent information before submission.
Bring preparation, queries and follow-up into one agreed workflow.
Know what you need to provide and what happens at handover.
GET READY, ONE STEP AT A TIME
We’ll share an applicant-specific checklist after a short discussion. The exact records depend on your circumstances.
Before your first conversation
Organise your business facts and get a checklist to discuss with our team.
First, describe your business and the result you need. Next, organise the relevant facts without sharing private documents here. Finally, review your checklist with the team and agree the written scope before work starts.
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PREPARE FOR A USEFUL CONVERSATION
Create a transition register before announcing the proposed name to customers. List invoices, bank records, tax accounts, contracts, the website, email signatures and product material that may need an update after the legal change is effective. Mark each item with an owner and the evidence needed. A reserved name or a draft resolution should not be treated as the final event for updating every record.
For a small company, the same person may coordinate several updates, but keep the authority process separate from the commercial rollout. Ask LIQUETAX to specify whether the engagement ends with the agreed company-law filing pack or includes any connected record changes. At handover, retain the fresh incorporation certificate when issued and a list of downstream actions still pending. This gives customers and counterparties a consistent explanation and helps avoid payments or correspondence being routed to conflicting names.
Preparation guidance added on . Existing official source-check dates and engagement boundaries remain separate.
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FROM FIRST CONVERSATION TO HANDOVER
We prepare, coordinate and track the agreed work. You stay involved in the decisions that matter.
Record proposed names, objects and filing dependencies.
Prepare the agreed resolutions and altered records.
Prepare the applicable reservation and INC-24 filing pack.
Hand over the revised-record and update checklist.
Availability, internal approvals, MCA review and any sector consent determine the schedule. Do not announce or print the legal name as changed until the revised incorporation certificate confirms it.
KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU STAND
The written engagement confirms your deliverables and costs before work starts.
ANSWERS BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Need help with your specific situation?
Talk to our teamNo. Reservation is only one step; complete the company approvals, applicable MCA application and revised-certificate process.
References: MCA: INC-24 instruction kit
No. Company-name and trademark processes are separate.
Use the revised certificate as the legal-change milestone, then complete each downstream update.
The name appears in the company's constitutional records, so prepare the applicable alterations and approvals for the actual case.
No. Create a post-approval register and complete each authority or counterparty update.
No. Availability, naming rules, existing rights and MCA review affect the result.
THE DETAIL, WHEN YOU NEED IT
Changing a company name is more than reserving a new name. It ordinarily involves checking name availability and restrictions, completing the required company approvals, applying for Central Government approval through the applicable MCA form, receiving the revised certificate, and then updating contracts, tax, banking, licences and public records. Trademark clearance remains separate.
Indian companies rebranding, resolving a name issue or aligning the legal name with a new business direction. Decide whether the brand, legal company name or both actually need to change.
| Question | What matters | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| Legal name or brand | A trading brand can differ from the registered company name. | Do not incur a corporate change when only a brand rollout is intended. |
| Availability | Check MCA naming rules and potential conflicts before approvals. | Name reservation is not trademark clearance. |
| Member approval | Prepare the applicable resolutions and altered constitutional records. | Use the approval route that fits the company and proposed name. |
| Post-approval updates | The revised certificate triggers many downstream changes. | Assign every tax, bank, licence, contract and public-record update. |
₹5,000. Professional fee. Applicable GST, government charges and agreed third-party costs are extra.
One specified service engagement. Confirm the applicant, deliverables and exclusions in writing before work starts.
MCA charges, stamp duty or other authority charges depend on the application and current schedule. The written quote separates name reservation, corporate approvals, INC-24 work, professional fees, GST and optional downstream updates.
Availability, internal approvals, MCA review and any sector consent determine the schedule. Do not announce or print the legal name as changed until the revised incorporation certificate confirms it.
LIQUETAX: Record proposed names, objects and filing dependencies.
You: Confirm the rebrand objective and priority options.
LIQUETAX: Prepare the agreed resolutions and altered records.
You: Follow the valid board/member process and approve the documents.
LIQUETAX: Prepare the applicable reservation and INC-24 filing pack.
You: Authorise particulars, signatures and external charges.
LIQUETAX: Hand over the revised-record and update checklist.
You: Update authorities, contracts, banking, stationery, website and counterparties.
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Official application framework for approval of a company-name change.
Confirm the live MCA form, linked reservation process and current attachments before filing.
Primary source for current company-name services, forms and master data.
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Disclaimer: this guide provides educational information and does not replace individual professional advice. Confirm your facts, current official requirements and written engagement before acting.
LET’S TAKE THE NEXT STEP
Let’s discuss your change in company name and prepare a scope that fits.
