The cost of registering a company in India is more than just the government fee. Budgeting properly means accounting for digital signatures, stamp duty, professional fees and the first year of compliance. Here is a full breakdown for a private limited company in 2026 \u2014 and where a foreign parent’s costs differ.<\/p>\n
For an exact, itemised figure, use our MCA fee calculator<\/a> (foreign parents can use the foreign subsidiary setup cost estimator<\/a>).<\/p>\n Incorporation via SPICe+ carries no MCA filing fee for authorised capital up to \u20b915 lakh, which covers most startups. Above that, the standard registration fee applies per the capital slab.<\/p>\n Each director needs a Class-3 DSC, roughly \u20b91,000\u2013\u20b92,000 per director. Foreign directors also need an apostilled passport to obtain one.<\/p>\n Stamp duty on the incorporation documents is charged by the state of the registered office and varies with authorised capital \u2014 so two companies with the same capital can pay different amounts in different states.<\/p>\n CA\/CS fees for name reservation, drafting the MoA\/AoA, filing SPICe+ and handling PAN\/TAN and the bank account. This is where most of the real cost sits for a small company.<\/p>\n Budget for the statutory audit, accounting, the ROC annual filings (AOC-4, MGT-7, ADT-1) and GST registration if applicable \u2014 track these on our ROC due date calculator<\/a>. A company must file annually even with zero turnover.<\/p>\n A wholly owned subsidiary of a foreign company adds apostille\/notarisation of the parent’s documents, FC-GPR filing with the RBI within 30 days of share allotment, and the annual FLA return. Our foreign subsidiary estimator<\/a> itemises these.<\/p>\n TAXAJ registers private limited companies, LLPs and foreign subsidiaries end to end \u2014 incorporation, DSC, first-year compliance and beyond. Start with the fee calculator<\/a> or talk to us about company registration<\/a>.<\/p>\n The MCA filing fee is nil up to \u20b915 lakh authorised capital; the real cost is DSCs (\u20b91,000\u2013\u20b92,000 per director), state stamp duty on the MoA\/AoA, professional fees, and first-year compliance. Use the MCA fee calculator for the government portion.<\/p>\n No MCA filing fee for authorised capital up to \u20b915 lakh. Stamp duty (state-based) and DSC costs still apply.<\/p>\n Apostille of the parent’s documents, FC-GPR filing with the RBI within 30 days of allotment, and the annual FLA return, on top of the normal incorporation costs.<\/p>\n TAXAJ registers companies and foreign subsidiaries across India. Calculate the fees<\/a> or book a consultation<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What it really costs to register a company in India in 2026 \u2014 government fee, DSC, stamp duty, professional fees, first-year compliance and foreign-parent extras.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-launch-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1004"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1005,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1004\/revisions\/1005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxaj.com/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}1. Government filing fee \u2014 often zero<\/h2>\n
2. Digital Signature Certificates (DSC)<\/h2>\n
3. Stamp duty on MoA\/AoA<\/h2>\n
4. Professional fees<\/h2>\n
5. First-year compliance<\/h2>\n
What a foreign parent pays extra<\/h2>\n
How TAXAJ helps<\/h2>\n
Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n
How much does it cost to register a private limited company in India?<\/h3>\n
Is government fee charged for company incorporation?<\/h3>\n
What extra does a foreign subsidiary cost?<\/h3>\n
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