LLP Registration

A Limited Liability Partnership is a separate legal entity that gives partners limited liability with much lighter compliance than a company. It's registered with the MCA under the LLP Act.

A minimum of two partners, with no upper limit. At least two must be designated partners, and at least one designated partner must be resident in India.

Typically 10–15 working days for a clean application, depending on name approval and MCA processing.

It's the document defining partners' roles, contribution and profit share. It must be filed in Form 3 within 30 days of incorporation, with state stamp duty — missing this attracts penalties.

No, not until the LLP crosses the turnover or contribution thresholds set under the LLP Act. Below those, no statutory audit is required. MCA's own Form 8 guidance sets the line: the form must be certified by the LLP's auditor once turnover exceeds ₹40 lakh or a partner's obligation of contribution exceeds ₹25 lakh. Below both, a designated partner certifies it.

Form 11 (annual return) and Form 8 (statement of accounts and solvency) every year, plus the income tax return. These are mandatory even with no business activity.

Choose an LLP for services, partners and bootstrapped businesses wanting low compliance. Choose a Private Limited Company if you'll raise equity funding or issue ESOPs.

Yes, subject to FDI conditions for the relevant sector, with passport-based identity proof. At least one designated partner must be resident in India. Section 7 of the LLP Act defines that as staying in India for not less than 120 days during the financial year — reduced from 182 days by the LLP (Amendment) Act, 2021 with effect from 1 April 2022. Note it is a different test from the 182-day rule that applies to a company director.

MCA fees scale with the capital contribution, plus state stamp duty on the LLP agreement and DSC costs. These vary and are billed at actuals separately from our fee. Concretely, from Annexure A to the LLP Rules, 2009: the FiLLiP incorporation fee is ₹500 for contribution up to ₹1 lakh, ₹2,000 above ₹1 lakh to ₹5 lakh, ₹4,000 above ₹5 lakh to ₹10 lakh and ₹5,000 above that; Form 3 costs ₹50 to ₹200 on the same slabs; a separate RUN-LLP name reservation is ₹200. Stamp duty on the agreement is set by your state and is confirmed before you pay.

Yes, conversion is possible, though it involves a separate process. Many businesses start as an LLP and convert when they decide to raise equity.

No. We prepare and review your forms and file through the official MCA portal with your digital signatures. We never claim a private API or guaranteed approval.

The Certificate of Incorporation, LLPIN, PAN, TAN, DPINs and the filed LLP agreement, all tracked in your portal.

Form 11, the annual return, is due within 60 days of the close of the financial year — 30 May for a 31 March year end, under section 35(1). Form 8 works in two steps: section 34(2) requires the Statement of Account & Solvency to be prepared within six months of year end, and rule 24 allows 30 days to file it, so 30 October. Miss either and section 34(5) or 35(2) charges ₹100 per day, capped at ₹1,00,000 for the LLP and ₹50,000 for the designated partners, with MCA's additional filing fee on top.

Most defects come back as a resubmission rather than an outright rejection, because FiLLiP is processed in non-STP mode by a person at the Registry. Fix the specific item flagged, regenerate every linked form fresh — previously downloaded PDFs are refused — and re-upload within the window given. The most common causes are registered-office proof that does not match the address entered, a missing owner NOC, and identity or address proof missing for a partner who has no DPIN yet.