Post-Incorporation Compliance Checklist: The First 90 Days After Registering in India
Incorporation is the visible milestone, but PAN, TAN, bank account, FDI reporting, GST, and the first board meeting all have their own deadlines inside the first 90 days.
Once the Certificate of Incorporation is issued, a sequence of time-bound obligations begins: PAN and TAN are usually issued alongside incorporation now, but the bank account can only be opened once these are in hand, and banks can take 2 to 4 weeks for KYC on a foreign-owned entity. The first board meeting must be held within 30 days of incorporation. If foreign capital is being infused, the Advance Reporting Form and subsequent FCGPR filing have their own 30-day clocks tied to when funds actually land, not to the incorporation date.
GST registration, if applicable to the business activity, is a separate filing, commonly completed within the first month but sequenced after the bank account is active since bank details are required for the application.
Treating incorporation as the finish line rather than the starting gun is the most common post-incorporation misstep, the compliance calendar for the first 90 days is arguably more time-sensitive than the incorporation process itself.