Counsel

It is not mandatory to operate your active business from your registered office. In fact, you can operate your business from any (and multiple) location in India. However, you will have to take the necessary registrations in that state - Shops & Establishment, Professional Tax, GST etc. Your place of business will be Mumbai in your case.

GST registration (along with the others applicable) in Mumbai will enable you to purchase the goods there and supply anywhere in India. You will have to charge GST (IGST/ SGST and CGST) accordingly.

Addition of a director in a company is a straightforward process. The only thing you need to check is that the Director in question must not have been disqualified by the MCA (they did that to quite a few individuals who were directors in companies not meeting their compliance requirements).

You will need to share the DIN, in case the director has that else his identity and address proof documents with us or any CS. The rest of the process can be done by us.

Please note that if the dirctor is a foreigner, the documents will need to be notarized and apostilled in their country.

Yes. Anyone (Indian or otherwise) can start a company in India as long as their business does not violate any law in the country. To start a company, you would need the following (rest of the paperwork can be done by us or any CA/ CS you hire):

- At least one resident Indian as a director in the company

- A registerd office in India.

- Your passport, address proof, recent utility bills along with incorporation documents notarized and apostilled in your country

It is mandatory to have at least one resident Indian as a director in a company in India.

Please note that resident Indian does not mean an Indian citizen. A resident Indian is someone who has stayed in India for more than 182 days in the last finacnail year, either with an Indian passport or on a valid visa.