India Company Setup: CA Introduction & Office Search
For overseas companies planning an India presence, company registration and an office search often need to be considered together. Aahilya Rentals helps you define the office requirement and can introduce you to Chartered Accountants known to our team for a separate discussion about company registration.
An introduction to a CA you can engage directly
Planning an India company setup alongside an office search? Aahilya can introduce you, on request, to Chartered Accountants known to our team who may be able to assist with company registration. The professional will review your proposed activity and circumstances before confirming the work they can undertake. You choose whether to engage them, and their professional scope, fees and terms are agreed directly with them.
Coordinate the company setup and office brief
Your professional adviser can explain which entity and registration questions need to be resolved for your proposed business. At the same time, prepare a separate office brief covering city, preferred locality, team size, layout, budget and intended start date. Keeping these two workstreams aligned can help you ask the right questions before committing to premises. The office search does not itself establish approval to operate, and a property advertisement is not a confirmation that an address can be used for every registration.
Discuss the address before committing to a lease
If an office address is proposed for company registration, ask the appointed professional what premises documents and permissions are required in your case. Confirm the specific unit, owner or authorised party, permitted use and availability of the required documentation before committing. Ask the adviser to review the proposed address arrangement. No listing on this website automatically includes registered-office services, a virtual-office arrangement or an owner’s consent for company registration.
Prepare your first enquiry from overseas
Share a short description of the proposed business, your current country, whether you already have an Indian entity, preferred city, expected team size and target timing. Add your time zone and a suitable callback window. For the initial introduction, a general business brief is enough: send identity documents and other confidential incorporation materials directly through the appointed professional’s agreed secure process. Aahilya will not assume permission to forward your enquiry to a CA; confirm that you want the introduction first.
What to agree with the professional
Ask the CA to confirm the proposed scope, documents, responsibilities, professional fees, government charges and likely sequence for your own case. Company structure, foreign ownership, tax, compliance and filing questions require advice from appropriately qualified professionals. Incorporation applications are handled through the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and relevant authorities. Approval and timing depend on the applicable process; Aahilya does not guarantee registration, regulatory approval or an incorporation date.
Discuss your office location
Start with your preferred Maharashtra city: Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pune or Nagpur. For Mumbai, tell us whether BKC, South Mumbai or another district suits the brief. Current property options and the scope of assistance outside BKC will be confirmed separately.
Important disclaimer: independent professional services
- Aahilya’s limited role: Aahilya is a commercial real estate business, not a Chartered Accountancy or law firm. We do not undertake incorporation filings, professional certification, audit, tax or legal advice through this page. Information here is general and is not advice for your specific circumstances.
- Your independent appointment: An introduction does not appoint the CA or create a professional-client relationship with Aahilya. Independently check the professional’s identity, ICAI membership and applicable practice credentials. Agree the scope, responsibilities, professional fees, government charges, confidentiality and timelines directly in a written engagement. You are free to appoint another adviser.
- No guaranteed outcome: No registration, name approval, regulatory clearance, tax treatment, bank account, completion date, office availability or suitability of an address for registration is promised. Decisions rest with the relevant authorities and parties. Obtain case-specific advice before acting or signing a property agreement.
- Responsibility for professional work: Aahilya does not undertake or supervise the professional’s advice, filings, handling of documents or client funds. Those services are governed by your engagement with the appointed professional and applicable law. We do not authorise a third party to make commitments on Aahilya’s behalf.
- Payments and any referral arrangement: Do not pay incorporation or professional fees to Aahilya on the basis of this page. Pay the appointed professional or relevant authority against the appropriate written terms and receipts. Any proposed referral fee or commercial arrangement, if applicable, will be disclosed before you decide whether to proceed.
- Consent and confidential information: Request an introduction expressly before your enquiry is shared. Do not send passports, PAN/Aadhaar documents, banking credentials, passwords, OTPs, digital signatures or incorporation originals through this page or a general enquiry message. Use the appointed professional’s agreed secure process for required confidential documents.
- Applicable law: This notice does not exclude Aahilya’s own obligations, any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, or your statutory rights. It is not a waiver of remedies available under applicable law.
Before appointing a professional, you may use the ICAI member directory and confirm their current details directly. Official incorporation information is available from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Notice updated: 1 November 2026.
Request a CA introduction and discuss your office brief
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Tell us whether you want office assistance, a CA introduction, or both. Professional advice and property enquiries are scoped separately.
Official reference: Ministry of Corporate Affairs.