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15 STEPS TO YOUR E-COMMERCE COMPANY

1. At least two people needed to register as a private ltd company (preferred over
other partnerships because of limited liability and perpetual succession issues)
2. Minimum investment Rs 1 lakh
3. A memorandum with the objective, liability of member, capital clause of the
company and article defines powers of the management
4. A clear objective of the company crucial. A marketplace company defined as IT
services, marketing, etc
5. A marketplace company needs to registered with the service tax department for
providing services
6. An inventory company defined as retail, wholesale, cash & carry or retail trade
7. An inventory-led model needs Trade Identification Number or TIN from the state
sales tax department
8. If company working from leased or self-owned premises and has at least two
persons, it needs to register under the Shops and Establishments Act, 1954, of the
state
9. If there are at least 20 workers, registration with the employee state insurance
necessary
10. Mumbai asks for special professional tax & local body tax and compliance with
the labour department. No such taxes in Delhi and Haryana
11. If customer care services isn’t outsourced, other service provider (OSP)
registration needed for bandwidth & phone
12. If labourers on contract and more than 20, registration with the contract labour
department and compliance with labour rules needed
13. To launch the platform, registration for domain address, Microsoft and other
software licences needed
14. Marketplace company needs to pay service tax of 12.36% and 30% tax on profit
15. Twin-company structures used to avoid foreign direct investment (FDI) rules. In
inventory-led model, where FDI is not allowed, one company is wholesale/cash &
carry which have no FDI cap. Enforcement directorate looking out for such
companies

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