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Compliance guides
Answer-first guides to the questions Indian businesses ask about penalties, deadlines and fixes. Each one cites its sources and says what to do next.
Information, not legal advice. Every rule links its official source; check how it applies to you with a professional before you act.
12 guides
- I missed filing INC-20A — what's the penalty, and can I still fix it?Company filings · Updated 11 Jun 2026. Missing INC-20A (declaration of commencement of business) costs the company ₹50,000 plus ₹1,000/day per director. What happens after 180 days, how…
- Form 26Q: what this TDS return means, who files it, and what missing a quarter costsTax & TDS · Updated 11 Jun 2026. Form 26Q is the quarterly TDS return for non-salary payments to residents — contractor payments, professional fees, rent, interest, commission. Due…
- Your export refund is stuck. Here's where it's actually stuck, and how to unjam itExporters · Updated 11 Jun 2026. Thousands of crores of exporter refunds sit blocked on invisible mismatches — ICEGATE vs GST returns, e-BRC reconciliation, deficiency memos. The…
- LMPC certificate for Amazon and Flipkart sellers: when it's mandatory and what gets you delistedD2C & e-commerce · Updated 11 Jun 2026. Marketplaces reject listings and delist live products for Legal Metrology (LMPC) non-compliance. Who needs the certificate, what must appear on the…
- Do the new Labour Codes (in force since 21 November 2025) apply to my business?Labour & employment · Updated 11 Jun 2026. India's four Labour Codes took effect on 21 November 2025, replacing 29 central laws. What changes for a small employer: the 50% wage-definition…
- Udyam registration stuck? The errors, why the portal won't explain them, and the fixesMSME & registrations · Updated 11 Jun 2026. The Udyam portal rejects 35–40% of failed attempts on PAN/Aadhaar name mismatches — without saying where the mismatch is. The common errors, the…
- BIS QCOs: how to check if your product needs certification before it shipsD2C & e-commerce · Updated 11 Jun 2026. India has notified hundreds of Quality Control Orders; 14 were withdrawn in November 2025 alone. How QCOs work, what happens to uncertified goods at…
- The zero-revenue Pvt Ltd trap: what doing nothing costs, and when to close insteadCompany filings · Updated 11 Jun 2026. A private limited company with no revenue still owes statutory audit, ROC filings and ITR — typically ₹40,000–₹1.5 lakh/year. Skip them and you face…
- The DPDP Act applies to your 10-person company too. Here's the small-business versionData & technology · Updated 11 Jun 2026. India's DPDP Rules were notified on 13 November 2025 with full compliance due by 13 May 2027. If you collect phone numbers, emails or any personal…
- Fire NOC: what it is, who needs one, and how the two-stage process worksLicences & registrations · Updated 1 Aug 2026. A Fire No-Objection Certificate is mandatory for commercial premises, factories, hotels, and educational institutions above prescribed built-up area…
- Getting an FSSAI licence: which tier you need and how the FoSCoS application worksFood businesses · Updated 1 Aug 2026. FSSAI licences now run on a perpetual model after the 2026 amendment — but the first step is still choosing Basic (≤₹1.5 Cr), State (₹1.5–50 Cr), or…
- FSSAI licensing changed in 2026: perpetual licences, new turnover thresholds, and what existing FBOs should doFood businesses · Updated 11 Jun 2026. The FSS (Licensing & Registration) Amendment Regulations 2026 introduced near-perpetual licences (suspended if annual fees/returns lapse) and new…