Business compliance in Kerala
Registrations and filings run on national portals wherever you incorporate — what Kerala decides is the state layer: what the incorporation documents are stamped at, whether payroll carries professional tax, how establishments register, and which Registrar of Companies your filings land with. Here are the specifics for the state.
Capital: Thiruvananthapuram · Districts: 14
What is specific to Kerala
- Stamp duty at incorporation
- Kerala sits at the higher end on incorporation stamp duty — the duty scales with authorised capital, so a modest initial authorised capital keeps incorporation cost sensible here.
- Professional tax
- Professional tax applies, levied half-yearly through the local self-government bodies (panchayat, municipality or corporation) with a ceiling of ₹1,250 per half-year at the top slab.
- Shops & Establishments registration
- Establishments register under the Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1960 with the district Labour Officer shortly after opening.
- Your Registrar of Companies
- Registrar of Companies, Ernakulam — jurisdiction over Kerala and Lakshadweep.
Popular services in Kerala
Incorporate a Private Limited Company via SPICe+ — 2 DSCs, 2 DINs, PAN, TAN and MoA/AoA included.
Get a new GSTIN under the regular or composition scheme, with Aadhaar authentication handled for you.
File your trademark application in one class — search, drafting and filing by a trademark professional.
Districts of Kerala we serve
Every service is fulfilled online, so a business in any district of Kerala is served the same way. Tap your district and an expert will call you back with the Kerala specifics already in hand.
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