To incorporate a Limited Liability Partnership, a minimum of two people are required. A Limited Liability Partnership must have a minimum of two Partners and can have a maximum of any number of Partners.

Like all partnership’s registration requires two or more individuals to be the designated partners, one partner being an Indian national. The registered place of business has to be in India.

The LLP Act, 2008 does not put any limitations in terms of citizenship or residency to be a Partner. Foreign Nationals, including Foreign Companies & LLPs, are allowed to incorporate LLP in India provided at least one of the Designated Partners is resident of India. However, the person should be of age 18 years or above i.e. not a minor and competent to enter into a contract. Also, the proposed Designated Partner shall have DIN.

YES, under LLP one can carry more than one business, provided, the businesses are related or are of the same nature. Unrelated activities such as fashion Designing and Accountancy cannot be carried under the same LLP. The business activities are mentioned in the agreement and must be approved from RoC.

You can start a Limited Liability Partnership with any amount of capital. There is no requirement to show proof of capital invested during the incorporation process. Partner’s contribution may consist of both tangible and/or intangible property and any other benefit to the LLP.

No, one of the essential requirements for setting LLP is ‘carrying on a lawful business with a view to profit’. Therefore, LLP cannot be incorporated for undertaking “Not-For-Profit” activities.

No, you will not have to be present at our office or appear at any office for the incorporation of a Limited Liability Partnership. All the documents can be scanned and sent through email to our office. Some documents will also have to be couriered to our office.

To incorporate a LLP quickly, make sure the proposed name of the Limited Liability Partnership is very unique. Names that are similar to an existing private limited company / limited liability partnership / trademark can be rejected and additional time will be required for resubmission of names.

Once the Limited liability partnership is incorporated, it shall comply with the annual compliance requirements. In case the capital contribution of the LLP is less than ₹25 lakhs or has a turnover of less than ₹40 lakhs, the financial statements are not required to be audited. To know more details, please read our blog post “Mandatory Compliances for a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)

Yes, NRIs / Foreign Nationals / Foreign Companies can hold shares of a Private Limited Company subject to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Guidelines.