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Line-item quotations, signed before we start.
Every engagement letter separates our advisory fees from statutory fees, filing fees, and third-party charges. Fixed scope. No revised invoices mid-matter.
Standard since 2019
Est. 2019 · Legal & Taxation Advisory
Legal and taxation advisors for businesses building with ambition.
SP & SC advises founders, growing companies, and established enterprises on incorporation, GST, income tax, contracts, and routine compliance — with deadlines tracked internally and documents kept in access-logged data rooms.
Get your incorporation, GST, tax or compliance filing done — accurately, on time.
At a glance
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Entities helped
Since 2019
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Filings prepared
ROC · GST · IT
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Years advising
Founded 2019
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Advisor-led delivery
Named advisor on every file
SP & SC is a hands-on legal and taxation advisory. We work with founders, growing companies, and established enterprises across incorporation, GST, income tax, contracts, and routine compliance. Numbers above are maintained internally and shared on request.
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Three pillars. One trusted team.
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Legal Documents & Contracts
The standard we hold ourselves to
Four commitments, put in writing.
These aren't slogans — every one appears in the engagement letter we sign with each client. If we fall short of any of them, our fee for that matter is refunded in full.
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One named advisor per matter.
Every client is assigned a named advisor on the engagement letter. No rotating queues, no offshore handoffs, no bots on the first call.
Direct advisor access
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Statutory deadlines tracked internally.
ROC, GST, TDS, and income-tax dates for every client are logged in an internal compliance calendar reviewed weekly.
Reviewed every Monday
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Documents held in access-logged data rooms.
Client documents sit in encrypted vaults with role-based permissions and a downloadable access log. Nothing is emailed as an attachment.
Encrypted storage
Office workflow
How a matter moves through the office.
The stages below reflect the firm's actual operating procedure — the artefact produced at each step, the person accountable, and the internal checkpoint before it advances. Reproduced from the firm's internal SOP.
Stage
Activity
Responsible
Artefact produced
Checkpoint · SLA
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Intake
Activity
- —Written brief received via the consultation form or email.
- —Conflict-of-interest check against the client register.
- —Partner reviews the brief and identifies the applicable act, section, and forum.
- —Where required, a preliminary call is scheduled to clarify scope.
Responsible
Partner + intake associate
Artefact
Matter Reference Number · Preliminary Scope Note
Checkpoint · SLA
Partner sign-off before intake is closed.
Same business day for acknowledgement · Scope note within 2 business days
02
Verification
Activity
- —Client KYC — PAN, Aadhaar (masked), incorporation certificate, board resolution as applicable.
- —Document authenticity check against MCA / GSTN / income-tax portals where relevant.
- —Existing filings pulled from statutory portals and reconciled with client-provided papers.
- —Discrepancies logged in the matter's working paper, not verbally resolved.
Responsible
Associate under partner supervision
Artefact
Verified Document Register · Reconciliation Working Paper
Checkpoint · SLA
Working paper initialled by the associate and countersigned by the partner.
3–5 business days depending on volume
03
Engagement letter
Activity
- —Line-item quotation separating professional fees from statutory / government / third-party fees.
- —Scope, timeline, deliverables, and exclusions stated on the letter.
- —Two signed copies exchanged before any billable work begins.
Responsible
Partner
Artefact
Engagement Letter · Fee Schedule
Checkpoint · SLA
No filing or drafting starts before the counter-signed letter is on file.
Issued within 1 business day of verification close
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Drafting & filing
Activity
- —Draft prepared against a matter-specific checklist tied to the applicable form.
- —Senior review with tracked changes; second review only if material changes are made.
- —Filing on the relevant portal (MCA V3, GSTN, income-tax e-filing, IP India, RBI FIRMS) with SRN / ARN captured.
- —Filing receipt and challans stored in the client's data-room folder within 24 hours of filing.
Responsible
Advisor drafts · Senior advisor reviews · Files with the authority
Artefact
Filed forms · SRN / ARN · Payment challans · Signed drafts
Checkpoint · SLA
Senior sign-off on the review sheet before submission.
Per engagement-letter timeline
05
Compliance delivery
Activity
- —Client's downstream statutory dates added to the internal compliance calendar.
- —Calendar reviewed every Monday at 09:30 IST by the practice head.
- —Reminders issued to the client 14, 7, and 2 days ahead of every statutory date.
- —Post-filing debrief note issued for matters with hearings, orders, or ongoing obligations.
Responsible
Partner + compliance calendar owner
Artefact
Compliance Calendar entries · Reminder log · Debrief note (where applicable)
Checkpoint · SLA
Monday review minutes recorded and signed by the practice head.
Weekly review · Reminders per calendar
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Archival
Activity
- —Complete matter file — briefs, drafts, filings, correspondence, invoices — moved to the encrypted archive.
- —Access log frozen and retained for the statutory retention period.
- —Client receives a matter-close note with the archive index and instructions to request records.
Responsible
Firm administrator
Artefact
Archived Matter Bundle · Access Log · Close Note
Checkpoint · SLA
Two-person sign-off (associate + administrator) before archival.
Within 10 business days of matter close
Ref: Internal SOP v3.2 · Reviewed quarterly by the practice head
Who we serve
Built to advise a two-person team on day one — and a 200-crore group by year five.
Filter by company type to jump straight to the service pillar that fits — scope scales with you, care does not.
SaaS & Consumer Tech
Seed to Series B
Incorporation, SHA/SSA vetting, ESOP structuring, ROC compliance
Foreign-Parent Subsidiaries
US · UK · SG parents
Wholly-owned subsidiary set-up, FEMA reporting, ODI/FDI advisory
Manufacturing & MSME
Established operators
GST regime advisory, MSME registration, contract-manufacturing agreements
Professional Services
Partnership & LLP
LLP conversion, partner-admission deeds, annual compliance
Real Estate & Infrastructure
Private companies
Land-holding structures, JV agreements, RERA advisory support
Family Offices & HNIs
Multi-entity portfolios
Group-entity compliance calendar, income-tax notices, contracts
Client identities and counts are held in confidence under Bar Council of India Rule 36. The categories above describe real engagement types across our practice and are verifiable on request under a mutual NDA.
Proof, not promises
What clients experience, what we commit to in writing.
Bar Council of India Rule 36 restricts what we may publish about individual matters. Everything below is either verifiable on request under a mutual NDA, or documented as a written commitment in our engagement letter.
Client voices
Anonymized under Rule 36
Client references — from founders, growing companies, and established enterprises we have worked with — are shared privately once a mutual NDA is in place. This keeps client identity and matter facts confidential.
In the interim, our anonymized matter insights document the specific forms, sections, and procedural steps applied — with outcomes.
Data room
Controls, not adjectives
Encryption at rest
Every document uploaded to your file lives in an encrypted vault; keys are rotated on defined cycles.
Role-based access, per matter
Access is scoped to the advisor assigned to your file. No team-wide read access, no third-party sharing without your written consent.
Audit trail, retained
Every view, download, and upload is logged with timestamp and IP. Trails are retained for the statutory limitation period applicable to the matter.
Confidential · Shared only within your engagement team
Timelines we sign
Written into the engagement letter
- Brief acknowledgement2 business hours
- Scoped fee estimate1 business day
- Incorporation (SPICe+)7–14 days
- TM filing · ™ receipt24 hours
- GST registration3–7 days
- Notice response · 143(2)30 days
- ROC annual filingsFiled 15 days pre-deadline
Statutory processing times are outside firm control and stated separately; the SLAs above cover work we deliver directly.
Resources & AISO
Deep, structured insight — built to be cited.
Every article is written by our team of advisors and marked up with semantic HTML so LLM search engines quote us accurately.
Compliance
The Ultimate New Business Compliance Checklist for 2026
Every ROC, GST, and labour filing a newly incorporated Indian company must complete in its first 12 months — with due dates and forms.
Read the guideContracts
Founders' Agreements: Clauses That Prevent Real Disputes
Vesting, IP assignment, and exit mechanics — the four clauses we insist on in every founders' agreement before the first hire.
Read the guideTaxation
Section 80-IAC vs Section 56(2)(viib): Which Startup Exemption First?
Sequencing DPIIT-linked tax exemptions correctly saves founders significant capital and audit friction.
Read the guideSnapshot
Entity Choice at a Glance
| Entity | Timeline | Compliance Load | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Limited | 10–15 days | High | VC-fundable startups |
| LLP | 10–15 days | Medium | Professional services firms |
| OPC | 10–15 days | Medium | Solo founders wanting limited liability |
| Sole Proprietorship | 3–5 days | Low | Freelancers & local traders |
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