Government Fees for Company Registration
The government's own charge to register a company is smaller than most people expect — and often zero. Here's exactly what the MCA and the state collect, what's a third-party cost, and how to keep the total low.
Get a fixed, all-inclusive quoteSo why does it cost more than the government fee?
Fair question — and we'll answer it straight. The government's filing fee really is low, often zero for a standard startup, and we'd never pretend otherwise. But the fee was never the hard part. Incorporation is a once-and-done decision, and the cost of getting it wrong runs far higher than the cost of getting it right.
A rejected filing forfeits your stamp duty — it's non-refundable. The wrong structure or capital is slow and expensive to unwind. A missed post-incorporation deadline invites penalties or even strike-off. What you pay a Chartered Accountant for is the judgment to avoid all of that — one fixed, all-inclusive fee that's small insurance on a decision your whole business is built on.
The Cost, Line by Line
Tap each item to see what it is — and whether it's a government fee.
MCA filing fee — ₹0 up to ₹15 lakh
The SPICe+ (INC-32) form, along with the e-MoA and e-AoA, carries no MCA filing fee when your authorised capital is up to ₹15 lakh. Above that, slab-based fees apply — another reason to start with modest capital.
Why stamp duty is the figure no one can quote you blindly
Stamp duty is the one component the state controls, not the MCA. It's charged on your MOA, AOA and the incorporation form, and the amount depends on your state and your authorised capital — so the same company costs different amounts to register in Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra or Tamil Nadu. The system auto-calculates it during filing, and it's non-refundable.
Government Fee vs Professional Fee
Two very different things — often bundled into one number.
What the government charges
Fixed by law, small, and often partly zero:
What a professional charges
The skilled work — usually the largest line in a quote:
A fair quote shows both clearly. See our transparent all-in pricing on the company registration fees page.
Get the exact number for your state
Stamp duty depends on where you register and how much capital you set. Tell us both, and a Chartered Accountant will give you one transparent, all-inclusive figure — government fees and professional fee, fully itemised.
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