Asia Common Law
Patent developing R&D companies, India
Section 115BBF (Patent Box) taxes royalty income from patents developed and registered in India at 10%. Combined with a resident director (one director must satisfy the 182 day residency test) and 94 double tax treaties, India is competitive for IP licensing structures.
115BBF Patent Box 10%94 DTAsResident director rule
Start setup {placement} 4 min · no card required
Corp tax
25.17%
Fastest setup
20 days
Tax treaties
94
Region
Asia
What you'll need
- Resident director required
- Local registered office required
- Economic-substance test applies
- Minimum capital: INR 1
- Administrative language: English and Hindi
- Legal system: Common law
Tax and treaty profile
- Corporate tax 25.17%
- Tax treaties 94
- VAT rate 18%
- Withholding on dividends 20%
Key treaty partners
United StatesUnited KingdomSingaporeMauritiusNetherlandsGermany
Banking and payments
- Banking takes 2 to 4 weeks with KYC
- Stripe supported
Considerations
If you need Stripe acquiring on day one
Stripe India support is limited and the RBI imposes payment aggregator rules that delay onboarding. Cross border remittance still routes via Liberalised Remittance Scheme. For instant US payment rails:
Limited Stripe supportRBI payment aggregator rulesLRS remittance limits