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Register an LLPin India.

Two or more partners, limited liability, and a lower running cost than a company. Nobody can buy equity in an LLP. If you may raise, you want a private limited instead.

What’s included in your filing

One onboarding path covers RUN-LLP, FiLLiP, agreement drafting, and Form 3 inside the 30-day window. Government fees and DSC stay at cost — listed separately in onboarding.

  • Registration in 7–12 working days
  • RUN-LLP name reservation
  • FiLLiP filing and LLPIN
  • LLP agreement draft for Form 3
  • Form 3 within the 30-day window
  • DPIN for designated partners
  • DSC tokens, digital signatures & shipping
  • LLP PAN & TAN

What an LLP is

A limited liability partnership is a body corporate under the LLP Act, 2008. It is not a company and it is not a traditional partnership. Partners are not personally liable for each other's misconduct beyond their contribution, except where the Act says otherwise.

You need at least two partners and two designated partners; one designated partner must be resident in India. There is no minimum contribution. The name ends with LLP. Incorporation is FiLLiP on the MCA portal, after a RUN-LLP name (₹200). File the LLP agreement as Form 3 within 30 days of the incorporation date. Miss that window and the late fee is ₹100 a day with no cap.

This is the right structure if

  • Two or more people who will share profits and will not raise venture equity.
  • Professional practices (design, law-adjacent consulting, architecture, a CA firm that wants the LLP wrapper) where the operating document should be an agreement, not articles.
  • A services firm that wants limited liability without an annual statutory audit at zero revenue.
  • Founders who are sure they will not issue ESOPs. An LLP cannot.

Choose something else if

  • Anyone who may take a priced equity round, or who wants an ESOP pool, inside two years. Convert-later is slow and expensive. Start as a Pvt Ltd.
  • A solo founder. An LLP needs two partners. Alone, start with an OPC, or a private limited if you can add a second shareholder.
  • A foreign parent that needs a wholly-owned Indian subsidiary. That is a private limited, plus FEMA.
  • Partners who will not write an agreement they can live with. Form 3 is not a formality. It is the document that decides contribution, profit share and exit.

Documents for FiLLiP

Same idea as a company: identity, address, office proof. The extra paper is the agreement. Draft it before you celebrate the LLPIN.

1.Each partner and designated partner

  • PAN

    Mandatory for every Indian partner on the MCA filing.

  • Aadhaar or other address proof

    Aadhaar, passport, voter ID or driving licence, plus a recent utility bill or bank statement if the DSC vendor asks.

  • Photograph

    Recent colour photograph, reused for DSC KYC.

  • Foreign partner papers

    Apostilled passport and address proof. At least one designated partner must still be resident in India.

2.Registered office

  • Utility bill

    Not older than two months, in the owner's name.

  • NOC from the owner

    If the LLP does not own the premises.

  • Rent agreement

    When you are a tenant. Ownership paper when you are not.

3.What we draft with you

  • LLP agreement

    Contribution, profit share, designated-partner duties, admission, retirement, dispute path. This is the operating system. File it as Form 3 within 30 days.

  • Form 9 consents

    Each designated partner consents to act. Attached to FiLLiP.

  • Subscriber sheet

    Names, contribution, and signatures of the incoming partners.

How LLP incorporation runs

FiLLiP can carry the name if you skip a standalone RUN-LLP. Most people still reserve the name first. The agreement is a second clock that starts the day you get the LLPIN.

  1. 1.Partners, contribution, state

    Two designated partners, who is resident, how much each contributes, which state the office sits in. Contribution picks the FiLLiP slab and the stamp formula. ₹1,00,001 costs a slab jump versus ₹1,00,000.

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  2. 2.Class 3 DSC for designated partners

    Usually two tokens. ₹1,500 each at cost. Video KYC, one to three working days.

    Handled by: Third party

  3. 3.RUN-LLP, name

    Two proposed names ending in LLP. MCA fee ₹200. CRC is the same office that reads company names.

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  4. 4.FiLLiP

    Incorporation, DPIN for up to two designated partners, PAN and TAN. Attach office proof, consents, subscriber sheet. MCA fee follows the contribution slab (₹500 to ₹5,000).

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  5. 5.Certificate and LLPIN

    The LLP exists. PAN and TAN come with the certificate on a clean filing.

    Handled by: MCA

  6. 6.Stamp the agreement, file Form 3

    State stamp duty on the agreement, then Form 3 within 30 days. MCA ordinary filing on Form 3 is ₹50 to ₹200 by contribution. The late fee is the expensive part.

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How long it takes

Plan 8 to 15 working days for the LLPIN when partners are in India, then the 30-day Form 3 window. Name queries and office-proof defects add days. Foreign partner papers add weeks.

  • DSC

    1–3 working days

  • RUN-LLP

    1–2 working days

  • FiLLiP to LLPIN

    MCA review, not a promise.

    3–7 working days

  • Form 3

    ₹100 per day after that, no cap.

    Within 30 days of incorporation

  • Form 11 / Form 8 (year one)

    Every LLP, including a quiet one.

    30 May / 30 October

Time, cost, and fees

RUN-LLP, FiLLiP, Form 3, state stamp on the agreement, DSC, and our filing fee stay on separate lines. Onboarding shows a labelled slip for your state before you pay.

Specimen · Delhi · ₹1 lakh contribution · 2 designated partners

Sample

Day-one fees, labelled

Government fees

RUN-LLP name reservation

MCA. Two proposed names. Reservation lapses if you do not incorporate in time; a fresh RUN-LLP is another ₹200.

₹200

FiLLiP incorporation

MCA, Annexure A to the LLP Rules. ₹500 up to ₹1 lakh contribution; ₹2,000 to ₹5 lakh; ₹4,000 to ₹10 lakh; ₹5,000 above ₹10 lakh. Crossing ₹1,00,000 by one rupee jumps the slab.

₹500–₹5,000 by contribution

Form 3, LLP agreement, within 30 days

MCA ordinary filing fee for the agreement: ₹50 / ₹100 / ₹150 / ₹200 on the same contribution slabs. At cost on the challan. Late filing is ₹100 per day with no cap.

₹50–₹200 (MCA Annexure A)

DPIN, up to two partners

Included in FiLLiP for the designated partners named at incorporation.

Nil

Stamp duty on the LLP agreement

State stamp schedule on the agreement, at cost. Kerala is a flat ₹5,000. Several north-eastern states are a flat ₹100. Maharashtra is 1% with a ₹500 floor and a ₹15,000 cap. Karnataka, Telangana and J&K are not guessed here.

State formula

Third-party services

DSC Class 3 × 2 designated partners

₹1,500 each, at cost. Two designated partners is the usual first filing.

₹3,000

CompanyStack

CompanyStack fee, LLP

Our work on FiLLiP, the agreement, Form 3, the slip, the calendar. GST 18% on this line.

₹2,499

MCA and DSC stay at cost. This is the only line that is ours.

GST at 18% applies to the CompanyStack line. MCA fees and stamp duty are government collections. DSC is a certifying-authority product. Government and third-party lines pass through at cost.

FiLLiP and Form 3 slabs

Contribution on the agreement sets both MCA fees. Crossing ₹1,00,000 by one rupee changes the slab.

ContributionFiLLiPForm 3
Up to ₹1 lakh₹500₹50
₹1 lakh to ₹5 lakh₹2,000₹100
₹5 lakh to ₹10 lakh₹4,000₹150
Above ₹10 lakh₹5,000₹200
See how fees work on the register hub

Against the other two

An LLP is the cheap-to-run partnership with a shield. It is a bad costume for a startup that will raise.

Versus a private limited

  • No shares, no ESOP, no priced equity round. That is the whole trade.
  • Audit only above ₹40 lakh turnover or ₹25 lakh contribution. A company is audited at zero.
  • Annual MCA work is Form 11 and Form 8, not AGM + AOC-4 + MGT-7. Late fees on Form 11 and Form 8 are still ₹100 a day each, no cap.
  • No INC-20A. Contribution is not the same trap as subscribed share capital, but the slab cliff at ₹1 lakh is real.
Pvt Ltd guide

Versus an OPC

  • An LLP needs two people. An OPC is one member plus a nominee.
  • An OPC is still a company: statutory audit every year, INC-20A, AOC-4. An LLP often skips the audit.
  • Neither form takes venture equity. If that is the plan, both are the wrong first entity.
  • An OPC name carries (OPC). An LLP name carries LLP. Banks and vendors treat both as formal. Investors do not treat either as investable.
OPC guide

Common questions before you file

Short answers tied to the quote engine and MCA rules as of September 2026.

Private limited registration · OPC registration · Fee split on this page · Not sure which form

How much does LLP registration cost in India?

RUN-LLP is ₹200. FiLLiP is ₹500 if contribution is at or under ₹1 lakh, then ₹2,000 / ₹4,000 / ₹5,000 on the higher slabs. Form 3 ordinary filing is ₹50 to ₹200 (MCA Annexure A). Stamp duty is the state formula. Two DSCs are ₹3,000 at our pass-through. CompanyStack is ₹2,499, waived on 12 months of a plan.

What is the difference between an LLP and a private limited company?

Both limit liability. Only the company issues shares. Only the company is the form VCs buy. The company is audited every year. The LLP is audited only after a turnover or contribution trigger. That is the decision.

Is GST mandatory for an LLP?

No, not because you are an LLP. GST follows supply and thresholds, same as any other person: ₹20 lakh of services in most states, ₹40 lakh of goods, and immediately on inter-state taxable supply. Registration at GSTN is nil.

Does an LLP need a statutory audit?

Only if turnover exceeds ₹40 lakh or contribution exceeds ₹25 lakh. Below that, Form 8 is still filed. Income tax may have its own audit triggers. Do not mix the two.

Can an LLP take investment?

It can take partner contribution and, in some structures, debt. It cannot issue equity shares or run a standard ESOP. If the term sheet says 'preferred shares', you are in the wrong form.

How many partners are required to register an LLP?

Two partners, two designated partners. The same two people usually wear both hats. One designated partner must be resident in India.

What is FiLLiP?

Form for Incorporation of Limited Liability Partnership. The SPICe+ equivalent for LLPs: incorporation, DPIN for the first designated partners, PAN and TAN.

What happens if I miss Form 3?

₹100 per day, no upper limit, until you file. The agreement is also the document banks and partners will ask for. File it inside 30 days.

Can a foreign national be an LLP partner?

Yes, with apostilled papers, if at least one designated partner is resident in India. A wholly-owned foreign subsidiary is still usually a private limited.

LLP vs partnership firm?

A traditional partnership leaves personal assets exposed. An LLP does not, except in the cases the Act carves out. The LLP also files with MCA every year. A partnership firm mostly files an ITR.

What we do on this filing

Start onboarding. We file RUN-LLP and FiLLiP, draft the agreement you will actually use, get Form 3 in before day 30, and put Form 11 and Form 8 on the calendar.

  • Government and DSC at cost. Our filing fee is ₹2,499, or waived on 12 months of a plan.
  • Contribution set on purpose, so you do not trip the ₹1 lakh FiLLiP cliff by one rupee.
  • Stamp duty computed for states we have sourced. States we have not sourced stay blank until we confirm.
  • If you said you might raise, we send you to private limited instead of taking this fee.

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Create your account, then choose LLP and see the labelled fee. Government and DSC at cost. Our filing fee is ₹2,499.

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