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Startup tax holiday (Section 80-IAC)

Apply for the certificate that lets a DPIIT-recognised startup pay no income tax on profits for 3 of its first 10 years.

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₹7,499incl. GST

₹6,355 service fee + ₹1,144 GST. Turnaround: 5–7 working days, once we have your documents; then the Inter-Ministerial Board decides (often about 120 days).

What's includedEligibility check before you pay anything more: company or LLP, incorporation date, turnover
  • Application to the Inter-Ministerial Board prepared from your DPIIT recognition
  • Write-up on how the business is innovative or scalable, in the Board's format
  • Shareholding, board resolution and financials put together for upload
  • Follow-up with the Board until a decision
  • Advice on which 3 years to claim the deduction in, once approved
Every step is tracked in your dashboard, with a chat to your professional.
Turnaround5–7 working days5–7 working days, once we have your documents; then the Inter-Ministerial Board decides (often about 120 days). A named professional is assigned within 24 hours of payment.
How it's filedDone by your professionalYour professional does the work and shares everything in your dashboard.
Documents you'll need
  1. PAN and your full Aadhaar number
  2. Your mobile number and email
  3. DPIIT recognition certificate
  4. Certificate of incorporation, MoA and AoA (or LLP agreement)
  5. Latest shareholding pattern
  6. Board resolution authorising the application
  7. Audited financial statements and income tax returns filed so far
  8. A short note on the product and what is new about it
Upload after you pay. We ask for your income-tax or GST portal login only when a filing step needs it, and never store it.
Your approvalNothing is filed until you say yes.You review the draft, then confirm with your own OTP or e-verification.

Two people on this order.

Your CA does the work. Your Claw expert does everything else, so you're never working it out alone.

Your CAChartered accountant · ICAI verified by Claw

Does the work and signs it.

Your Claw expertAvailable 9am–8pm · replies usually within an hour

Does everything else.

Schemes & benefits

Startup tax holiday (Section 80-IAC)

  • A named, ICAI-verified professional within 24 hours
  • Nothing is filed until you approve it
  • Fee back if we miss the agreed date. Terms
Service fee₹6,355
GST at 18%₹1,144
Total₹7,499
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Turnaround: 5–7 working days, once we have your documents; then the Inter-Ministerial Board decides (often about 120 days)Government fees, where any apply, are always extra and charged at cost, never folded into our fee.
Questions

Startup tax holiday (Section 80-IAC): questions

Who can claim this?

A DPIIT-recognised private limited company or LLP, incorporated on or after 1 April 2016 and before 1 April 2030, with turnover under ₹100 crore in every year so far. Recognition alone is not enough: the Inter-Ministerial Board has to certify the business separately.

What does the tax holiday give?

A deduction of 100% of profits for any 3 consecutive years out of the first 10 years from incorporation. You choose the years, so it is usually best kept for the years you expect to be profitable.

Is there a government fee?

No. The application to the Board is free. Our fee covers preparing it and following it up.

What if the Board says no?

We tell you the Board's reasons and whether a fresh application makes sense. The Board decides on the merits; nobody can promise approval, and we won't.

Does this help with angel tax?

Angel tax (section 56(2)(viib)) no longer applies from assessment year 2025-26, for all companies, so there is nothing to apply for there. Older years can still be under scrutiny; ask us if you have a notice.