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Master Your Salary Tax: The Simple Guide for FY 2025-26 For most of us, looking at a salary slip is confusing. You see a “Gross Salary” figure at the top, but the amount that actually hits your bank account is much lower. Where does the money go? The answer, usually, is tax. With the government […]

How to Close a Company in India: The Complete 2025-26 Guide The landscape of corporate exit in India has undergone a radical transformation. What was once abureaucratic ordeal spanning two years has been compressed into a streamlined digital process taking as little as 60 days. With the establishment of the Centre for Processing Accelerated Corporate […]

 Shark Tank India Season 4 Funded Startups and Their Status Now(2026) Shark Tank India S4 Funded Startups Status 2026: Complete Report on All 89 Deals. Shark Tank India Season 4’s 89 funded startups—worth ₹94.8 Cr- sparked massive excitement with on-screen handshakes, but one persistent question haunts investors and founders: what’s the real aftermath? Our team […]

Why ESOP Tax Calculations Go Wrong: The ₹50L Mistake Every Startup Employee Makes You worked hard for your ESOP grant. It represents years of contribution to your startup. Yet most employees even experienced ones earning ₹50L+ salaries lose ₹20,00,000 to ₹50,00,000 in completely preventable ESOP taxes. The reason? A two-stage tax system that catches everyone […]

Legal Roadmap for Global Expansion of Indian Startups 2025: Compliance from Delhi to Dubai By CS Bhavya Sharma, Founder & Top Company Secretary in Delhi, Bhavya Sharma & Associates In the high-stakes arena of Indian entrepreneurship, where domestic success stories fuel ambitions beyond borders, global expansion isn’t just a milestone, it’s a survival imperative. Our […]

In the bustling ecosystem of Indian startups, where innovation meets relentless ambition, the right legal partner can be the difference between explosive growth and costly setbacks. According to our latest Top 100 Funded Startups Report 2025, a staggering 42% of Delhi-based ventures that secured Series A funding in the past year credited early legal compliance […]

The Complete Legal & Compliance Checklist for Indian Startups in 2025 Why Compliance Matters Right Now You’ve validated your idea, found a co-founder, and you’re ready to launch. Nine months later, an investor’s due diligence reveals your cap table isn’t documented. Fundraising stalls for six weeks. This happens to founders every week. Compliance isn’t paperwork […]

A month ago, an investor called us asking for help. They were analyzing a Series B deal for a logistics startup in Hyderabad. Good team. Good product. But they wanted to understand the broader market before committing $20M. So we looked. And what we found changed how we think about Indian Startup eco system data […]

IndiaMART’s Humble Beginning: A ₹40,000 Bet A young engineer returned to India in 1996 with just ₹40,000 in savings and a counterintuitive idea: print business listings and send them via post. While Silicon Valley chased AI dreams and bleeding-edge technology, Dinesh Agarwal stayed boring at least by the standards of so-called veterans. His approach seemed […]

China’s Deeptech Dominance vs. India’s Opportunity: The 2025 Outlook While the world fixates on #ChatGPT and generative AI, a quieter but more profound revolution is happening next door. Chinese startups are not just researching; they are dominating entire industries that most Indian founders haven’t even noticed yet. Brain-computer interfaces (BCI), humanoid robotics, quadruped robots, biotech, […]

  Duolingo’s stock crashed 68% in six months, wiping out billions. The company moved aggressively into AI, but without strategy, governance, or quality checks. The result was predictable: declining user engagement, robotic AI-generated lessons, missed earnings, and workforce reductions. This is not just Duolingo’s problem. It is a warning for every Indian founder deploying AI […]

Launching a startup in India is a challenging journey filled with regulatory complexity, fierce competition, and existential uncertainty. On November 30, 2025, Elon Musk sat down with Zerodha’s co-founder Nikhil Kamath for a candid 1.5-hour conversation that revealed timeless wisdom every founder needs. Unlike generic startup advice, this podcast synthesized real-world builder experience (Musk), investor-founder […]

Talk to Us Youtube Facebook Twitter Instagram Popular Posts Home Work & Wages: Rights every Employee must know | Bhavya Sharma & Associates bhavyasharmaandassociates November 8, 2025 Remuneration is an essential part of employment and one of the most important reasons for providing service for an employee is remuneration. The provisions provided under the laws […]

Talk to Us Youtube Facebook Twitter Instagram Popular Posts Home FAQs on Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) | Bhavya Sharma & Associates bhavyasharmaandassociates May 23, 2021 Question 1. What is Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)? Answer: A certificate that serves as proof of identity of an individual for a certain purpose and which can be used digitally for […]

Talk to Us Youtube Facebook Twitter Instagram Popular Posts Home Essential Clauses of a Valid Contract | Bhavya Sharma & Associates bhavyasharmaandassociates November 8, 2025 As per the Indian Contract Act, 1872, ‘A contract is an agreement enforceable by law’. A contract is entered between two or more parties. The essential element of contract are […]