Sir,
My friend is currently working abroad and he plans to relocate to Trivandrum, kerala in july and has already put in his resignation. The company has offered him to work as a engineering consultant for them based from trivandrum. One option is to start his own office in trivandrum. I will also be helping him in his consultancy work.
So how do we go about it. what is the office setup procedure. Since remuneration is coming from abroad how do we register the office. Can we start it as a firm or partnership or should it be registered as a company. with my limited knowledge I understand it is better to start as a simple partnership when we are starting the business. If so what is the procedure??? should it be registered with some other offices also like that of the local bodies???
What are the taxation issues and should the help of a chartered accountant be needed to handle this or is it simple ?
Who can help in this - a business lawyer, or a chartered accountant or a company secretary or others??. Kindly advise with a practical solution.
