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Salaried engineer: Form 16 ITR-1. Freelance engineer (consulting, contract): ITR-3 / ITR-4 with 44ADA option. ESPP / RSU shares: capital gains in Schedule CG. Deputation income from foreign parent: tax in India + DTAA relief.
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Why this matters for engineers (it, civil, mechanical)
Engineers form India's largest professional cohort — ~6 million practising. Most are salaried with Form-16, but a growing share freelance, contract or consult on the side (subject to TDS u/s 194JA, GST above ₹20 lakh, presumptive option under 44ADA). FilingLab handles end-to-end engineer tax — multi-source ITR, salary + freelance reconciliation, Section 80C / 80CCD optimisation, foreign-employer salary (deputation), and ESPP / RSU capital gains.
Audience-specific note
Salaried engineer: Form 16 ITR-1. Freelance engineer (consulting, contract): ITR-3 / ITR-4 with 44ADA option. ESPP / RSU shares: capital gains in Schedule CG. Deputation income from foreign parent: tax in India + DTAA relief.
1× DSC and 1× DIN
Nominee paperwork and consent letter (INC-3)
Name reservation
Memorandum and Articles of Association
CIN + PAN + TAN
First-year compliance calendar
Six stages for solo founders. Same MCA process as Pvt Ltd — simplified, with a nominee instead of a co-founder.
You
FilingLab
Govt
Bank
01
You
Founder + nominee onboarding
You share KYC; nominee signs the consent letter (INC-3) which we draft.
1–2 days
02
FilingLab
DSC, DIN, name reservation
Class-3 DSC issued, DIN allotted, SPICe+ Part A filed.
2 days
03
FilingLab
MoA / AoA + verification
OPC-aligned MoA drafted; senior CS reviews before MCA.
1 day
04
FilingLab
SPICe+ submission
SPICe+ Part B filed with nominee paperwork.
Same day
05
Govt
MCA review & CoI
MCA approves and issues CoI with CIN, PAN, TAN.
5–7 days
IF REJECTED
Common rejection reason: nominee KYC mismatch. We handle re-filing within 24 hours.
06
Bank
Bank account opening
We hand off your bundle to a partner bank for fast-track account opening.
3–5 days
01
You
· 1–2 days
Founder + nominee onboarding
You share KYC; nominee signs the consent letter (INC-3) which we draft.
02
FilingLab
· 2 days
DSC, DIN, name reservation
Class-3 DSC issued, DIN allotted, SPICe+ Part A filed.
03
FilingLab
· 1 day
MoA / AoA + verification
OPC-aligned MoA drafted; senior CS reviews before MCA.
04
FilingLab
· Same day
SPICe+ submission
SPICe+ Part B filed with nominee paperwork.
05
Govt
· 5–7 days
MCA review & CoI
MCA approves and issues CoI with CIN, PAN, TAN.
IF REJECTED
Common rejection reason: nominee KYC mismatch. We handle re-filing within 24 hours.
06
Bank
· 3–5 days
Bank account opening
We hand off your bundle to a partner bank for fast-track account opening.
ITR-3 (full books) or ITR-4 (presumptive 44ADA). Most engineers use ITR-4 with 44ADA — declare 50% of freelance receipts as profit, salary income separately.
Mandatory above ₹20 lakh annual receipts. Below that, voluntary. Note: services to foreign clients are zero-rated exports — no GST charged but ITC refundable.
Vesting: perquisite at FMV (added to salary, taxed at slab). Sale: capital gains (LTCG > 12 months @ 12.5% above ₹1.25 lakh; STCG ≤ 12 months @ 20%). Foreign-listed shares: same but with FX rate.
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