DPIIT Recognition & Tax Exemption for Startups | N D Savla & Associates
DPIIT · Nashik, Maharashtra

DPIIT Recognition and the Exemptions It Unlocks — One recognition. Two exemptions.

DPIIT recognition handled together with the tax exemptions that depend on it — the share premium relief and the profit-linked deduction — so the sequence is completed rather than started.

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Recognition by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is the gate. On its own it confers standing and access to certain facilitation, but the exemptions founders are usually after are separate applications that recognition merely makes possible.

N D Savla & Associates treats these as one workstream for startups in Nashik and across Maharashtra: recognition first, then the exemption applications, then the conditions that attach to both.

Founders frequently stop after recognition, assuming the tax benefit follows automatically. It does not, and the window for the exemptions is finite, so the second and third steps are worth completing while the company is still eligible.

Our DPIIT Tax Exemption Services

Recognition Application

Preparation and filing of the DPIIT recognition application with supporting material.

Innovation Case Drafting

Drafting the innovation or scalability case as evidence rather than marketing.

Share Premium Exemption

The declaration and conditions for the relief on share premium.

Profit Deduction Application

Application for approval of the profit-linked deduction for eligible startups.

Condition Monitoring

Monitoring the continuing conditions attaching to recognition and exemptions.

Recognition Maintenance

Updating particulars and maintaining the recognition record.

Self-Certification Guidance

Guidance on the self-certification facilitation available to recognised entities.

Query Response

Responses to queries raised during processing of any of the applications.

Our Process

1

Eligibility Mapping

Eligibility for recognition and for each exemption is mapped separately.

2

Recognition

The recognition application is prepared, filed and pursued to certificate.

3

Exemption Applications

The applicable exemption applications are prepared and filed in sequence.

4

Condition Setup

Continuing conditions are documented and assigned to an owner.

5

Monitoring

Eligibility and conditions are reviewed as turnover and age change.

Why It Matters

Recognition and exemptions handled as one sequence
Innovation case written to evidence standard
Both exemption routes assessed, not just one
Continuing conditions documented and owned
Applications made while still within the window
Recognition particulars kept current
Facilitation benefits actually used
Queries answered during processing

Frequently Asked Questions

Recognition confers standing under the framework and access to certain facilitation measures, and it is the precondition for the tax exemptions available to startups.
Both the relief in respect of share premium and the profit-linked deduction for eligible startups require recognition, each with its own further application and conditions.
No. Each exemption is a separate application subject to its own conditions, and recognition alone confers no tax relief.
Recognition operates subject to the conditions on age of incorporation and turnover, and the entity ceases to qualify once those thresholds are crossed.
A concrete description of the product or process, evidence of development work and material showing scalability support the application.
Recognition can be affected where the conditions cease to be met or where the material submitted is found not to reflect the position.

Recognised but never claimed the exemptions?

The window is finite — send us your recognition certificate and we'll complete the sequence.