CA firm for Indian startups going to the US.

Most Indian startups going to the US work with two firms: an Indian CA for Indian compliance, and a US CPA or incorporation platform for US-side formation. The handoff creates problems:

• FEMA Form ODI is an Indian-side filing that triggers off the US outbound remittance. The US firm doesn't know about it. The Indian firm doesn't know the US remittance was made until weeks later. Form ODI gets filed late or not at all.
• Transfer pricing for inter-company service flows between the US and India needs coordinated documentation on both sides — US Section 482 contemporaneous + India Section 92D annual. One-firm handling matches markup + benchmarking across both sides.
• 83(b) + QSBS + Indian capital gains at flip — the Delaware restricted stock issued at flip triggers 83(b) within 30 days (US side) and Indian capital gains on the swap for the founder (India side). Coordinating both at the same timing requires a single firm.
• Form 5472 interpretation — Form 5472 is a US filing but its reportable-transaction scope depends on India-US inter-company flows. A US firm often doesn't know what Indian capital contributions actually hit the US LLC's bank account.

One firm, two sides, one contact, one accountable party. That is what BQP delivers.

For an Indian startup going to the US, the typical multi-stage BQP engagement covers:

Phase 1 (US entity setup, weeks 1-6):

• Delaware C-Corp or Wyoming LLC formation
• EIN via Form SS-4 (non-SSN route)
• Mercury or Brex business bank account
• Operating Agreement / Bylaws + Shareholder Agreement
• FEMA Form ODI on India side
• 83(b) election if C-Corp with vesting

Phase 2 (operations setup, weeks 4-10):

• Inter-company service agreement (India sub services Delaware parent, or vice versa)
• Transfer pricing documentation setup (US + India sides)
• Stripe business account setup (post-EIN)
• US payroll setup if hiring US employees (Gusto / Rippling / Deel)
• Indian subsidiary continued compliance (GST, ROC, MCA)

Phase 3 (ongoing compliance, annual):

• Delaware franchise tax by 1 March
• Form 1120 full return (C-Corp) or pro forma 1120 + Form 5472 (foreign-owned LLC)
• State registrations / foreign qualification
• Transfer pricing annual review (US + India)
• FEMA Annual Performance Report (APR)
• Indian subsidiary annual compliance (ITR, GST annual, ROC filings)

• Scenario A: SaaS startup, US customers, bootstrapped, Indian team. → Wyoming LLC or Delaware LLC. Pass-through tax, lower annual cost, no US VC in near-term plan.
• Scenario B: AI/deeptech startup, raising US VC in 6 months. → Flip Indian company to Delaware C-Corp. 83(b) + QSBS clock starts. Transfer pricing documented year 1.
• Scenario C: D2C brand, selling to US via Shopify. → Delaware LLC or C-Corp depending on investor plan. Sales-tax nexus analysis per state.
• Scenario D: Fintech startup planning US expansion with regulatory licensing. → Delaware C-Corp as the licensed entity, Indian company as service subsidiary. State money-transmitter licensing scoped separately.
• Scenario E: Existing Delaware LLC via Stripe Atlas, now raising US VC. → LLC-to-C-Corp F-reorganization. Tax-free conversion in the standard scenario. 83(b) at conversion. QSBS clock starts at conversion.
• Scenario F: Service firm with US enterprise customers requiring US-counterparty contracts. → Delaware C-Corp primarily for contract-counterparty purposes. India subsidiary continues delivering services.