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We prepare and structure your Section 80-IAC / IMB certification application: the innovation/scalability write-up, entity documents, and financials the Inter-Ministerial Board actually evaluates. This makes your submission complete and well-structured going in. DPIIT recognition is a precondition we confirm first; the IMB's substantive review and final approval decision are theirs alone.
DPIIT recognition alone doesn't get you the Section 80-IAC tax holiday. A separate Form 80-IAC application goes to the Inter-Ministerial Board, which substantively evaluates your innovation and scalability. We prepare and structure that application so it's complete and well-argued going in.
Section 80-IAC gives an eligible startup a 100% profit deduction for any 3 consecutive years out of its first 10 years from incorporation. But getting it requires a distinct approval from the Inter-Ministerial Board (IMB), beyond DPIIT recognition.
The IMB (made up of representatives from DPIIT, the Department of Biotechnology, and other ministries) evaluates your business substantively on innovation and scalability, beyond a checklist of baseline eligibility boxes. We prepare and structure your application around what that evaluation actually looks for; we don't represent you before the Board, and we never guarantee an approval outcome the IMB alone controls.
Scope
We confirm your DPIIT recognition is active, your incorporation date falls on or before the current 31 March 2030 cutoff, and no prior-year turnover breach disqualifies you. We check all of this before structuring anything.
Assembled into the application format the IMB reviews, using your entity documents, financial statements, and write-up inputs.
We structure and organize what you give us; if your write-up itself needs strengthening rather than just structuring, that's the dedicated DPIIT Write-Up Generator tool's job rather than this service.
A completeness check against the documents and fields the process asks for, so the submission isn't rejected for something missing or malformed.
Specifics
It's a common misconception that DPIIT recognition automatically gives you the Section 80-IAC tax holiday. It doesn't. DPIIT recognition is a precondition, but the 80-IAC profit deduction requires a separate application to the Inter-Ministerial Board, which evaluates your business on innovation and scalability substantively, going well beyond a rubber-stamp on top of DPIIT status.
If you've seen a cutoff of 1 April 2016 or 31 March 2025 cited elsewhere, that's stale. The Finance Act, 2025 extended the incorporation window to 31 March 2030. The deduction mechanics themselves are unchanged: 100% profit deduction for any 3 consecutive years out of the first 10 years from incorporation.
We prepare and structure your application: checking eligibility, assembling your documents and financials, and organizing your innovation/scalability write-up against what the IMB's evaluation looks for. What we don't do: guarantee approval, or represent you before the IMB. The Board's substantive review and final decision are theirs alone, and any specific timeline you hear quoted should be treated as approximate rather than a committed SLA.
Processing-time reports vary widely. Some sources cite 60-120 days, others report 4-8 months in real-world cases including clarification cycles. We don't quote a specific number as a guarantee; treat any timeline you see elsewhere the same way.
Process
Step 1 of 4
Eligibility check
We confirm your DPIIT recognition, incorporation-date cutoff, and turnover history before starting.
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Clarifications
No. DPIIT recognition is a precondition, but Section 80-IAC requires a separate application to the Inter-Ministerial Board, which substantively evaluates your innovation and scalability. It's a distinct, mandatory approval step.
Yes, as long as incorporation was on or before 31 March 2030 under the Finance Act, 2025 extension. If you've seen an earlier cutoff cited, that's outdated.
No. The IMB's evaluation is substantive and the approval decision is theirs alone. We prepare and structure your application to be as complete and well-argued as possible; we don't represent you before the Board or promise a specific outcome.
Reported timelines vary significantly across sources, from a couple of months to several months including clarification cycles. We don't commit to a specific number of days, and treat any timeline you've seen elsewhere as approximate.
That's a different job. Strengthening the substance of a weak write-up is what our dedicated DPIIT Write-Up Generator tool is built for. This service prepares and structures your application once your inputs are ready.
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