GIFT IFSC & SEZ
GIFT City is a Special Economic Zone with its own regulator, its own tax treatment and a rulebook written for cross-border finance. For a company raising from overseas investors, running a fund, or moving capital across borders, an IFSC entity can change the economics of the whole structure. It is also a jurisdiction where the paperwork is unforgiving. We handle the full arc — whether an IFSC entity is right for you, registering it, structuring the funding, and carrying the compliance that follows.
What the jurisdiction offers
- A competitive tax regime designed to attract global capital and financial services activity
- A single unified regulator in place of navigating several separate authorities
- Freer cross-border capital movement for funds, fintech and financial services structures
- Credibility with overseas investors who recognise the jurisdiction and its rulebook
The scope of this practice area
Each line is work we do end to end, not a referral onward.
Suitability assessment
An honest read on whether an IFSC entity serves your structure, before any application is made. Where it does not, we say so.
Entity registration and unit setup
Incorporation of the entity, approval of the unit from the SEZ authorities, the letter of approval, and registration or authorisation with the IFSC regulator for the activity you intend to carry on.
Fund management entities
Setting up the management entity and the fund vehicle, scheme filings, and the ongoing regulatory reporting a fund manager carries.
Finance companies and finance units
Permissible activity mapping, capital adequacy, and the registration route for lending, factoring and treasury activity from within the IFSC.
Global in-house centres and ancillary services
Setting up support, research and professional services units serving group entities and financial institutions outside India.
Funding and financing structuring
How capital enters the entity, how it moves onward, and how the structure holds up under exchange control and tax scrutiny.
Approvals, licences and renewals
Activity-specific authorisations, amendments as the business changes, and renewals before they lapse.
Ongoing SEZ compliance
Periodic performance reporting to the Development Commissioner, net foreign exchange earning computation, import and procurement documentation, and liaison with zone authorities.
Regulatory liaison
Correspondence, clarifications and representations before the regulator and the zone authorities on your behalf.
Last reviewed: September 2026
Four steps, start to finish
Discovery
We map your entity and stage, and surface the gaps already open.
Scope & Fee
A written scope and fixed fee before work starts.
Execution
Filings and drafting handled end to end by a named advisor.
Ongoing Watch
A calendar so deadlines reach you, not the regulator.
Work that usually sits alongside this
FDI, ODI, ECB, FLA, NBFC, compounding.
Incorporation, LLP, OPC, conversions, DPIIT recognition.
GST, income tax, TDS, audit coordination.