Free tool · FY 2026-27 · Entity advisor
Which business structure is right for you?
A two-minute practitioner-grade quiz that maps your founding situation — co-founders, revenue plans, capital strategy, sector, liability posture — to the entity form we would recommend if you were sitting across from our team.
Step 1 of 11
Where are you today?
Let's understand where you are today. This frames the rest of the recommendation.
Your current stageWhat you'll get
A recommendation that reflects your situation — not a generic comparison.
Personalised recommendation
The entity form that fits your inputs best, with a plain-language explanation of why the other forms were deprioritised for you.
Scored comparison across 6 forms
Proprietor, Partnership, LLP, OPC, Pvt Ltd, Public Ltd — scored on liability, tax, capital, compliance, and sector fit.
First-year compliance preview
The registrations, returns, and statutory filings the recommended form will require in FY 2026-27 — no surprises.
Optional validation review
Thirty focused minutes with a practising CA from our team to pressure-test the recommendation against your full context.
How it works
Three steps, two minutes, zero guesswork.
01
Answer
Work through ten short questions about your business — co-founders, capital plans, sector, revenue stage. Most users finish in under three minutes.
02
Score
The rules engine evaluates your inputs against entity-choice logic our firm applies in day-to-day advisory work. No black-box AI. Codified practitioner rules with explicit weighting.
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Review
A downloadable result page with the recommendation, scored alternatives, first-year compliance preview, and our team's practitioner take for that entity.
Why us
A neutral recommendation, from a Vadodara CA firm under ICAI.
We do not sell incorporation platform SKUs. Many free "entity choosers" on the internet are funnel tools for incorporation-as-a-service platforms. The recommendation is quietly tuned to the product they earn commission on. Our tool has no such tuning. We are a Chartered Accountancy firm under ICAI — our advisory relationship with clients is our product, not a referral fee on incorporation fulfilment.
Practitioner-grade rules engine. The decision logic codifies the questions our team actually asks clients across the table. It reflects how we think about entity choice in 2026, under the Income Tax Act 2025 framework, the current Companies Act, LLP Act, and Partnership Act position, and the sector-specific regulatory overlays (RERA, FSSAI, ICAI/BCI, FDI rules, DPIIT) that genuinely shape the decision for Indian founders.
Vadodara-based licensed firm under ICAI. CA Siddharth A Shah & Associates is a Chartered Accountancy firm registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (FRN 157167W). The tool is written, maintained, and reviewed by our team. Every recommendation carries our professional standard — which means it also carries our caveats: no tool replaces the judgement call a practitioner makes after understanding a founder's full context.
Frequently asked questions
What to know before you start.
Is this free?
Yes. The quiz, scored comparison, recommendation page, and first-year compliance preview are all free. The optional validation review with our team is a separate engagement.
How accurate is the recommendation?
The rules engine reflects the logic our firm applies in first-meeting entity-choice conversations — accurate within the limits of what a short questionnaire can capture. Edge cases (unusual cap tables, cross-border structures, specific regulatory licences) need a conversation, not a quiz. The tool flags where your answers touch such edge cases.
Can I re-take it?
Yes, as many times as you like. We encourage founders to run the quiz under two or three different assumptions about their next twelve months (with external capital / without external capital) to see how the recommendation shifts.
What happens after I get my result?
You receive the result page on-screen and a copy by email. You can save or print a PDF version. You can optionally book a thirty-minute validation review. There is no automatic outreach — we do not cold-call users of the tool.
Do you do the incorporation itself?
Our firm primarily provides advisory, tax, audit, and compliance services. Incorporation filings can be handled by our team as part of an ongoing engagement, or by any qualified Company Secretary you choose. We do not require you to engage us after using the tool.
Is my data private?
Yes. We collect only the information necessary to generate the recommendation. We do not sell data and do not share your inputs with third parties for marketing. Handling is consistent with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and our published privacy policy.
Who built this?
The tool was designed and built by the team at CA Siddharth A Shah & Associates, a Vadodara-based Chartered Accountancy firm (FRN 157167W). The content and decision logic are reviewed by practising CAs at the firm.
Or browse the entity guides
Deep guides for each of the six entity types.
Disclaimer
This tool provides general informational guidance on Indian business entity structures for FY 2026-27 and does not constitute professional advice, an engagement with CA Siddharth A Shah & Associates, or a substitute for personalised consultation with a qualified Chartered Accountant. Recommendations are based on the inputs you provide and may not address your complete legal, tax, or regulatory position.
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