Regulatory Compliance
Full statutory alignment with Indian trust law, tax regulations, and anti-money laundering requirements.
Indian Trust Act, 1882
All trust operations conducted in strict compliance with the Indian Trust Act, 1882, including:
- • Section 3: Trust creation formalities and valid trust property
- • Section 10-12: Trustee duties and powers within deed parameters
- • Section 13-21: Trustee liabilities and breach remedies
- • Section 31-32: Investment obligations and authorized investments
- • Section 52-54: Trustee appointment, retirement, and succession
Income Tax Act, 1961
Tax compliance framework ensuring proper treatment under Income Tax Act provisions:
- • Section 160: Trustee tax obligations and representative assessee status
- • Section 161: Tax liability framework for trust income
- • Section 164: Apportionment rules for distributed income
- • Chapter XII-A: Special provisions for charitable/religious trusts (if applicable)
- • Annual ITR filing and TDS compliance protocols
AML/KYC Compliance
Anti-money laundering and know-your-customer protocols pursuant to applicable regulations:
- • Beneficial owner identification and verification
- • Source of funds documentation requirements
- • Ongoing monitoring and suspicious activity reporting
- • Enhanced due diligence for high-risk scenarios
- • Record retention per statutory timelines
Audit-Ready Documentation
Comprehensive documentation framework maintaining audit-defensible records:
- • Trust deed and all amendments with execution evidence
- • Complete transaction records with supporting documentation
- • Trustee resolution books and decision documentation
- • Asset registers and valuation records
- • Annual accounts and statutory filings archive
- • Beneficiary communication records and distribution evidence
