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Account Opening

What are the documents required to open a corporate account?

A corporate account can only be opened offline, unlike resident individual accounts that can be opened online.

The documents required to open a corporate account depend on the KYC status of the company and the director. To learn how to check the KYC status, see What is Know Your Customer (KYC), and how can the KYC status be checked?

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KYC of the company and the directors are not registered

The table below shows the documents required if the KYC of the company and the directors are not registered:

Type of Document Requirements
Application form
  • Equity application form (PDF). Sample equity form (PDF).
  • Segment addition form to trade in commodities (PDF).
  • Refer to the signature guidelines (PDF) to learn how to sign all the forms.
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) declaration
Account opening annexures
PAN
  • A PAN copy of the company with the seal and signature of the authorised signatory or director.
  • Self-attested individual PAN copies of all the authorised signatories or directors.
  • Additional PAN copy of the authorised signatories with company seal and signature.
Address proof
  • Address proof in the company's name with the seal and signature of the authorised signatory or director. The proof can be any of the following: certificate of incorporation, the latest month's transaction copy of bank statement, utility bill, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) copy, or lease or rent agreement.
  • Self-attested individual address proof of all the authorised signatories or directors.
  • Additional address proof copy of the authorised signatories with company seal and signature.
Individual KYC form
  • Individual KYC form (PDF) signed by each whole-time or executive director. The director has to sign without the stamp on individual KYCs and supporting documents.
Certificate of incorporation
  • A copy of the certificate of incorporation with seal and signature of authorised signatory or director.
Memorandum of Association (MOA)
  • The Memorandum of Association (MOA) of the company, with authorised signatory or director seal and signature on the first 4 pages. If the director details are missing, an additional FORM-32 or DIR-12 copy must be submitted.
Articles of Association (AOA)
  • The Articles of Association (AOA) of the company, with authorised signatory or director seal and signature on the first 4 pages. If the director details are missing, an additional FORM-32 or DIR-12 copy must be submitted.
Balance sheet
  • The latest two financial years' balance sheet copy with the seal and signature of the authorised signatory or director. The balance sheet must be attested by a Chartered Accountant (CA) and have the CA's name, CA company name, member registration number (M.NO), UDIN, date and city. The balance sheet has to be submitted every financial year after the account is opened. Sample balance sheet (PDF).
Net-worth certificate
  • A net-worth certificate from a Chartered Accountant (CA) if the company is newly incorporated. It must have the UDIN- number. Income tax declaration (PDF) on the company letterhead with authorised signatory or director seal and signature.
Bank account proof
  • A bank account proof of the company for linking with Zerodha. The proof can be any one of the following:
    • Personalised cancelled cheque with the company name printed on it.
    • A bank statement or bank passbook copy with the bank account number, MICR, and IFSC code clearly visible.
Income proof
  • Any of the following income proof to activate the F&O and commodity segment:
    • The latest six months' bank statement or passbook of the company account.
    • The latest year's audited profit and loss statement.
    • The latest year's Income Tax Return (ITR) acknowledgement.
    • Net-worth certificate from the chartered accountant with the UDIN number specified.
    • DP holding statement of the entity.

KYC of the company and the directors are registered

The table below shows the documents required if the KYC of the company and the directors are registered:

Type of Document Requirements
Application form
  • Equity application form (PDF). Sample equity form (PDF).
  • Segment addition form to trade in commodities (PDF).
  • Refer to the signature guidelines (PDF) to learn how to sign all the forms.
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) declaration
Account opening annexures
  • Board resolution on the company letterhead (PDF).
Balance sheet
  • The latest two financial years' balance sheet copy with the seal and signature of the authorised signatory or director. The balance sheet must be attested by a Chartered Accountant (CA) and have the CA's name, CA company name, member registration number (M.NO), UDIN, date and city. The balance sheet has to be submitted every financial year after the account is opened. Sample balance sheet (PDF).
Net-worth certificate
  • A net-worth certificate from a Chartered Accountant (CA) if the company is newly incorporated. It must have the UDIN- number. Income tax declaration (PDF) on the company letterhead with authorised signatory or director seal and signature.
Bank account proof
  • A bank account proof of the company for linking with Zerodha. The proof can be any one of the following:
    • Personalised cancelled cheque with the company name printed on it.
    • A bank statement or bank passbook copy with the bank account number, MICR, and IFSC code clearly visible.
Income proof
  • Any of the following income proof to activate the F&O and commodity segment:
    • The latest six months' bank statement or passbook of the company account.
    • The latest year's audited profit and loss statement.
    • The latest year's Income Tax Return (ITR) acknowledgement.
    • Net-worth certificate from the chartered accountant with the UDIN number specified.
    • DP holding statement of the entity.

A director is an NRI

The table below shows the additional documents required if the director is an NRI:

Type of Document Requirements
PAN
  • Self-attested copy of the PAN card.
  • Notarised copy of the PAN card.
Address proof
  • Self-attested copy of the overseas address proof. The address proof can be any of the following: Driving licence, foreign passport, utility bills, a bank statement, banker letter attested by the bank (on the bank's letterhead) (PDF), rental agreement, lease or sale deed. Mariner’s declaration or certified copy of Continuous Discharge Certificate (CDC) in case of Merchant Navy NRIs.
  • Notarised copy of the overseas address proof.
  • Self-attested copy of the Indian address proof if available.
Passport and Visa
  • In case of an Indian passport, a self-attested and notarised copy of a valid passport with the place of birth as India and a valid visa.
  • In case of a foreign passport, a self-attested and notarised copy of a valid passport, visa and the PIO, OCI or resident card.
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) declaration

The account opening charge is ₹500 for equity trading, demat and commodity accounts. Once all documents are prepared, email soft copies of the forms to [email protected]. The forms will undergo review for any necessary corrections. Upon completing the review process, courier the documents and a cheque of ₹500 in favour of Zerodha Broking Limited to:

Zerodha Customer Support Centre,
680, Fortuna 1, 15th Cross Road,
8th Main Road, 2nd Phase, J. P. Nagar,
Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560078

Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO)

An individual is identified as an ultimate beneficiary if they have shareholding, capital or profits of 10% or more in the company. They are required to submit the UBO annexure (PDF).

In case no individual is identified, the senior managing official may be considered as the UBO, and the following documents are to be submitted:

  • A copy of the UBO annexure (PDF) with the UBO signature and the authorised person's seal and signature on the 3rd page if an individual holds 10% or more.
  • A self-attested copy of the PAN and address proof of those holding 10% or more.

If an entity has more than 10% of the shareholding, capital or profits in the company. The entity should identify as an ultimate beneficiary and is required to submit the following documents:

  • A copy of the UBO annexure (PDF) with the authorised person's seal and signature and signature of all the shareholders of such an entity holding 10% or more on the 3rd page.
  • A copy of the PAN and address proof with self-attestation of all the shareholders of such an entity holding 10% or more.
  • The latest shareholding pattern (PDF) (on the company letterhead) of such an entity holding 10% or more, with the signature of the whole-time director or individual promoters.

In-person Verification (IPV)

In-Person verification (IPV) is the process of verifying that the person opening the account and the documents submitted are of the same person. As part of the mandatory IPV requirement for all brokers, the authorised person must complete the verification.

To complete the IPV online, visit signup.zerodha.com/ipv. A 4-digit OTP is generated and shown on the screen. Clients are required to enable the camera and show the OTP while being clearly visible. To learn how to enable the camera. See, How can the camera be enabled for an in person verification (IPV)?

To complete the IPV offline, the authorised person must visit a Zerodha branch office or a representative of Zerodha would be required to visit the offices or residences of the client to complete the IPV procedure.

It can take upto 72 working hours to open the account. To learn about the applicable charges, see What are the account opening, brokerage and other transactional charges applicable to a Corporate account at Zerodha? For further assistance, call 080 4680 5727 or create a ticket.

Did you know?

  • As per Rule 3 (6) of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 (WEB), a One-Person Company (OPC) cannot carry out Non-Banking Financial Investment activities, including investment in securities. Hence, in line with regulations, Zerodha does not allow the opening of an OPC account.
  • As per the CDSL guidelines (PDF), the nomination facility is available only for individual demat accounts. Therefore, non-individual account holders cannot add a nominee.

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