Form 10F - Tax Residency Certificate for Foreign Companies

Streamline Your Form 10F Submissions with Paperform

If you're a foreign company operating in India or receiving income from Indian sources, Form 10F is an essential compliance document you'll need to submit annually to claim tax treaty benefits. This form, required under Section 90 and 90A of the Income Tax Act, must be filed along with your Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) to avail lower withholding tax rates.

Managing Form 10F submissions manually can be time-consuming and error-prone, especially when dealing with multiple entities, fiscal years, or treaty jurisdictions. This Form 10F template from Paperform simplifies the entire process, allowing foreign companies, their Indian subsidiaries, tax consultants, and chartered accountants to collect all necessary information in one organized, professional form.

What This Template Covers

This template captures all required details for Form 10F compliance:

• Entity and taxpayer information including company name, registration details, and tax identification numbers
• Tax Residency Certificate details including issuing authority, certificate number, and validity period
• Income details from Indian sources subject to tax treaty benefits
• Treaty benefit claims specifying the applicable DTAA and relevant articles
• Authorized signatory information and declarations

The form is designed to match the structure and requirements of the official Form 10F, making it easy to compile submissions for your tax advisors or directly to Indian withholding agents.

Why Paperform for Indian Compliance Forms?

Paperform's flexible form builder allows you to create professional, compliant forms that match your organization's branding while capturing complex regulatory data. The doc-style editor makes it simple to add conditional logic—for example, showing different fields based on the type of income or treaty country selected.

For firms managing multiple foreign clients, Papersign (papersign.com) can be integrated to collect secure eSignatures on declarations and authorizations, creating a complete audit trail. And with Stepper (stepper.io), you can automate what happens after submission—routing forms to tax consultants for review, updating compliance trackers in Airtable or Google Sheets, or triggering reminder emails for TRC renewal dates.

Whether you're a chartered accountant managing multiple foreign company clients, an in-house tax team at a multinational, or a CFO ensuring regulatory compliance, this template helps you collect Form 10F information accurately and efficiently—so you can focus on strategic tax planning rather than administrative paperwork.