Family Office & Private Wealth Structuring

Who This Is For

What We Do

• Net worth certificate (UDIN) for accredited investor status — required before any AIF or PMS onboarding
• Private discretionary trust setup — trust deed, settler, trustees, and beneficiary framework
• Proprietary Category II AIF registration with SEBI — trust structure, PPM, SEBI Form A
• Co-investment framework design for promoter family members investing alongside third-party investors
• Carry and waterfall advisory for family-managed AIFs
• Estate freeze and succession planning — asset valuation, gifting strategy, Will drafting coordination
• FEMA structuring for overseas family members — ODI, LRS, NRO/NRE account transition
• GIFT City AIF setup for overseas deployment under IFSCA framework
• Annual accounts and tax filings for private trusts — Return of Income under Section 139
• Accredited investor annual renewal — fresh net worth certificate each financial year
• Coordination with legal counsel for trust deed amendments, litigation rings, and HUF partition

The CA Layer — What Harun Raaj & Associates Handles

Family office engagements typically involve a legal counsel, a tax advisor, and a CA working in parallel. The CA's unique scope — which we own entirely — includes:

• Net worth computation and CA certificate (with UDIN) for accredited investor, AIF sponsor, and GIFT City FME net worth thresholds
• Business valuation for trust transfers, gifting, estate freeze, and inter-family asset restructuring
• Trust income tax returns and beneficiary tax statements
• AIF accounts, statutory audit, and annual Regulation 29 PPM audit
• FEMA filings: Form FCGPR, Form FCTRS, ODI Part I/II, Annual Performance Reports
• Capital gains computation across listed equities, AIF units, unlisted shares, and real estate
• TDS on trust distributions to non-resident beneficiaries