Practical compliance guides

Payroll & HR · 12 min read

Overtime Rules in India 2026: Limits, Calculation and Double-Pay Compliance

A Ministry of Labour & Employment report found that over 68% of labour violations at registered establishments in India involve incorrec...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 14 min read

Full and Final Settlement Under New Labour Code: The 2-Day Wage Settlement Rule

For decades, full and final settlement in India was an unregulated grey zone. Some companies paid on the last working day. Others took 30 da...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 13 min read

4 Labour Codes 2025: What Every Indian Employer Must Know Before It's Too Late

On 21 November 2025, the Government of India activated all four Labour Codes - replacing 29 labour laws that had accumulated over seven deca...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 14 min read

Minimum Wages in India 2026: State-Wise Rates and How Non-Compliance Is Detected

A company operating payroll across Delhi, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat discovered during a compliance audit in January 2026 that i...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 14 min read

EPF Withdrawal and Transfer: UAN Activation, Form 19, Form 10C Guide for Employees

An employee who resigned from a 4-year job in November 2025 tried to withdraw his PF balance of Rs 3.8 lakh online. The claim was rejected t...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 12 min read

Payslip Under Labour Code 2025: What Must Be Shown and How to Issue Digitally

An employee at a 50-person services company in Hyderabad discovered that his payslip showed a single line item - "Salary: Rs 45,000" - with...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 11 min read

10 Common Payroll Mistakes Indian Employers Make and How to Avoid Them

A Ministry of Labour & Employment report found that 67% of labour violations at registered Indian establishments involve incorrect wage...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Audit · 12 min read

ABC Analysis in Stock Audit: How to Focus on High-Value Inventory First

A stock auditor at an auto-component manufacturer in Chakan, Pune was given 2 days to verify inventory worth Rs 8 crore across 1,200 SKUs. W...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Audit · 12 min read

Technology in Stock Audit: Barcodes, RFID, ERP Integration and Digital Verification

If your stock audit still involves teams of people walking warehouse aisles with clipboards and pen, you are not just losing time - you are...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Audit · 14 min read

Multi-Location Stock Audit: How to Audit Warehouses, Branches and Consignment Agents

A building materials distributor in Maharashtra operated from one central warehouse in Bhosari, two branch warehouses in Nashik and Kolhapur...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Audit · 13 min read

Perpetual vs Periodic Inventory System: Which Makes Stock Audits Easier and Cheaper?

Two auto-component manufacturers in Chakan, Pune - both with Rs 6 crore inventory and 800+ SKUs - had very different stock audit experiences...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Income Tax · 11 min read

Section 139(8A) ITR-U Guide: How to File Updated Income Tax Return

Missed your ITR filing deadline? Discovered unreported income after filing? The Income Tax Act provides a last-resort mechanism to correct y...

CACA Poonam Kadge · Apr 6