Practical compliance guides

Accounting and Bookkeeping · 9 min read

Closing Entries in Accounting: How and Why

The entries that move balances where they belong and shut the year. The rule, the threshold and what it means in practice. Updated for Indian rules.

CACA Puja Pradhan · Jul 20

Accounting and Bookkeeping · 9 min read

A Year-End Closing Checklist for Indian Businesses

Every schedule, confirmation and reconciliation an auditor will ask for. The rule, the threshold and what it means in practice. In plain English.

CACA Puja Pradhan · Jul 20

Accounting and Bookkeeping · 10 min read

What Is Finalisation of Accounts? The Steps Explained

Turning a working trial balance into signed statutory accounts. The rule, the threshold and what it means in practice. A practical guide for India.

CACA Puja Pradhan · Jul 20

Accounting and Bookkeeping · 9 min read

SOP Format and Structure: The 5 Essential Parts

Purpose, scope, responsibility, procedure and control - what each section holds. Set out with the working, not just the rule. With a worked example.

CACA Puja Pradhan · Jul 20

Accounting and Bookkeeping · 10 min read

Why Every Growing Business Needs Financial SOPs

What breaks when the only process lives in one person's head. The rule, the threshold and what it means in practice. A practical guide for India.

CACA Puja Pradhan · Jul 20

Accounting and Bookkeeping · 10 min read

Month-End Close SOP: A Step-by-Step Process

The ordered checklist that shuts a month the same way every time. The rule, the threshold and what it means in practice. Written for Indian SMEs.

CACA Puja Pradhan · Jul 20

Accounting and Bookkeeping · 9 min read

Accounts Payable SOP: A Template and Checklist

A payables SOP with the approval matrix and control points set out. The rule, the threshold and what it means in practice. Current Indian practice.

CACA Puja Pradhan · Jul 20

Accounting and Bookkeeping · 9 min read

How to Write an SOP for Your Accounting Department

Writing from the process as it actually runs, then testing it against reality. Set out with the working, not just the rule. Current Indian practice.

CACA Puja Pradhan · Jul 20

Accounting and Bookkeeping · 9 min read

MIS Report vs Financial Statements: What's the Difference?

One is for decisions, the other for compliance - and they must reconcile. The rule, the threshold and what it means in practice. Read the full guide.

CACA Puja Pradhan · Jul 20

Accounting and Bookkeeping · 9 min read

Key Financial KPIs Every MIS Dashboard Should Track

The handful of measures worth tracking, and the vanity ones to drop. The rule, the threshold and what it means in practice. With worked examples.

CACA Puja Pradhan · Jul 20

Accounting and Bookkeeping · 9 min read

Monthly MIS Report Format for Management (Free Template)

A format your board can read in five minutes, month after month. The rule, the threshold and what it means in practice. With the numbers set out.

CACA Puja Pradhan · Jul 20

Accounting and Bookkeeping · 10 min read

How to Create an MIS Report in Excel (Step by Step)

Building a monthly pack that ties back to the ledger, not a parallel truth. The rule, the threshold and what it means in practice. Explained by a CA.

CACA Puja Pradhan · Jul 20