Practical compliance guides

Income Tax · 17 min read

Is Your Business at Risk on IT Notice Under Section 142(1)? Take This 5-Point Checklist

Section 142(1) notices are the Income Tax Department’s first line of inquiry. They are not accusations - they are questions. But the wrong a...

CACA Puja Pradhan · Apr 2

Income Tax · 16 min read

IT Notice Under Section 148 India 2026: Latest Rules, Rates, and Deadlines

Section 148 is the most consequential notice a taxpayer can receive from the Income Tax Department. Unlike Section 142(1) (inquiry) or Secti...

CACA Puja Pradhan · Apr 2

Income Tax · 19 min read

IT Notice Under Section 147: What the Law Says vs What Businesses Actually Do

Section 147 reassessment is the most legally complex notice a business can receive from the Income Tax Department. Unlike Section 142(1) (a...

CACA Puja Pradhan · Apr 2

Startup & MSME · 9 min read

Startup Registration Audit: How We Help Clients Identify and Fix Compliance Gaps

Startup founders are builders. They focus on product, customers, and revenue. Compliance is the thing they plan to “get to later.” The probl...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 2

GST · 13 min read

What Happens If You Skip GST Returns For OIDAR? Penalties and Legal Consequences

OIDAR services are the fastest-growing category of cross-border digital services consumed in India - from Netflix and Spotify to AWS and Zoo...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 2

Startup & MSME · 13 min read

Startup Registration in Delhi: Complete DPIIT Recognition Guide for 2026

Delhi is India's startup powerhouse - home to over 15,000 DPIIT-recognised startups, the third-highest concentration in the country after Ka...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 2

Government Registrations · 12 min read

Startup Registration Documents Required in Pune: Local Authority Checklist

Registering a startup in Pune involves more than just incorporating a company and applying for DPIIT recognition. Pune is India’s second-lar...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 2

Startup & MSME · 13 min read

Startup Registration Documents Required in Pune: Complete Local Authority Checklist

If you are launching a startup in Pune - whether a SaaS product from Hinjewadi, a D2C brand from Kharadi, or a manufacturing unit in Chakan...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 2

Audit · 18 min read

Expert CA Analysis: Statutory Audit Service Under New 2026 Rules - What Really Changed

If you run a company in India - Pvt Ltd, OPC, or public - your statutory audit for FY 2025-26 is about to be different. Not dramatically dif...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 2

Startup & MSME · 10 min read

Startup Registration India 2026: What Changed and What Stays the Same Under the New DPIIT Framework

On 4 February 2026, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) issued a new notification superseding the 2019 Start...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 2

Audit · 16 min read

Stock Audit for Pvt Ltd, LLP, OPC, and Sole Proprietors: What Differs

A Pvt Ltd company in Pune with a Rs 2 crore working capital limit receives a bank letter: "Submit stock audit report by 15th April." The sam...

CACA Puja Pradhan · Apr 2

Audit · 19 min read

Stock Audit: Professional Advice You Won't Get from Free Online Resources

You searched 'how to do stock audit' and found 50 articles with the same advice: count your stock, compare with books, report differences. M...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 2