Practical compliance guides

Accounting & Bookkeeping · 9 min read

Accounting for Freelancers and Consultants in India: GST, ITR and Books Combined

You are a software developer, content writer, digital marketer, management consultant, CA, lawyer, architect, or design freelancer. You have...

CACA Puja Pradhan · Apr 7

Accounting & Bookkeeping · 7 min read

Accounting for Startups in India: From Day One to First Statutory Audit

You have incorporated your Pvt Ltd company, received the Certificate of Incorporation, and you are ready to build. But here is what most fou...

CACA Puja Pradhan · Apr 7

Accounting & Bookkeeping · 8 min read

Accounting for E-Commerce Sellers in India: Amazon, Flipkart and Meesho Setup

Selling on Amazon, Flipkart, or Meesho is the easy part. Accounting for it is where Indian e-commerce sellers struggle. Unlike traditional r...

CACA Puja Pradhan · Apr 7

Startup & MSME · 8 min read

Working Capital Management for Indian SMEs: How to Keep Your Business Liquid

A business with Rs 2 crore annual revenue, healthy margins, and a growing customer base went bust in 18 months. Not because of poor sales -...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Accounting & Bookkeeping · 8 min read

MIS Reports for Small Businesses: What Your CA Should Deliver Every Month

Your CA files your GST returns on time. Your TDS is deposited. Your ITR gets filed every year. You are compliant. But do you actually know h...

CACA Puja Pradhan · Apr 7

Income Tax · 14 min read

Leave Encashment in India: Tax Treatment, Calculation and Employer Obligations

An employee who worked for 20 years at a private company retired with 300 days of unused earned leave and a last drawn basic + DA of Rs 60,0...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 13 min read

Gratuity Calculation 2026: New 1-Year Rule for Fixed-Term Employees Explained

A contract employee who worked for 18 months at a logistics company in Noida resigned in January 2026. Under the old rules, she would receiv...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Income Tax · 14 min read

How to Design a Tax-Efficient Salary Structure for Employees in India 2026

Two employers offer identical Rs 15 lakh CTC packages. One structures it with a Rs 4,500 basic (30% of gross), inflated special allowance, n...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 13 min read

50% Basic Wage Rule Under Labour Code 2025: How It Changes Your Salary Structure

A CFO at a mid-size IT company in Bengaluru restructured salaries in early 2026 to align with the Code on Wages requirement. For 34 of her 9...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 12 min read

Payment of Bonus Act: How to Calculate and Pay Annual Bonus to Employees in India

Every year before Diwali, the same question surfaces in payroll departments across India - how much statutory bonus do we owe, and have we c...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 12 min read

Labour Welfare Fund (LWF) in India: State-Wise Contribution Rates and Due Dates

Among all statutory payroll deductions in India - PF, ESI, TDS, and Professional Tax - the Labour Welfare Fund is the one most employers for...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7

Payroll & HR · 12 min read

Professional Tax in India: State-Wise Rates, Slabs and Employer Obligations

A Delhi-registered company with employees working from a Noida office owes professional tax to Uttar Pradesh - not Delhi. A Pune-based emplo...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 7