Practical compliance guides

Accounting & Bookkeeping · 8 min read

Zoho Books vs QuickBooks for Indian Businesses: Which to Choose in 2026?

If you are an Indian business searching for 'Zoho Books vs QuickBooks,' there is one fact you must know first: Intuit discontinued QuickBook...

CACA Puja Pradhan · Apr 6

Accounting & Bookkeeping · 8 min read

Do You Need a CA to Manage Zoho Books or Can You DIY?

Zoho Books is remarkably easy to use. You can create invoices, record expenses, reconcile bank transactions, and generate financial reports...

CACA Puja Pradhan · Apr 6

Accounting & Bookkeeping · 7 min read

Zoho Books Pricing India 2026: All Plans Compared - Free to Ultimate

Zoho Books is one of the most competitively priced cloud accounting solutions in India - offering a genuine free plan and five paid tiers th...

CACA Puja Pradhan · Apr 6

Accounting & Bookkeeping · 7 min read

Zoho Books vs TallyPrime 2026: Complete Comparison for Indian SMEs

This is the question every Indian SME faces when choosing or switching accounting software in 2026. Zoho Books and TallyPrime are both excel...

CACA Puja Pradhan · Apr 6

Accounting & Bookkeeping · 11 min read

Zoho Books Chart of Accounts: Complete Setup Guide for Indian Businesses

Your chart of accounts is the skeleton of your accounting system. Every invoice, every bill, every bank transaction, and every journal entry...

CACA Puja Pradhan · Apr 6

GSTAT & GST Litigation · 12 min read

GSTAT Principal Bench Delhi: Jurisdiction, Cases and How to File

The GSTAT Principal Bench in New Delhi is not just another bench-it is the apex of India’s GST appellate system. While the 31 State Benches...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 6

GSTAT & GST Litigation · 10 min read

GST Refund Blocked? How to Escalate Your Appeal to GSTAT

A blocked GST refund is not just an accounting entry-it is working capital sitting with the government instead of your business. For exporte...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 6

GSTAT & GST Litigation · 12 min read

How to File Cross-Objections at GSTAT: Form APL-06, Deadline, Process

Cross-objections are one of the most underutilised tools in GST litigation. Most taxpayers receive the department’s appeal notice and simply...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 6

GSTAT & GST Litigation · 12 min read

Anti-Profiteering Appeals at GSTAT 2025: Section 171 Rules Explained

Anti-profiteering is one of the most commercially significant but least understood areas of GST. Unlike ITC disputes or classification appea...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 6

GSTAT & GST Litigation · 12 min read

GSTAT Orders: How to Track, Download and Read Your Final Order

You filed your GSTAT appeal. You paid the pre-deposit and court fee (know more). You attended the hearings. Now you are waiting for the orde...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 6

GSTAT & GST Litigation · 8 min read

GSTAT Court Fees vs Pre-Deposit: Key Differences Explained

Every week, we receive the same question from clients filing their first GSTAT appeal: “I paid the pre-deposit. Why is the portal asking for...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 6

GSTAT & GST Litigation · 13 min read

ARN CRN Not Found in GSTAT Portal: Causes and How to Fix It

You have a GST demand order you want to challenge at GSTAT. You go to efiling.gstat.gov.in. You enter your ARN or CRN. The portal returns: “...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Apr 6