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Audit & controls · 5 min read
When does a startup need a virtual CFO?
The four signals that you have outgrown a bookkeeper, and what a virtual CFO does that an accountant does not.
Audit & controls · 5 min read
Statutory audit, internal audit and tax audit — what is the difference?
Three different audits, three different laws, three different people. Which ones apply to you.
Fundraising · 6 min read
CCPS or convertible notes — which should you raise on?
Eligibility, dilution maths and the FEMA position, compared side by side.
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Every answer, grouped by what you came for.
Choosing a CA
How do you choose a CA firm in Bangalore?
Ten questions that separate a firm that will do the work from one that will hand it to a first-year article assistant.
How much does a CA charge in Bangalore?
Indicative market ranges for returns, audits and company compliance — and the four things that actually move the number.
Should a startup hire a Big 4 firm or a boutique CA firm?
Where each is genuinely better, and the specific situations where the answer flips.
Income tax
Which ITR form should I file?
A decision path from ITR-1 to ITR-7 — and the three situations that quietly push you up a form.
How are ESOPs taxed in India?
Two taxable events, two different heads of income, and the cash-flow trap that catches employees at exercise.
What should you do when you get an income tax notice?
How to read the section number, what each common notice actually wants, and the mistake that turns a small notice into a large one.
Company & ROC
What are the annual compliances for a private limited company in India?
The full yearly calendar — ROC, income tax, GST and the event-based filings people forget.
What is the difference between a Company Secretary and a Chartered Accountant?
Two professions, two statutes, and the overlap that decides who you actually need to call.
Valuation
What is an IBBI Registered Valuer, and when do you need one?
The one credential that decides whether your valuation report is legally usable — and the transactions that require it.
What is a Rule 11UA valuation, and when is it required?
The income-tax valuation rule that decides whether your funding round triggers a tax charge.
FEMA & foreign investment
What is FC-GPR, and what is the deadline?
The filing every Indian company owes the RBI after issuing shares to a foreign investor — and what it needs attached.
What is the FLA return, and who has to file it?
The annual RBI return most companies with foreign investment forget until someone asks for it in diligence.
Fundraising
Audit & controls
Statutory audit, internal audit and tax audit — what is the difference?
Three different audits, three different laws, three different people. Which ones apply to you.
When does a startup need a virtual CFO?
The four signals that you have outgrown a bookkeeper, and what a virtual CFO does that an accountant does not.
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