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What's the minimum turnover before I actually need a CA?
There's no legal threshold for needing a CA — you need one the moment the cost of a financial mistake exceeds the cost of advice. Practically, that's usually well before the statutory audit and tax-audit thresholds kick in. If you're GST-registered, running payroll, or making decisions with real money attached, you're already past the point where doing it yourself is the cheaper option. The penalties and missed credits typically dwarf the fees.
Can I switch from my existing CA in the middle of the year?
Yes, and it's more common than people think. There's no rule that ties you to a financial year. We handle the transition — obtaining your records, your filings, and your prior workings — and we do the handover professionally, because how you leave a firm matters. The main thing is timing it so nothing falls through the gap between us, which we plan for explicitly.
I haven't filed my income tax return for three years. What now?
It's fixable, and the sooner the better, because interest and penalties accrue with time. Depending on the years involved, you may be able to file updated returns within the permitted window, and we'll assess your exposure honestly before doing anything. The worst move is to keep waiting — non-filing escalates from penalty to scrutiny to harsher consequences. The second-worst is to file badly and trigger questions. We sort it properly.
Do you work with clients outside Surat and Pune?
Yes. Our offices are in Surat and Pune, but our work is remote-capable end to end — your books, returns, and reviews don't depend on you being in the room. We have clients across India and handle the relationship over calls, documents, and WhatsApp for quick things. Location affects almost nothing about the quality of the work.
What's your fee structure?
It depends on scope, so we don't pretend otherwise — but we're transparent before you commit. One-off jobs like a registration or a single filing are priced as fixed fees. Ongoing work — monthly accounting, GST, a Virtual CFO retainer — is a monthly engagement scaled to your transaction volume and complexity. You'll always see the number in the engagement letter before there's any commitment, with no surprise add-ons mid-year.
How quickly can you get my GST registration done?
Once we have your documents clean and complete, the application itself is quick — typically processed within about a week, sometimes faster, depending on whether the department raises a query or requires physical verification. The delay is almost never the filing; it's incomplete or mismatched documents. We tell you exactly what's needed up front so it doesn't stall.
Do you handle notices and scrutiny, or just routine filing?
We handle both, and the notice work is some of the most valuable we do. GST and income-tax notices are routine now, and most are answerable if you respond correctly and on time. We draft the response, manage the correspondence, and represent your position so a notice stays a notice rather than becoming a demand. If you've received one, the time to act is now, not after the response window closes.
What's your turnaround on monthly books?
We agree a closing window with you at the start and hold to it — routine monthly books are closed within that window each month, not whenever someone gets to them. The point of fast books is that the numbers are still useful when you get them. We'd rather close on the 10th and have you act on real information than close on the 25th when the month's already gone.