Guides
Hiring an accountant in India
Straight answers to the questions businesses ask before they hire, and the ones they wish they had asked afterwards. Written to be useful whether or not you ever use Accmeet.
Before you hire
4 guides- How do I hire a Chartered Accountant?The whole process, from writing down what you actually need to the point where someone is working on it. Written for a business owner hiring for the first time.
- Do I need a CA, or just an accountant?Some work legally requires a Chartered Accountant. Most work does not. Paying CA rates for bookkeeping is the most common way a small business overspends.
- How do I know a CA online is actually certified?Anyone can put three letters after their name on a website. Here is what a real Chartered Accountant can produce, and how to check every piece of it yourself in a few minutes.
- What should I ask a CA before hiring?Fourteen questions worth asking, what a good answer sounds like, and the answers that should end the conversation.
Getting it right
4 guides- What usually goes wrong?The nine complaints that come up again and again: silence at deadline, the junior nobody mentioned, the bill that grew, and the handover that never happened.
- Is it safe to hire a CA I have never met?Compliance work has been remote for years. The real risks of hiring online are not the ones people worry about, and every one of them has a check.
- What will my accountant ask me for?What to have ready for GST, income tax, audit and registration work, and the one thing you should never hand over.
- Should I change my accountant?Seven signs that the relationship is costing you more than it saves, and how to move without losing a filing or a year of records.
For accountants
1 guideThese pages cover choosing and working with an accountant. How Accmeet itself works, and what the verified badge is checked against, is set out separately.