02What we do

Statutory, advisory
& specialist services.

Statutory services remain the core focus of the practice. Tax, FEMA, CFO and finance-operations mandates extend from the statutory backbone — never away from it.

01

GST compliance & advisory

  • GST registration & amendments
  • GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-9 filings
  • ITC reconciliation · 2A / 2B matching
  • Assessment & audit response
  • Export LUT & refund claims
02

Income tax, TDS & assessments

  • ITR filing · all categories
  • TDS computation · Form 24Q / 26Q
  • Advance tax planning
  • Assessment & scrutiny response
  • Tax audit · Form 3CD
03

MCA & ROC compliance

  • Annual filings · AOC-4 & MGT-7
  • Board minutes & resolutions
  • Director KYC & DIN maintenance
  • Charge registrations
  • Shareholding & director changes
04

Payroll, PF, ESI & labour

  • Monthly payroll processing
  • PF / ESI / PT / LWF filings
  • TDS on salaries · Form 24Q
  • Shops & Establishments
  • Labour law registers
05

Statutory & tax audit

  • Statutory audit · Companies Act
  • Form 3CD certification
  • Internal audit & process review
  • IFC documentation & testing
  • Management letter & observations
06

Statutory certifications

  • Form 15CA / CB · remittance
  • Net worth & turnover certificates
  • Section 56(2) fair value reports
  • Statutory bank audits
  • Borrowing & utilisation certificates
01

Direct tax advisory

  • Tax structuring & planning
  • Corporate tax advisory
  • 44AD / 44ADA planning
  • Capital gains computation
  • Deferred tax & Ind AS
02

Indirect tax & GST advisory

  • GST structuring
  • Place of supply & classification
  • Export & import advisory
  • IGST vs CGST / SGST analysis
  • Litigation support
03

FEMA & RBI compliance

  • FDI structuring · FLA return
  • FC-GPR & FC-TRS filings
  • FIRMS portal management
  • ODI & overseas investment
  • Repatriation & dividend advisory
04

Transfer pricing

  • TP documentation · Form 3CEB
  • Safe harbour election
  • Benchmarking · TNMM / CUP
  • Intercompany pricing design
  • TP assessment & litigation
05

Tax litigation & representation

  • CIT(A) appeal preparation
  • ITAT representation
  • Section 154 rectification
  • GST notice & SCN response
  • Demand & penalty proceedings
06

International tax

  • DTAA analysis & withholding
  • PE risk assessment
  • Form 15CA / CB certification
  • Equalisation levy
  • CbCR & BEPS advisory
01

Accounting & bookkeeping

  • Monthly ledger closure
  • AP / AR management
  • Bank reconciliation
  • Intercompany reconciliation
  • Financial statements
02

Payroll operations

  • Monthly payroll processing
  • Payslip & F&F settlement
  • PF / ESI / PT / LWF
  • TDS Form 24Q & 26Q
  • Labour law compliance
03

MIS & FP&A reporting

  • Monthly MIS packs to parent
  • Rolling cash flow models
  • Budget vs actuals variance
  • Investor-ready financial packs
  • KPI tracking & dashboards
04

ERP & finance automation

  • ERP implementation
  • Chart of accounts design
  • Workflow automation
  • SOP design
  • Finance system integration
05

Cash flow management

  • 13-week cash flow planning
  • Vendor payment scheduling
  • Repatriation planning
  • Working capital optimisation
  • Treasury management
06

Finance function setup

  • Finance function from scratch
  • Process mapping
  • Control framework design
  • Internal audit support
  • IFC implementation
01

CFO office setup

  • Finance function design
  • Chart of accounts & ERP setup
  • Approval matrix & SOPs
  • Vendor & banking onboarding
  • Defined go-live workplan (typically 30–45 days, subject to records & dependencies)
02

Investor MIS & reporting

  • Board-ready financial packs
  • Monthly investor MIS
  • Cohort & unit economics
  • Runway & burn analysis
  • Data room preparation
03

FP&A & budgeting

  • Annual budgeting & forecasting
  • Rolling 12-month forecast
  • Scenario planning
  • Variance commentary
  • KPI framework & tracking
04

Management reporting

  • Segment & product P&L
  • COGS & customer profitability
  • Variance commentary
  • Intercompany reporting
  • Consolidated group reporting
05

ESOP accounting

  • Ind AS 102 / IFRS 2 compliance
  • Black–Scholes fair value
  • Grant date determination
  • Vesting schedule accounting
  • Disclosure notes
06

ERP & technology

  • SAP · Oracle · NetSuite
  • Tally · Zoho · QuickBooks
  • Workday · MS Dynamics
  • Bill.com · Expensify · Zip
  • Integration & data migration
01

Business setup & registrations

  • Company / LLP incorporation
  • PAN, TAN, GST, PF, ESI
  • PT and labour registrations
  • Banking & signatory onboarding
  • Initial statutory set-up
02

FEMA & FDI for GCCs

  • FIRMS portal & Entity Master
  • FC-GPR for equity inflow
  • FLA annual return filing
  • Repatriation & remittances
  • Intercompany agreements
03

Accounting & MIS for GCCs

  • Monthly bookkeeping & closure
  • Bank & intercompany reconciliation
  • MIS reporting to parent
  • Cash flow management
  • ERP integration
04

Payroll & HR compliance

  • Monthly payroll processing
  • PF / ESI / PT / LWF filings
  • TDS Form 24Q & 26Q
  • Shops & Establishments
  • Labour law compliance
05

Transfer pricing for GCCs

  • Safe harbour analysis
  • TP documentation · Form 3CEFA
  • Benchmarking & TNMM
  • FAR analysis
  • Intercompany pricing models
06

Secretarial & annual filings

  • Statutory audit
  • ROC filings · AOC-4 & MGT-7
  • ITR-6 filing
  • Board minutes & resolutions
  • Director KYC
01

Business & equity valuations

  • DCF, NAV & market approach
  • Rule 11UA / Section 56(2)
  • Fundraise & secondary sale
  • Merger & demerger valuations
  • IBBI Registered Valuer reports
02

Instrument valuations

  • CCPS / CCD / OCD pricing
  • ESOP fair value · Ind AS 102
  • Black–Scholes & binomial models
  • Sweat equity & warrants
  • Convertible instrument waterfalls
03

FEMA & cross-border valuations

  • FDI inflow · FC-GPR pricing
  • ODI & share transfer pricing
  • FEMA valuation certificates
  • Arm’s length benchmarking
  • AD bank & RBI reporting
04

Finance process implementation

  • Finance function from scratch
  • Chart of accounts & ERP setup
  • Approval matrix & DOA design
  • SOPs · AP, AR, close cycle
  • Month-end close hardening
05

Scale-up readiness

  • Data room & due-diligence prep
  • Investor MIS & reporting packs
  • Revenue recognition frameworks
  • Unit economics & cohort design
  • Ind AS conversion & audit ready
06

Controls & governance

  • IFC design & testing
  • Segregation of duties mapping
  • Policy library & delegation
  • Board-reporting cadence
  • Audit-committee packs
Specialist network

Niche advisory & specialist services

Delivered with IBBI Registered Valuers, CA firms and specialist practitioners. Engagements are coordinated by Phani Bharadwaz & Associates with appropriate specialist involvement — where independence, registration or subject-matter depth is required.

Forensic Audit & Investigation Tax Litigation · CIT(A) · ITAT IBC / NCLT Advisory CIRP Valuation · IBBI Transaction Due Diligence M&A Financial Due Diligence Ind AS / IFRS Transition

Where PB&A acts as statutory auditor, certain advisory and non-audit services are restricted under Section 144 of the Companies Act, 2013. Engagement scope is confirmed after independence, conflict and eligibility review.

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