Sales and receipts
Every invoice and credit note entered against the right customer with its GST, and every receipt matched to the invoice it settles.
All accounting & bookkeeping services
Accounting & Bookkeeping
Bookkeeping Services
FinAura's bookkeeping service records every sale, purchase, expense and bank entry in your Zoho Books or Tally Prime every week, codes it for GST and TDS, and reconciles it to your bank. A Chartered Accountant reviews the books before each month closes, so you always know where the business stands.
- Reviewed by Chartered Accountants
- Zoho Books and Tally Prime
- Bangalore and across India
What is covered
What Our Bookkeeping Covers
Everything that moves money in or out of the business, recorded and matched every week.
Purchases and payments
Vendor bills recorded under the right expense head with GST input and TDS, and every payment matched to the bill it pays.
Expenses and reimbursements
Card spends, petty cash and employee claims recorded with their supporting bills, so nothing is left sitting in a suspense account.
Bank and card reconciliation
Every bank and card account reconciled to its statement, so the balance in the books is the balance in the bank.
Payroll entries
Salaries, PF, ESI, professional tax and TDS posted from the payroll register, whoever runs your payroll.
GST and TDS coding
Each entry tagged so your GST and TDS returns come straight out of the books, with nothing re-keyed.
How the month runs
A Month of Bookkeeping With FinAura
Weekly posting, one list of queries, and a monthly close reviewed by a Chartered Accountant.
Week 1
Close last month
- Bank and cards reconciled
- Open items followed up
- Books reviewed by a CA
- Month-end pack sent
Week 2
Record and match
- Sales and purchases posted
- Receipts and payments matched
- One list of queries sent
Week 3
Record and match
- New bills and invoices posted
- Expenses with their bills
- Payroll entries posted
Week 4
Ready to close
- GST and TDS coding checked
- Accruals noted
- Nothing left in suspense
Your part
What You Send Us
- 01Sales invoices, or access to your billing tool
- 02Purchase bills and expense receipts
- 03Bank and card statements (we never ask for banking passwords)
- 04The payroll register, if someone else runs payroll
- 05Answers to one short list of queries each week
Our part
What You Get Every Month
- Books kept current in your own Zoho Books or Tally Prime
- Every bank and card account reconciled each month
- Receivables and payables you can trust, with ageing
- Profit and loss and balance sheet every month
- Books ready for your GST and TDS returns
- A short monthly review with your accountant
A common question
Bookkeeping or accounting: what is the difference?
Bookkeeping is the recording: every sale, purchase, expense and bank entry entered in the books, coded and matched. Accounting is what is built on top of it: adjustments, reconciliations, financial statements and the judgement behind them.
You need both, and they work best done by the same team. FinAura's bookkeeping always ends in a monthly close reviewed by a Chartered Accountant. If you want the whole back office handled, including payables, receivables and reporting, see end-to-end accounting.
See end-to-end accountingAdviceWhat the numbers mean for your decisions
AccountingAdjustments, close, financial statements
BookkeepingEvery transaction recorded and matched
Who it is for
Businesses We Keep Books For
Startups
Accrual-based books from the first month, ready for investors and due diligence.
Small businesses and proprietors
Moving off spreadsheets without hiring a full-time accountant.
E-commerce and D2C sellers
Marketplace and payment gateway settlements broken down and matched to the bank.
Companies and LLPs
Books kept the way company law expects, and ready for the statutory audit.
The rules, in plain English
What the Law Asks of Your Books
Companies Act, 2013
Section 128
Every company keeps books of account that give a true and fair view of its affairs, at its registered office or another place the Board decides, and preserves them for at least the eight financial years before the current one.
Official source: mca.gov.inCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2014
Rule 3
Books kept electronically must stay accessible in India at all times, with a daily back-up on servers physically in India. For financial years starting on or after 1 April 2023, the accounting software must keep an audit trail of every change that cannot be switched off.
Official source: mca.gov.inCGST Act, 2017
Sections 35 and 36
Every GST-registered business keeps its accounts and records at its principal place of business and retains them for 72 months from the due date of the annual return for that year, or longer while an appeal or proceeding is open.
Official source: cbic-gst.gov.inIncome-tax law
Books and tax audit
Businesses and professions above the prescribed limits must keep books of account, and a tax audit follows above further limits. The limits change from time to time, so we confirm which apply to you before the year starts.
Official source: incometax.gov.inThis is general information, not advice for your situation; we confirm what applies to you before any work starts.
Questions we get asked
Bookkeeping Questions, Answered
What do bookkeeping services include?
Recording every sale, purchase, expense, receipt and payment, coding each entry for GST and TDS, posting payroll entries and reconciling every bank and card account. FinAura closes the books every month after a Chartered Accountant's review and sends you the profit and loss and balance sheet.
How often are my books updated?
Every week. Documents are picked up and posted weekly, queries come to you as one list, and the month is closed and reviewed in the first week of the next month.
Do you need access to my bank account?
No. We work from bank and card statements, or from a read-only bank feed in your accounting software. We never ask for banking passwords and never make payments from your accounts.
Which software do you keep the books in?
Mostly Zoho Books and Tally Prime, in your own account so the data stays yours. If you use something else we can usually work in it, and if you have nothing yet we set it up.
Is bookkeeping enough for a private limited company?
A company needs books that give a true and fair view, on the accrual basis, kept for at least eight years and audited every year. Our bookkeeping covers the recording and monthly close; the statutory audit is done by your appointed auditor, and we prepare the books, schedules and statements they need.
Can you take over books that are months behind?
Yes. We first bring the books current as a one-time clean-up project, rebuilding missing months and reconciling every account, then move to weekly bookkeeping.
How much do bookkeeping services cost in India?
It depends on how many transactions you have each month, how many bank accounts and GST registrations you run, and whether payroll is included. After a short call we send a fixed monthly quote, so there are no surprises.
Do you provide bookkeeping outside Bangalore?
Yes. We are based in Bangalore and keep books for businesses across India, with documents shared online and reviews on a video call.
Often Taken Together
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