BCL India

BCL India is a chartered accountancy and advisory firm in Bengaluru. It helps foreign companies and start-ups set up in India and then runs their accounting, payroll and compliance, with a strong emphasis on cloud-based systems.

What BCL India offers

• Incorporation — registering companies and Indian subsidiaries, with the statutory registrations that follow.
• Accounting, payroll and compliance — bookkeeping, MIS reporting, payroll and labour compliance under Indian law.
• GST — registration, filings and appeals on goods and services tax.
• Start-up support — help with fundraising, term sheets, shareholder agreements, due diligence and ESOP arrangements.
• Virtual CFO and tax opinions — outsourced finance leadership plus direct and indirect tax advice.
• Specialised compliance — financial and secretarial due diligence, and STPI, SEZ and EOU compliance.

Who it works with

Clients include multinational subsidiaries, European small and medium firms entering India, and start-ups. Testimonials mention MathWorks and Le Champ India.

Key facts

• Based in: Bengaluru, India
• Recognition: a 2013 cloud accounting award from Bloomberg and Intuit QuickBooks
• Partnerships: Intuit Trainer Writer Network and QuickBooks ProAdvisor
• Clients: more than 300 worldwide, as it states