A N Gawade & Co

Chartered accountants in Pune have been running this practice since 2002, and it now works as a limited liability partnership with offices in Pune and a presence in Mumbai. Its pitch is a single firm for accounting, audit, tax and corporate advisory work, and it says it has spent more than two decades building that range under one roof.

Audit, accounts and payroll

The audit side covers companies, firms and trusts, and the firm describes its audits as a thorough check of evidence, vouchers and certifications. On the accounting side it offers outsourced bookkeeping and payroll processing in Tally and QuickBooks, which it presents as a way for businesses to concentrate on their core activity while keeping up a high level of compliance. It also gives income tax advice to company and non-company clients.

Reporting standards and listing

Since the Ministry of Corporate Affairs set out a roadmap for Ind AS converged with IFRS in 2015, the firm has offered advisory work on Indian GAAP, Ind AS and IFRS. A separate service supports companies planning an initial public offering on the main boards of the National Stock Exchange and the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Tax, GST and cross-border questions

The firm handles Goods and Services Tax end to end: registration, returns, advisory and GST audits. Its international work includes transfer pricing, with arm's length price calculations and documentation for companies that trade with associated enterprises abroad, plus taxation for non-resident Indians.

Setting up companies, in India and abroad

• Advice on the right legal structure, and incorporation of private limited companies, public limited companies and LLPs.
• India entry services for foreign groups setting up subsidiaries, liaison offices, branch offices or project offices.
• Help for Indian companies registering businesses in other countries, including approvals from the Reserve Bank of India and later compliance, with a country-by-country summary of the rules.
• Company law compliance under the Companies Act 2013.

Startups, grants, forensic and insolvency work

The practice offers startup registration, business idea validation and financial modelling, and helps companies apply for subsidies and grants, including the Maharashtra Packaged Scheme of Incentives 2013. It also does fraud detection and forensic audits, covering detailed verification, evidence collection and legal support for follow-up action. Its senior partner is registered as a valuer for securities and financial assets and is registered with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, which underpins its insolvency and bankruptcy consultancy for corporate debtors and creditors.

Sectors served

The firm lists banking and financial services, tools and dies manufacturing, business and management consultancy, biotech and research companies, industrial catering and facility management, central and state government departments, and smart city development corporations.

A N Gawade & Co is a firm of chartered accountants in Pune, India, with a presence in Mumbai. It was established in 2002 and now trades as a limited liability partnership.

The practice covers accounting, auditing, taxation and corporate advisory work, including services for overseas businesses entering India.

What A N Gawade & Co does

• Accounting and bookkeeping: outsourced accounts, using Tally and QuickBooks.
• Audit: statutory and related assurance work.
• Tax: direct, indirect and international taxation, GST and NRI tax.
• Transfer pricing: support for cross-border groups.
• Company set-up: company formation and registration of foreign companies in India.
• Advisory: company law, startup services, valuations and insolvency work.

Who it serves

Indian businesses, startups, non-resident Indians and foreign companies setting up in India.

Key facts

• Based in: Pune, India (also Mumbai)
• Established: 2002
• Structure: chartered accountants, operating as an LLP