Ankpal Technologies Private Limited

Cloud accounting and ERP for Indian businesses, built around GST

Indian tax rules shape almost everything in this company's software. Ankpal Technologies develops a cloud-based accounting and ERP platform for businesses in India, and it says more than five thousand businesses use it, across manufacturing, retail and chartered accountancy practices. The product is aimed mainly at small and medium-sized companies and at accountants in practice and tax advisers.

Accounting that works from any browser

The platform lets a user open the books on any browser and any internet-connected device. It covers day-to-day accounting, invoicing and payments, with a dashboard that gives a quick financial snapshot of the business and tracks payables and receivables so that ageing items can be chased. The company says the interface automates routine entries, and that management reports can be exported on any device.

Keeping up with GST

A large part of the offer is compliance. The software supports GST billing and the filing of the returns known as GSTR 1, 2, 3B, 4 and 9, and it is built to work with e-invoicing and e-way bills. It helps with reconciliation under GST, tracks invoices in one place, and includes a tool for checking any GST number to see the registered business name and status. The company also lists TDS and wider regulatory compliance inside the system.

Inventory, procurement and manufacturing

For manufacturers and distributors, inventory is kept in a single dashboard with stock levels shown across locations and alerts to avoid running out of supplies. The wider suite adds procurement and vendor management, jobwork and production orders, and warehouse control, so that purchasing, production and finance sit in one place instead of separate tools.

Reconciliation, branches and professionals

Bank reconciliation matches internal records against external statements across any number of bank accounts, and the company describes the result as tax-ready. For businesses with branches in several cities, centralised access lets owners follow cash flow without manual consolidation. Accountants can work on the same accounts as their clients and use a consolidated dashboard to see all client data together. A payroll and HR module records employee life-cycle activity and automates reimbursements.