Bengaluru, Karnataka

Bookkeeping in Bengaluru

Bengaluru's startups and services firms rarely need a full-time accountant — they need clean monthly books, TDS handled section-wise, and investor-ready numbers on demand. Booking a verified accountant by the day fits that shape: a few days a month, with a live dashboard the founder can open before a board call.

In Bengaluru, startups, SaaS firms and service exporters share one constraint: transaction volume moves month to month. The quote scales with your actual entries — up to 100, 100–500 or 500+ per month — and with how many bank accounts and cards need reconciling, so a Bengaluru engagement is priced from your workload, not a citywide flat rate.

Service businesses have their own bookkeeping traps — unbilled revenue, GST on advances, TDS deducted by clients that must reconcile with 26AS/AIS. The platform's service-business SOP block covers each of these explicitly, so a Bengaluru engagement starts from a checklist written for exactly this economy.

Indicative pricing in Bengaluru

₹1,200/day

A typical standalone engagement is 3 accountant-days a month — ₹3,600/month at the standard tier.

The same engine prices every city — what changes your quote is scope, volume and backlog, not the pin code. On-site visits in Bengaluru add a flat ₹300/day.

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How the work runs — the bookkeeping SOP

  • ✓Enter all transactions with a document behind each entry
  • ✓Bank reconciliation — every month, difference explained
  • ✓Map every ledger to the correct head; suspense to zero
  • ✓Park unclear items in a query list; clear queries in one batch

Every engagement — in Bengaluru or anywhere in India — ends with your dashboard updated and a plain-language MIS, and every booking generates a GST-compliant invoice.

Bookkeeping due dates for Bengaluru businesses — FY 2026-27

ObligationFrequencyFirst due dates
TDS / TCS depositAnyone deducting TDS (Sections 392/393, IT Act 2025)Monthly30 April 2026, 7 May 2026, 7 June 2026, …
GSTR-1 (outward supplies)GST-registered, monthly filersMonthly11 April 2026, 11 May 2026, 11 June 2026, …
GSTR-3B (summary & tax payment)GST-registered, monthly filersMonthly20 April 2026, 20 May 2026, 20 June 2026, …
MSME-1 (half-yearly)Companies with dues to MSME suppliers > 45 daysHalf-yearly30 April 2026, 31 October 2026

The full 23-obligation calendar, month by month: statutory compliance calendar →

Bookkeeping in Bengaluru — common questions

How much does bookkeeping cost in Bengaluru?

Bookkeeping starts from ₹1,200 per accountant-day in Bengaluru — the same engine-computed rate as everywhere in India; what changes your quote is scope, transaction volume and backlog, not the pin code. A typical standalone engagement is 3 accountant-days a month — ₹3,600/month at the standard tier. On-site visits in Bengaluru add a flat ₹300/day, volume discounts run up to 20%, and every booking gets a GST-compliant invoice.

Can the accountant visit my office in Bengaluru?

Yes. Engagements run online by default with a live dashboard, and on-site visits anywhere in Bengaluru, Karnataka are available as a flat ₹300/day add-on. Many of the city's startups, SaaS firms and service exporters choose a mix — on-site for the setup visit, online for the recurring cycle.

How are accountants serving Bengaluru verified?

Every accountant on the platform clears the same qualifying exam and document verification before taking a single assignment — there is no city-specific shortcut. Before booking bookkeeping in Bengaluru you see the accountant's verified profile and experience tier, and every visit ends with a sign-off recorded on the portal.