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The right accountant work, at the right stage.
Idea, incorporation, first revenue, fundraise, cross-border. Each stage needs different accounting and tax work, and paying for the wrong stage wastes money you do not have. Pick where you are and see exactly what to do now, what can wait, and who to hire.
Start with the free help.
Before you spend a rupee: the Free Starter Boost gives seed-stage founders a one-on-one session with a volunteer professional, including chartered accountants, plus the resources library and webinars access. Real practitioners giving their time, at no cost, no equity, ever.
Find and verify a real professional.
We do not publish personal phone numbers or emails of professionals, and you should be wary of any list that does. Instead, these are the official bodies that license and discipline accounting professionals. Each runs its own member search on its site, so you can verify anyone before you engage them. Links marked ↗ go to official sites we do not control.
Accounting & bookkeeping by our own team
Founder-grade books, GST, TDS, payroll and MIS, run by the Dave Groups services team. Optional and paid, in cash or a small equity stake with written guardrails, and you can always choose any other professional instead. We disclose this openly because the hub itself stays neutral and free. See how it works
Tell us what you need.
Two routes, one form. Ask for a free volunteer session on a topic, or request a paid quote for ongoing work. We reply by email, usually within two working days, and there is no obligation either way.
Straight answers
The questions founders actually ask us about money and compliance.
Is any of this really free?
Yes. Reading this hub, the stage guides, the compliance calendar and your Starter Boost session cost nothing, and we never take equity for membership. Paid, optional services exist and are always labeled, like the Dave Groups card above. Founders never pay to be part of this hub. That promise is locked.
Do I need a CA before I even register a company?
One conversation, yes. The entity you pick shapes your tax, compliance and fundraising for years, and changing it later is slow and costly. That single session is exactly what the free Starter Boost is for.
Why do you not list individual accountants with phone numbers?
Two reasons. Professional conduct rules in India restrict how CAs can be solicited and how referral arrangements work, and publishing personal contact details scraped from the internet is bad practice under privacy law anywhere. So we point you to the official bodies where you can verify a member yourself, and professionals who want to help here join through our own consent-first volunteer intake.
Are the fee ranges guaranteed?
No, and be careful of anyone who guarantees one before scoping. They are indicative Indian market ranges for 2026 so you can spot both overcharging and too-good-to-be-true pricing. Government fees are always extra, and metro firms usually sit at the top of a range.
What about compliance deadlines through the year?
That is a whole tool of its own. The Compliance Calendar maps every recurring return, renewal and due date to the registrations you actually hold.
Please read this before you rely on anything here
Information, not advice. The Accounting Hub is general information prepared with care for education and orientation. It is not accounting, tax, legal or investment advice, and reading it does not create any advisor client relationship with TheStartupsHub or Dave Groups.
Numbers change and cases differ. Tax rules, thresholds, forms and fee levels change, sometimes overnight, and the right answer depends on your state, sector, turnover and structure. Ranges and rules here reflect the position as commonly applied when this page was last reviewed in July 2026. Always confirm with a qualified professional and the official portal before acting.
Verify every professional. Use the official body directories above to confirm membership before engaging anyone, including anyone you meet through us. Where we link out, links marked ↗ go to official sites we do not control.
Your decisions remain yours. To the fullest extent permitted by law, TheStartupsHub and Dave Groups accept no liability for actions taken, or not taken, based on this page. Our in-house services are one option among many, disclosed openly, and never a requirement.
TheStartupsHub is owned and managed by Dave Groups. Founders never pay to read, map or learn here.