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Monthly accounting, head office account reconciliation, TDS and GST workings, reporting for the head office and audit support.
150+ Regular Clients · Chartered Accountants and Company Secretaries · Since 2016
A branch office in India must keep books of account for its Indian business, record transactions with the head office, prepare audited accounts for its filings, and report to the head office. AU Corporate, a New Delhi firm of Chartered Accountants and CPAs, runs monthly bookkeeping, bank and head office reconciliations, TDS and GST workings, reporting in US GAAP or IFRS, and audit support, for a fixed monthly fee.
Written and reviewed by Abhishek Jaiin, Chartered Accountant (ICAI Membership No. 544646) · Last reviewed: 9 October 2026
A branch office has no share capital, so its books centre on the head office account and the Indian taxes it must follow — see the Branch Office Registration guide for how this fits into the wider compliance picture. Part-time bookkeeping often leaves gaps.
AU Corporate runs the cycle for you: bookkeeping, month-end close, reporting and audit coordination, reviewed by Chartered Accountants.
The accounting steps a branch office follows each month, plus audit support once a year.
Sales, purchases, expenses and payroll recorded from your source documents.
Every bank account matched to the books, including remittances from the head office.
Funds received and charges from the head office recorded and reconciled.
Asset register and depreciation worked out for the books and for tax.
Tax to be deducted and net GST liability, with due dates flagged.
Monthly pack in US GAAP, IFRS or your group format.
Audited accounts, tax audit schedules and the Annual Activity Certificate coordinated.
Five items to get started. Share them on day one, and onboarding is typically complete in about 3 days.
Bank statements or read-only access, and your existing accounting files.
Invoices, bills, expense claims and payroll inputs each month.
Your chart of accounts, template and closing calendar.
Earlier audited accounts and tax filings for an existing branch office.
One person who approves payments and answers our queries.
The same steps every month, so your head office knows when to expect the numbers.
Record the month's transactions.
Reconcile each bank account.
Reconcile funds and charges.
Calculate TDS and GST.
Send the pack to the head office.
Fixed monthly fee, confirmed in writing before we start.
Not included: the auditor's own fee, government fees, and filing of tax returns, which are separate services from the same team — see Branch Office Tax, GST and Transfer Pricing.
Your branch office accounts, tax returns, RBI filings and ROC forms must agree with each other. The same team handles each of them.
Straight answers to the questions foreign finance teams ask most about a branch office in India.
Written and reviewed by Abhishek Jaiin, Chartered Accountant (ICAI Membership No. 544646) · Last reviewed: 9 October 2026
This is general guidance based on Indian law and practice as at the date above. It is not advice for your specific case, and rules can change.
Tell us about your branch office's reporting format and head office requirements, and our team will confirm onboarding and a fixed monthly fee.