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Monthly expense accounting, remittance reconciliation, TDS workings, reporting for the head office and audit support.
150+ Regular Clients · Chartered Accountants and Company Secretaries · Since 2016
A liaison office in India earns no income, so its books record the remittances received from the head office and every expense met from them. It needs audited accounts and a Chartered Accountant's certificate for its Annual Activity Certificate. AU Corporate, a New Delhi firm of Chartered Accountants and CPAs, runs monthly accounting, remittance and expense reconciliation, TDS workings, head office reporting 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 liaison office has no sales, so the books must prove that every cost was met from remittances, and gaps show up at the audit and at extension — see the Liaison Office Registration guide for how this fits into the wider compliance picture.
AU Corporate runs the cycle for you: bookkeeping, reconciliation, reporting and audit coordination, reviewed by Chartered Accountants.
The accounting steps a liaison office follows each month, plus audit support once a year.
Rent, salaries, travel and other costs recorded from your documents.
The account matched to the books, including remittances from the head office.
Remittances and expenses reconciled, so funds received always cover costs.
Tax to be deducted on salaries, rent and fees, with due dates flagged.
Monthly pack in US GAAP, IFRS or your group format.
Audited accounts 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.
Bills, rent agreements, expense claims and payroll inputs each month.
Bank certificates for each inward remittance.
Your chart of accounts, template and closing calendar.
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 expenses.
Reconcile the bank account.
Match remittances to expenses.
Calculate TDS.
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 Liaison Office Tax Compliance.
Your liaison 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 liaison 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 liaison office's reporting format and head office requirements, and our team will confirm onboarding and a fixed monthly fee.