Chartered Accountant in Ahmedabad

Start from your requirement, then check four things: that the CA holds a valid ICAI membership and certificate of practice and the firm has a Firm Registration Number; that the firm does your type of work routinely; who will prepare and review your work; and that scope and fees are agreed in writing before work starts. Speaking to two or three firms about your specific requirement usually makes the fit clear.

Typically: advice on structure, incorporation of the company or LLP, PAN and TAN, GST registration, accounting setup, payroll and TDS, professional tax registration, the first-year ROC filings such as auditor appointment and the commencement-of-business declaration, and then income tax returns and advance tax once the business is running.

If you plan to raise equity from investors or offer ESOPs, a private limited company is usually the practical choice, because both work through shares. If the business will be run and funded by its partners, such as a consultancy or professional practice, an LLP gives limited liability with lighter annual compliance and no audit until turnover crosses ₹40 lakh or contribution crosses ₹25 lakh. The right answer depends on ownership, funding plans and how much compliance you are prepared to carry.

In Gujarat, GST registration is compulsory once aggregate turnover crosses ₹40 lakh for goods or ₹20 lakh for services, and in certain cases, such as inter-state supply of goods, from the first sale regardless of turnover. Many B2B businesses register voluntarily from the start so their customers can claim input tax credit on their invoices.

Yes. A practising CA can prepare and certify company and LLP incorporation filings with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and file the GST registration application, so both can be planned together. Pujara & Co handles incorporation, PAN and TAN, GST registration and the first-year compliance that follows.

Yes. The firm handles bookkeeping in Tally, Zoho Books or the client's existing system, finalisation of accounts, monthly or quarterly GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B filing, input tax credit reconciliation against GSTR-2B, and the annual GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C.

Yes. A Chartered Accountant can review the notice, reconcile the figures behind it, draft and file the response, and represent you before the Income Tax Department. Common notices include intimations under Section 143(1), defective-return notices, reassessment notices and scrutiny proceedings. Reply windows are short, so the notice should be reviewed as soon as it arrives.

Beyond qualification, look at experience with businesses like yours, who handles your monthly compliance and who reviews it, how the firm tracks deadlines through the year, which accounting systems it works with, and whether it can support audit and advisory work as the business grows.

The Western India Regional Council of ICAI, which covers Ahmedabad, publishes articleship vacancies on its website. Students also apply directly to firms with a CV and their ICAI registration number, and speak to current and former articles about the work at a firm before joining. WIRC article vacancies

The range of work (audit, income tax, GST and accounting), whether there is rotation across departments, how much real client contact you get, who reviews your work and how, the software and portals you will use, and how the firm handles study leave before exams.

It depends on the firm. At a practice with regular tax work, articles typically prepare returns, reconcile GST data and help with notice replies. At Pujara & Co, income tax and GST are two of the departments every article rotates through.

Yes. Pujara & Co offers two-year CA articleship at its office on Ambli Road, Satellite, with rotation across income tax, GST, audit, company law and ROC, NRI taxation and accounting. Openings depend on the current intake; the articleship page explains eligibility, stipend and how to apply.