# Novarthaa > Novarthaa is a partner-led financial advisory firm headquartered in Mumbai, India, with offices in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Nairobi (Kenya) and Jakarta (Indonesia). Four divisions — Novarthaa Capital, Novarthaa Compliance, Novarthaa Advisory and Novarthaa Technology — cover fundraising and IPO readiness, tax and corporate compliance, virtual CFO and advisory work, and finance technology (ERP, business intelligence, payroll systems) for startups, SMEs, family-owned groups and international companies entering India. ## Key facts - Practice: 11+ years; 40+ qualified professionals (chartered accountants, company secretaries, technology specialists). - Certification: ISO 9001:2015 quality management system. - Markets: India, United Arab Emirates, Kenya and Indonesia. Head office: Mumbai. - Industries: 15+ — including Real Estate, Infrastructure, Hospitality, IT & ITES, Logistics, Manufacturing, Financial Services and Retail. - Every service page explains what the service covers, who it is for, the step-by-step process, the documents needed, the deliverables and a typical timeline. - Fees: scoped per engagement and confirmed in a written engagement letter; amounts are not published. The first conversation is free. - Contact: info@novarthaa.com · +91 72083 02128 (phone and WhatsApp). ## Divisions - [Novarthaa Capital](https://www.novarthaa.com/divisions/novarthaa-capital/): Funding & growth finance. Fundraising, valuation, financial modelling, and IPO readiness — the work that turns a credible operating company into an investable one. - [Novarthaa Compliance](https://www.novarthaa.com/divisions/novarthaa-compliance/): Statutory & regulatory confidence. Income Tax, GST, TDS, ROC, FEMA, FTP, payroll, and audits — the unglamorous infrastructure that lets the rest of your company run without surprises. - [Novarthaa Advisory](https://www.novarthaa.com/divisions/novarthaa-advisory/): Strategy, governance & operations. Virtual CFO services, MIS, internal audit, India entry, SOPs, and corporate governance — the CFO layer that makes a finance function scale without scaling its cost. - [Novarthaa Technology](https://www.novarthaa.com/divisions/novarthaa-technology/): ERP, analytics & finance automation. ERP implementation, business intelligence, payroll systems, collaboration tools, and data security — sized to the company's stage and wired into the compliance work behind it. ## Services ### Incorporation & Setup - [Company Formation - India](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/incorporation-setup/company-formation-india/): We set up businesses in India in the form that fits their plans: private limited company, One Person Company, LLP, partnership firm or sole proprietorship. Services: Private Limited Company; LLP Registration; OPC Registration; Partnership Firm; Sole Proprietorship. - [Statutory Registrations](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/incorporation-setup/statutory-registrations/): After incorporation, a business needs a set of tax, labour and licensing registrations before it can trade, hire and bill. Services: PAN Application; TAN Application; GST Registration; Professional Tax Registration; ESI Registration; PF Registration; Shops & Establishment License; IEC Code; FSSAI License; Trade License; MSME/Udyam Registration. - [Trademark & IP](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/incorporation-setup/trademark-ip/): We help businesses protect their brands, creative work and inventions through the IP India offices. Services: Trademark Search & Filing; Trademark Objection Reply; Trademark Renewal; Patent Filing; Copyright Registration. - [Global Incorporation](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/incorporation-setup/global-incorporation/): We set up companies for Indian and international clients in Dubai, Kenya, Indonesia and Singapore, and help foreign companies enter India through a subsidiary, branch office or liaison office. Services: Dubai Company Formation; Kenya Company Formation; Indonesia PT Formation; Singapore Company Formation; India Entry - Branch Office; India Entry - Subsidiary; India Entry - Liaison Office. ### Tax Compliance - [Income Tax Returns](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/tax-compliance/income-tax-returns/): We prepare and file income-tax returns for individuals, HUFs, firms, LLPs, companies and trusts, and handle revised and belated returns. Services: Individual ITR - Salary; Individual ITR - Business; Individual ITR - Capital Gains; Company Income Tax Return; Partnership/LLP ITR; Trust/Society ITR; Revised Return Filing; Belated Return Filing. - [TDS Compliance](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/tax-compliance/tds-compliance/): We manage tax deducted and collected at source for employers and businesses: quarterly statements, certificates, reconciliations, corrections and lower deduction certificates. Services: TDS Return - Salary (Form 138 / 24Q); TDS Return - Non-Salary (Form 140 / 26Q); TDS Return - Non-Resident Payments (Form 144 / 27Q); TCS Return (Form 143 / 27EQ); TDS Reconciliation; TDS Correction Statement; Salary TDS Certificates (Form 130 / Form 16); Non-Salary TDS Certificates (Form 131 / Form 16A); Lower TDS Certificate. - [GST Compliance](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/tax-compliance/gst-compliance/): Our GST practice handles the full life of a registration: monthly or quarterly returns, the annual return and reconciliation statement, input tax credit, e-way bills, refunds, amendments and cancellation. Services: GST Monthly Filing; GST Quarterly Filing (QRMP); GST Annual Return - GSTR-9; GST Reconciliation Statement (GSTR-9C); GST Reconciliation; ITC Reconciliation; E-Way Bill Support; GST Refund Claim; GST Registration Amendment; GST Cancellation; GST Notice Reply; GST Assessment Support; GST Appeal Filing. - [Tax Advisory](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/tax-compliance/tax-advisory/): Our tax advisory practice helps individuals and companies plan and manage income tax under the Income-tax Act, 2025, which replaced the 1961 Act from 1 April 2026. Services: Tax Planning - Individual; Tax Planning - Company; Advance Tax Computation; Transfer Pricing Documentation; Tax Litigation Support; Tax Notice Response; Rectification Application. ### ROC & Secretarial - [Annual Compliance](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/roc-secretarial/annual-compliance/): Annual compliance covers the filings every company and LLP owes the Registrar each year, whether or not it traded: financial statements and annual returns, the auditor appointment notice and directors' KYC. Services: Company Annual Filing (AOC-4 & MGT-7); ROC Annual Filing - OPC; ROC Annual Filing - LLP; DIR-3 KYC; ADT-1 Filing. - [Director Changes](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/roc-secretarial/director-changes/): This practice handles changes to the people on your board and the credentials they need to act: DSCs, DINs, appointments, resignations and updates to personal particulars. Services: Appointment of Director; Resignation of Director; Change in Director Details; DIN Application; DSC Procurement. - [Capital & Shares](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/roc-secretarial/capital-shares/): This practice covers every change to your share capital: raising the authorised limit, issuing shares, recording transfers, capitalising reserves through bonus issues and returning funds through buy-backs. Services: Increase in Authorized Capital; Allotment of Shares; Share Transfer; Issue of Bonus Shares; Buy-back of Shares. - [Company Changes](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/roc-secretarial/company-changes/): Companies move offices, change names and objects, and borrow against their assets, and each change has to be approved and registered with the ROC in the right form and sequence. Services: Change in Registered Office; Change in Object Clause; Change in Name; Addition/Removal of Charges; Modification of Charges. - [Meetings & Resolutions](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/roc-secretarial/meetings-resolutions/): Board and general meetings are how a company takes decisions, and the notices, minutes and registers are the evidence that those decisions were properly made. Services: Board Meeting Minutes; AGM Notice & Minutes; EGM Notice & Minutes; MGT-14 Filing; Statutory Register Maintenance. - [Closure & Compliance](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/roc-secretarial/closure-compliance/): This practice covers changes to a company's existence and form: closing an inactive company through strike-off, restoring a struck-off company through the NCLT, converting an LLP into a company or a private company into a public one, and merging companies through the NCLT or the fast-track route. Services: Company Strike-Off; Company Restoration; Conversion - LLP to Pvt Ltd; Conversion - Pvt to Public; Amalgamation Support. - [Secretarial Services](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/roc-secretarial/secretarial-services/): Beyond individual filings, companies need ongoing secretarial support: the policies the law requires, a calendar that keeps every deadline in view, independent secretarial audits, and legal due diligence before transactions. Services: Policy Drafting; Compliance Calendar; Secretarial Audit; Due Diligence - Legal. ### Audit & Accounting - [Statutory Audit](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/audit-accounting/statutory-audit/): Our statutory audit practice covers the audits the law requires of companies, LLPs, charitable trusts, co-operative societies and banks, and the audits partnership firms need for tax and lenders. Services: Company Statutory Audit; LLP Audit; Trust/Society Audit; Partnership Firm Audit; Bank Audit; Cooperative Society Audit. - [Tax Audit](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/audit-accounting/tax-audit/): Our tax audit practice covers the tax audit report under section 63 of the Income-tax Act, 2025 (section 44AB of the 1961 Act) and the accountant's report on transfer pricing under section 172 (previously section 92E). Services: Tax Audit; Transfer Pricing Report (Form 48 / 3CEB). - [Internal Audit](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/audit-accounting/internal-audit/): Our internal audit practice reviews processes, risks and controls for owners, boards and audit committees: regular internal audit, risk-based and operational reviews, multi-law compliance checks, fraud investigations and stock audits. Services: Internal Audit; Risk-Based Audit; Operational Audit; Compliance Audit; Fraud Detection Audit; Stock/Inventory Audit. - [Management Audit](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/audit-accounting/management-audit/): Our management audit practice evaluates how a business is run and what lies behind its numbers: management audits, cost records and cost audit support, and financial and tax due diligence. Services: Management Audit; Cost Records & Cost Audit Support; Due Diligence - Financial; Due Diligence - Tax. - [Accounting Services](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/audit-accounting/accounting-services/): Our accounting practice keeps your books accurate and current: monthly bookkeeping and reconciliations, monthly, quarterly and annual closes, payables, receivables, fixed asset and inventory records, and clearing backlogs. Services: Monthly Bookkeeping; Catch-Up Accounting; Monthly Financial Statements; Quarterly Accounts Closing; Annual Accounts Finalization; Accounts Payable Management; Accounts Receivable Management; Bank Reconciliation; Fixed Asset Register; Inventory Accounting. ### Payroll & HR - [Payroll Processing](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/payroll-hr/payroll-processing/): Our payroll practice runs your monthly payroll and the work around it: salary structures, annual revisions and exit settlements. Services: Payroll Processing; Salary Structure Design; Salary Revision Exercise; Final Settlement Calculation. - [Statutory Payroll Compliance](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/payroll-hr/statutory-payroll-compliance/): This practice covers the filings that follow from payroll: PF and ESI returns, Professional Tax and Labour Welfare Fund in the states that levy them, perquisite statements for salary TDS, and help for employees with UANs, PF transfers and withdrawals. Services: PF Monthly Compliance; ESI Monthly Compliance; Professional Tax Filing; LWF Compliance; Perquisite Statement (Form 123 / 12BA); PF Withdrawal Support; PF Transfer (Form 13); UAN Activation. - [Labour Compliance](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/payroll-hr/labour-compliance/): Labour compliance covers the obligations that sit around payroll: bonus, gratuity, wage registers, contract labour, Shops and Establishments and Labour Welfare Fund registrations, and documented exits. Services: Bonus Compliance; Gratuity Calculation; Shops & Establishment Renewal; Contract Labour Licence; Wages Compliance; Labour Welfare Fund Registration; Employee Notice Period Support. - [HR Consulting](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/payroll-hr/hr-consulting/): Our HR consulting work builds the documents and systems that payroll and compliance depend on: appointment letters and contracts, policy manuals, attendance and leave systems, appraisal frameworks and compliance audits. Services: Employment Contract Drafting; HR Policy Manual; Attendance System Setup; Leave Management System; Performance Appraisal System; HR Compliance Audit. ### CFO & Advisory - [Virtual CFO Services](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/cfo-advisory/virtual-cfo-services/): Our virtual CFO practice gives growing companies senior finance leadership without a full-time hire. Services: Virtual CFO; Part-Time CFO. - [MIS & Reporting](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/cfo-advisory/mis-reporting/): Our MIS and reporting practice turns your monthly books into reports that management, boards and investors can act on. Services: Monthly MIS Dashboard; Cash Flow Forecasting; Budgeting & Planning; Variance Analysis; Working Capital Analysis; Profitability Analysis; Board Presentation; Investor Reporting. - [Business Advisory](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/cfo-advisory/business-advisory/): Our business advisory practice helps you test and plan major decisions before committing capital: business plans, project feasibility, market entry, operational restructuring, cost reviews, and mergers and acquisitions. Services: Business Plan Preparation; Feasibility Study; Market Entry Strategy; Operational Restructuring; Cost Optimization Study; M&A Advisory. - [Fundraising & Valuation](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/cfo-advisory/fundraising-valuation/): Our fundraising and valuation practice prepares you to raise equity or debt and supports you through the process: financial models, valuations, pitch decks and information memoranda, data rooms, due diligence and term sheet negotiation. Services: Pitch Deck Creation; Business Valuation - DCF; Business Valuation - Comparable; Financial Model; CIM Preparation; Investor Connect Facilitation; Term Sheet Negotiation Support; Due Diligence Coordination; Funding Syndication. - [IPO Readiness](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/cfo-advisory/ipo-readiness/): Our IPO readiness practice prepares companies for listing on the main board or an SME platform, typically one to three years before filing. Services: IPO Readiness Assessment; Ind AS Conversion; Corporate Restructuring; SEBI Compliance Setup; Investor Relations Setup. ### ERP & Technology - [ERP Implementation](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/erp-technology/erp-implementation/): We select, set up and support the accounting and ERP systems your finance team works in every day, including TallyPrime, Zoho Books, Odoo and Xero. Services: Tally Prime - Setup; Tally Prime - Migration; Tally on Cloud - Setup; Zoho Books - Implementation; QuickBooks Online Setup & Migration; Xero Implementation; Odoo ERP Implementation; ERP Process Documentation; ERP Staff Training; ERP Customization; ERP Migration Support; ERP Annual Maintenance. - [Business Intelligence](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/erp-technology/business-intelligence/): We turn the data in your ERP, payroll, CRM and spreadsheets into dashboards management can rely on. Services: Power BI Dashboards; Tableau Dashboard; Google Data Studio Reports; Custom KPI Dashboard; Sales Analytics Dashboard; Financial Dashboard; HR Analytics Dashboard. - [Payroll Software](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/erp-technology/payroll-software/): We set up payroll and HR software so salaries, statutory deductions, attendance, leave and reimbursements run from one configured system. Services: Razorpay Payroll Setup; Zoho Payroll Implementation; GreytHR Setup; Biometric Integration; Leave Management Setup; Expense Management System. - [Collaboration Tools](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/erp-technology/collaboration-tools/): We set up and organise the tools your team uses to communicate and share work: Microsoft 365 with Teams and SharePoint, or Google Workspace with Gmail, Drive and Meet. Services: Microsoft 365 Setup; SharePoint Configuration; Microsoft Teams Setup; Google Workspace Setup; Cloud Storage Organization; Document Management System. - [Data & Security](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/erp-technology/data-security/): We assess and strengthen the security of your business IT, including networks, devices, cloud accounts, ERP access and backups. Services: Cybersecurity Audit; Firewall Setup; VPN Configuration; Data Backup Solution; Antivirus Deployment. ### Specialized Services - [FEMA & International](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/specialized-services/fema-international/): This practice covers India's foreign exchange rules under FEMA for money coming into and going out of India: foreign direct investment, overseas investment, external commercial borrowings, remittances and the reporting RBI requires for each. Services: FEMA Advisory - General; FDI Compliance; ODI Compliance; ECB Compliance; FCGPR Return Filing; APR Filing; LLP FLA Return; FEMA Show Cause Reply; Repatriation Documentation. - [Startup Services](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/specialized-services/startup-services/): Our start-up practice covers what founders need from incorporation to an early institutional round: DPIIT recognition, the start-up tax holiday certificate, fundraising documents and pricing, founder agreements, ESOPs and cap table upkeep. Services: DPIIT Startup Recognition; Startup Tax Holiday Certificate (Section 140 / 80-IAC); Share Valuation for Fundraising; Seed Funding Documentation; Founder Agreement; Employee Stock Options (ESOP); Cap Table Management. - [Real Estate & RERA](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/specialized-services/real-estate-rera/): Our real estate practice supports developers, landowners and property owners through RERA compliance and the tax and accounting questions specific to property. Services: RERA Project Registration; RERA Quarterly Filing; RERA Annual Filing; RERA Audit; RERA Extension Application; JDA Structuring; Real Estate Capital Gains Planning; Ind AS 115 Implementation. - [Industry-Specific](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/specialized-services/industry-specific/): Some sectors carry compliance that routine accounting and tax work does not reach: customs and foreign trade documents, export incentives, SEZ reporting, marketplace tax collection, multi-outlet hospitality, healthcare billing, professional practice rules and non-profit registrations. Services: Import-Export Documentation; Export Incentive Claims; SEZ Compliance; E-Commerce Compliance; Hospitality Accounting; Medical Practice Accounting; Professional Practice Setup; NGO/Trust Compliance. - [Legal & Documentation](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/specialized-services/legal-documentation/): Commercial agreements decide who pays, who carries risk and what happens when plans change. Services: Vendor Agreement Drafting; Client Agreement Review; NDA Drafting; MOU Drafting; Shareholders Agreement; Loan Agreement Drafting; Franchise Agreement; Lease Deed Vetting. - [Immigration (India Entry)](https://www.novarthaa.com/services/specialized-services/immigration-india-entry/): We help foreign nationals and their Indian employers or hosts with the visa, registration and tax identity steps needed to come to India for business or work. Services: Employment Visa Support; Business Visa Advisory; PAN for Foreign Nationals; FRRO Registration Support; Employment Visa Extension. ## Insights - [Private Limited, LLP or OPC? Choosing the right structure before you raise](https://www.novarthaa.com/insights/private-limited-llp-or-opc/): Article. The entity you register in week one shapes how you raise money, issue equity to your team and stay compliant for years. Here is how we walk founders through the choice. - [Why your monthly close matters long before your Series A](https://www.novarthaa.com/insights/monthly-close-before-series-a/): Blog. Investors don't just read your pitch deck — they read your ledger. A disciplined month-end close is the cheapest diligence preparation there is. - [IPO readiness: what the 18–24 months before filing actually involve](https://www.novarthaa.com/insights/ipo-readiness-the-18-months-before-filing/): Article. Listing is a governance exercise as much as a financial one. A practical map of the workstreams that decide whether a company is ready to file. - [Five signs your business has outgrown spreadsheets and entry-level accounting](https://www.novarthaa.com/insights/signs-you-have-outgrown-spreadsheets/): Blog. Growth breaks finance systems quietly. These are the symptoms we see most often before a company moves to a proper ERP — and what to do first. ## Company - [About Novarthaa](https://www.novarthaa.com/about/): Story, values, offices and certifications. - [Contact](https://www.novarthaa.com/contact/): Enquiry form, info@novarthaa.com, +91 72083 02128, WhatsApp. - [Pricing & engagement models](https://www.novarthaa.com/pricing/): How engagements are scoped and quoted. - [Bundled packages](https://www.novarthaa.com/package-deals/): Multi-service bundles for startups, SMEs and annual compliance. - [Company profile (PDF)](https://www.novarthaa.com/downloads/novarthaa-company-profile.pdf): Corporate brochure. ## Optional - [Full text for AI assistants](https://www.novarthaa.com/llms-full.txt): How every service works (process, documents, deliverables, timelines, FAQs), division FAQs and the full text of each insight. - [Sitemap](https://www.novarthaa.com/sitemap.xml)