How Overseas CA Firms Can Build a Reliable India Back-Office: A Practical Due Diligence Guide

Mehul Agrawal | Last updated: 23 June 2026

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Outsourcing accounting to India offers significant cost savings, but overseas CA firms often face risks like inconsistent quality and data security breaches. This guide provides a practical due diligence process to mitigate these risks. It focuses on verifying the Indian firm's ICAI registration, the actual team assigned, software compatibility, data handling policies, and clear escalation commitments.

Outsourcing bookkeeping and accounting work to India has become standard practice for small and mid-sized CA firms in the UK, USA, and Australia. The cost arbitrage is well-documented - a qualified accountant in India costs 25-40% of the equivalent in the UK or Australia. But the gap between a low-c

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Mehul Agrawal

CA in Practice

Partner at Agrawal Khandelwal Associates LLP, an ICAI-registered Chartered Accountant firm with offices in Nashik and Sillod, Maharashtra. Certified in UAE Corporate Taxation. I advise overseas CA firms and foreign companies on setting up reliable India-based accounting back-offices, offshore bookkeeping, and cross-bo ... Read more

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