Services Offered by K.Ramkumar & Co. Auditing & Assurance Conducting statutory audit, tax audit, concurrent audit, stock audit, income & expenditure leakage audit, proprietary audit, efficiency audit, P.F. audit and special audit; Investigations and inspection of financial and other related transactions Carrying out internal audit for management control purposes Certification/attestation as required by income tax, sales tax, excise, customs, banks and other government agencies Taxation - Direct & Indirect Advice clients on organizational structure to achieve maximum advantage and benefits under the tax laws Preparation of income tax, wealth tax, TDS and other tax returns - manual/e-filing Representation before the taxation authorities for assessment of various taxes and other related proceedings such as appeals, rectification, obtaining tax clearance certificate Follow-up on tax refunds in appropriate cases Working out TDS for employees and advising on their tax planning Advice on withholding tax and deduction of tax at source for domestic and international transactions Advice on tax-saving investment for clients Advice on transfer pricing, international taxation and double tax avoidance treaties Value Added Tax (VAT) registration, Periodical Returns and representation before VAT authorities for related matters Service Tax registration, filing of periodic returns and representation before the service tax department on assessment proceedings and related matters. Corporate Law and Secretarial Matters Incorporation of companies including preparation of memorandum and articles of association and prospectus and filing the documents through MCA21 portal Conversion of existing proprietary/partnership concern into a limited company taking into account, the requirement of various tax and other laws Maintenance of statutory registers including minutes of board and general meetings and all other registers as required under the Companies Act, 1956 and filing appropriate forms and returns with the Registrar of Companies through MCA21 portal Representing clients before various authorities of company law department Carrying out ROC searches and furnishing search reports to clients. Corporate Finance and Related Services Advising and planning of corporate take-overs mergers, de-mergers, amalgamation, acquisitions, dissolution etc. keeping in view various statutes, financial and tax advantages and preparation of various schemes; Share valuations for mergers and amalgamations and other purposes; Capital restructuring such as reduction of capital, debt-equity Management Consultancy Advising on issues relating to foreign investments in India and dealing with various government departments e.g. FIPB, RBI, STPI etc. for necessary documentation, approvals and filing of statutory reports including appearance before them to represent the clients' case; Assistance in registering and setting up of a liaison office, branch office and project office of foreign companies in India, under the provisions of FEMA ,Companies Act and RBI guidelines and handling their day to day affairs. Installation of appropriate costing systems within the organization for easy determination of cost and profitability of the product of service; Developing and installation of appropriate Management Information System within the organization for facilitating proper management control; Assisting the management to plan their capital projects, right from the stage of feasibility study up to the preparation of project report, representation with banks/financial institutions for obtaining credit and monitoring cost control programs, statutory compliances during the implementation of project; To help the sick units in identifying the reason for sickness and suggesting methods of revival including capital restructuring, short/long term borrowals, product costing and general overhead reduction programme Monitoring of sick units during nursing programme to ensure proper implimentation of the rehabilitation scheme. Preparation of accounting and internal audit manual Information Technology Advising and structuring the data processing department, ensuring best utilisation of available facilities for internal control, storage and security of data Feasibility study and selection process of appropriate software package for clients Helping the clients in computerisation of their accounting and commercial activities with a view to achieve best results in terms of improvement in the speed and efficiency of output for timely and optimal management decision with overall cost benefit Due Diligence Review of financial reports, business prospects and legal aspects of enterprises for the purpose of Investment/Takeover decisions. Analysis and observation of enterprises business position in terms of business operations, practices, market share, brand equity, tax demands, litigations, pending civil and criminal matters and their implication in the overall assessment of the business enterprises. Verification of material facts of the target company to enable clients to make sound decisions Business Process Outsourcing Data entry, generation of accounting books & records, reports on periodical basis, using client specific software, both onsite and offsite for various sectors including Indian branches/liason offices for overseas corporates and accounting outsourcing for international operations. Reconciliation of clients accounts with bankers, customers, suppliers, and investments related agencies. Payroll accounting including calculation of statutory deductions and withholding taxes; Bulk processing and generation of tax returns for large employee groups; Maintenance and reporting of inventory records. Compliances of various tax laws such as income tax, withholding taxes, FBT, VAT, service tax and compliances under other statutes such as ESI, EPF, Companies Act, DGFT, FEMA, FCRA, labour laws etc. Generation of management information system reports by analyzing financial and industry data WTO Specialisation in Safeguard Duty Matters. Consultancy, advisory services in Safeguard duty matters under the aegis of WTO norms for Indian Industry. Study on injury, prospects of Safeguard Duty, preparation of application, responses, rebuttals, and appearance in the public hearing. Data compilation for the necessary statistics, representation before the Safeguard Duty Authorities Other Services Carrying out physical verification of stock & inventory, scrap, cash, investment and other assets; Conducting stock and receivable audits for banks/financial institutions Preparation of Quarterly Information report for clients enjoying large working capital advances Organising and conducting selection and recruitment tests of employees on behalf of prospective employers Setting up wage incentive schemes for direct and indirect workers, supervisors, and executives To assist in the preparation of partnership deeds, conveyancing and other legal/ accounting matters.