https://urbanbookkeeper.com/blog Insights on accounting, tax, payroll and cross-border finance from Urban Bookkeeper — Chartered Accountants serving India, USA, UAE & Singapore. en-us Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://urbanbookkeeper.com/blog/transfer-pricing-india-startups-essentials https://urbanbookkeeper.com/blog/transfer-pricing-india-startups-essentials Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT hello@urbanbookkeeper.com (Urban Bookkeeper Tax Team) Compliance If your Indian entity invoices a US or Singapore parent, transfer pricing applies from day one. Here's the minimum viable compliance posture.

]]> https://urbanbookkeeper.com/blog/virtual-cfo-when-do-you-need-one https://urbanbookkeeper.com/blog/virtual-cfo-when-do-you-need-one Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT hello@urbanbookkeeper.com (Shiv Mahanjan) Compliance Hiring a Virtual CFO too early wastes money. Hiring one too late costs more. Here are the four trigger points that should drive the decision.

]]> https://urbanbookkeeper.com/blog/singapore-company-incorporation-for-indian-founders https://urbanbookkeeper.com/blog/singapore-company-incorporation-for-indian-founders Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT hello@urbanbookkeeper.com (Shiv Mahanjan) Cross-Border Singapore is often pitched as the default holding-company jurisdiction. Here's when that advice is right — and when it's just expensive.

]]> https://urbanbookkeeper.com/blog/gst-input-tax-credit-mistakes-to-avoid https://urbanbookkeeper.com/blog/gst-input-tax-credit-mistakes-to-avoid Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT hello@urbanbookkeeper.com (Urban Bookkeeper Tax Team) Tax Most ITC reversals come from a handful of avoidable issues. Here are the five we see most often — and how to design them out of your process.

]]> https://urbanbookkeeper.com/blog/us-llc-vs-c-corp-for-indian-founders https://urbanbookkeeper.com/blog/us-llc-vs-c-corp-for-indian-founders Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT hello@urbanbookkeeper.com (Shiv Mahanjan) Cross-Border A practical comparison of LLC and C-Corp structures for Indian founders setting up in the United States — covering tax, fundraising and compliance trade-offs.

]]> https://urbanbookkeeper.com/blog/uae-corporate-tax-2024-essentials https://urbanbookkeeper.com/blog/uae-corporate-tax-2024-essentials Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT hello@urbanbookkeeper.com (Urban Bookkeeper Tax Team) Tax With UAE corporate tax now in force, here's a checklist of registrations, transfer pricing files and accounting hygiene every business needs.

]]> https://urbanbookkeeper.com/blog/outsourcing-bookkeeping-to-india-2025 https://urbanbookkeeper.com/blog/outsourcing-bookkeeping-to-india-2025 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT hello@urbanbookkeeper.com (Shiv Mahanjan) Cross-Border What US, UK and Singapore-based businesses should evaluate before signing on an India-based accounting partner.

]]> https://urbanbookkeeper.com/blog/payroll-compliance-across-borders https://urbanbookkeeper.com/blog/payroll-compliance-across-borders Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT hello@urbanbookkeeper.com (Urban Bookkeeper Payroll Team) Payroll Distributed teams need a single payroll partner. Here's how to build a clean, compliant cross-border payroll function.

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