book keeping

ACCOUNTING & BOOK KEEPING

Professional Book Keeping

Every successful business is built on a foundation of accurate financial data. But as a founder, spending your weekends categorizing expenses, matching bank statements, and hunting down missing receipts is not a productive use of your time. Messy, disorganized books lead to missed tax deductions, GST mismatches, and year-end audit panic.

At The Online Tax, our fundamental Book Keeping service acts as your dedicated data-entry team. Perfect for freelancers, consultants, and micro-businesses, we meticulously record every single transaction, categorize your daily expenses, and reconcile your bank accounts. We ensure your foundational financial data is clean, organized, and 100% tax-ready.

Professional Book Keeping and Data Entry Services

CORE DELIVERABLES

What is Included in Book Keeping?

This plan focuses entirely on the flawless administration and recording of your financial history, setting the stage for accurate tax filings.

Flawless Data Entry:

  • Sales & Purchases: Accurate, line-by-line logging of all the invoices you issue to clients and the bills you receive from vendors.
  • Expense Categorization: Sorting your petty cash, software subscriptions, and travel expenses into the correct tax-deductible categories.
  • Ledger Maintenance: Keeping your Cash Book, Bank Book, and General Ledgers perfectly updated in your accounting software.

Monthly Reconciliation:

  • Bank Reconciliation: We cross-check your accounting software balances against your actual bank statements to spot missed entries or duplicate charges.
  • Credit Card Matching: Ensuring every business swipe is accounted for and matches the monthly statement.
  • Error Detection: Catching and correcting data entry errors before they become massive tax liabilities at the end of the financial year.
Receipts and Bank Statements for Bookkeeping

THE PROCESS

Your Secure Data Pipeline

You don't need to hand us a shoebox full of crumpled receipts. We establish a secure cloud folder where you can easily upload your monthly raw data.

Bank Statements

PDF or Excel exports of your business bank accounts to perform accurate monthly reconciliations.

Sales/Purchase Data

Soft copies of your generated sales invoices and the purchase bills you receive from your suppliers.

Expense Receipts

Photos or digital copies of your utility bills, software subscriptions, and travel tickets.

Software Access

If you already use Zoho or QuickBooks, simply grant our accountants "Accountant User" access.

CLARIFICATIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers about the scope and limits of our foundational bookkeeping plan.

Book Keeping is strictly administrative—it involves accurately recording daily financial transactions, categorizing expenses, and reconciling bank statements. Accounting (offered in our higher tiers) builds upon this data; it involves analyzing the numbers, generating Profit & Loss statements, managing tax liabilities, and providing financial insights.

This foundational plan is focused solely on data entry and bank reconciliation. While the data will be perfectly organized in your software, formal monthly reporting (P&L and Balance Sheet generation) is included starting from our Accounting (Basic) plan.

Our team is highly proficient in India's most trusted platforms, including Tally Prime, Zoho Books, and QuickBooks. We can manage the books inside your existing software subscription, or help you set one up.

Yes! Before starting you on a monthly plan, we offer a specialized "Catch-up & Clean-up" service. Our team will trace back through your historical bank statements, categorize the backlog, and bring your ledgers perfectly up to date so you are ready for tax season.