Accounting Services for Startups — Founder-Ready Books, Burn Rate & Investor MIS

Books that survive due diligence, not just tax season

Startup accounting isn't just about filing GST and ITR on time — it's about having books clean enough to survive investor due diligence, cap-table accuracy, and burn-rate visibility for the founders making weekly decisions. We build startup accounting stacks from incorporation onward, so by the time you're raising a seed or Series A round, there's no scramble to reconstruct 18 months of transactions.

Who needs this service

• Pre-seed and seed-stage startups setting up accounting for the first time post-incorporation
• DPIIT-recognised startups needing compliant books for tax exemption claims under Section 80-IAC
• Founders raising external funding who need investor-ready MIS and clean cap-table-linked books
• Startups issuing ESOPs, convertible notes or CCPS needing correct accounting treatment
• Companies scaling past 50–100 monthly transactions where founder-managed spreadsheets stop working

Documents required

• Incorporation documents, MoA/AoA, and cap table
• Bank statements, credit card and payment gateway (Razorpay/Stripe/Cashfree) statements
• Vendor and customer invoices, payroll register, contractor/consultant agreements
• Funding documents — term sheets, share subscription agreements, convertible note/SAFE agreements
• ESOP pool documentation and grant letters, if applicable

Process & timeline

1. Chart of accounts set up on Zoho Books/QuickBooks mapped to your business model (SaaS, D2C, marketplace, services)
2. Monthly transaction posting, bank/payment-gateway reconciliation and vendor ledger clean-up
3. Burn rate, runway and unit-economics tracking built into a monthly MIS pack
4. Quarterly review calls to walk founders through the numbers before board meetings or investor updates

Setup typically takes 5–7 working days; monthly books are delivered by the 10th–15th of the following month.

Burn rate and runway — the numbers investors ask for first

Every investor update and board meeting starts with: what's your monthly burn, and how many months of runway do you have left? We track gross burn (total monthly cash outflow), net burn (burn minus revenue), and runway (cash balance ÷ net burn) as a standing part of your monthly MIS — not something reconstructed under pressure before a board deck is due.

ESOPs, convertible notes and CCPS — accounted correctly

Startup capital structures involve instruments that don't fit standard SME bookkeeping: ESOP pools need fair-value expensing under Ind AS 102/ICAI guidance note as options vest, convertible notes and SAFEs sit as a liability (or compound instrument) until conversion, and CCPS (Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares) require correct classification between equity and liability depending on terms. Getting these wrong shows up as red flags during Series A/B due diligence — we set up the accounting treatment correctly from the first raise.

DPIIT recognition and Section 80-IAC tax holiday

DPIIT-recognised startups incorporated after 1 April 2016 (and before the applicable cut-off) can claim a 100% tax holiday for 3 consecutive years out of the first 10 years under Section 80-IAC, subject to turnover not exceeding ₹100 crore in the relevant year. We ensure your books and audited financials support this claim cleanly when you apply through DPIIT and file for the exemption.

Investor-ready MIS — what we deliver monthly

• P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow with month-on-month and YoY comparison
• Burn rate, runway and cash position summary
• Revenue recognition aligned to your business model (subscription MRR/ARR, GMV, one-time sales)
• Vendor/customer ageing and outstanding receivables
• Board-deck-ready financial summary slide, on request

Why Tax Easy India

• We understand startup-specific accounting — ESOPs, convertible instruments and MRR/ARR revenue tracking, not just generic SME bookkeeping
• Books structured to hold up in Series A/B due diligence, avoiding costly last-minute reconstructions
• DPIIT 80-IAC exemption and startup compliance coordination alongside your regular books
• Founder-friendly delivery — MIS packs on WhatsApp/email, no jargon-heavy reports you have to decode