A cross-border case runs through the same four phases every time — a diagnostic, then implementation, then an ongoing retainer at the tier that matches your transaction volume. Domestic, non-cross-border work — a standalone ITR, a GST registration, an audit, a valuation — is scoped and quoted on its own after a short conversation, rather than forced through phases it doesn't need. The figures below are the Firm's standard fee schedule for the phased and retainer work, set out in full in every engagement letter. Your own letter confirms the exact scope and tier before anything is billed.
Paid once, at the stage each is completed — none of these recur unless you ask us to redo the work.
| Phase | Fee | Service |
|---|---|---|
| 1 — Diagnostic | ₹25,000 on delivery | Residential-status & RNOR determination from your passport and travel history, FEMA review of your accounts and foreign holdings, GST and export-eligibility assessment, a business-structure recommendation, and DTAA/foreign-tax-credit applicability where relevant. Delivered as one written memorandum with a dated action checklist. |
| 2 — Implementation | ₹20,000 on completion | GST registration and LUT filing where applicable, advisory on reclassifying accounts from NRE/NRO to resident status and on opening an RFC account, and a compliant export-invoice template. LLP/Pvt Ltd incorporation is scoped and quoted separately if instructed. |
| 2B — Books Setup | ₹10,000 on completion | Chart of accounts built for a cross-border practice, accounting-software configuration, opening balances, a documented foreign-exchange translation policy, and the invoice and inward-remittance registers. |
| 4 — Annual Review | ₹20,000 annually | Yearly re-check of residential status and RNOR eligibility, foreign-tax-credit position including Form 67, and business structure against the year's actual results, with updated recommendations. |
Billed monthly in advance. Every tier includes the full bookkeeping scope — bank-statement recording, invoice and remittance registers, monthly reconciliation and summary, and year-end profit computation for the return — the tiers differ in transaction capacity, GST compliance, and reporting depth, with Tier C folding tax planning and the annual GST audit into the retainer itself.
For a practice with a steady, modest volume of transactions and no GST registration to maintain.
Everything in Essential, plus the GST filings a registered exporter of services actually needs.
Full-service retainer for a practice that wants tax strategy built in, not just compliance kept current.
A transaction is one debit or credit entry in the business bank account, or one sales invoice issued. Volume over a tier's cap is billed at ₹1,500 per block of 25 transactions in the month it arises; three consecutive months over cap and either side can call for a move to the next tier. All fees are exclusive of GST. From the second year, the retainer and Annual Review continue and are billed quarterly in advance at three times the monthly rate, unless terminated on 30 days' notice.
One-off and domestic work outside the cross-border phases — a standalone income-tax return, a single certificate, a corporate registration, a trust setup, statutory or tax audit, a share or business valuation, ESOP/RSU tax advisory, full notice and scrutiny representation, or (for Tier A and Tier B clients) a GST annual return and audit (9/9C) — sits outside this schedule and is quoted separately once we know the actual scope. See the full service catalog for everything covered, or try the Fit Check, Tax Compare, and RNOR Window tools before you talk to us.
Say roughly how many transactions a month and whether you're GST-registered — we'll tell you honestly which tier makes sense.