Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your engagement of Yaara Consultancy Services (" Yaara", "we", "us", "our") for accounting, tax, and compliance services. By visiting our website, submitting an enquiry, sharing documents, or making a payment to us, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy and Refund & Cancellation Policy.

If you are engaging us on behalf of a company, LLP, partnership, trust, or other entity, you confirm that you have the authority to bind that entity to these Terms. These Terms apply in addition to the written scope of work agreed for each engagement; where the two conflict, the written scope of work prevails for that engagement.

Each engagement begins with a free 20-minute consultation in which we assess your needs, confirm the services we can deliver, and propose a written scope of work. The scope of work sets out the specific services, deliverables, timelines, fees, and any assumptions or exclusions. No binding engagement exists until both parties sign (or otherwise agree in writing) the scope of work.

We offer services across five broad categories: (i) Tax & Statutory Compliance, (ii) Business Registration & Corporate, (iii) Accounting & Bookkeeping, (iv) Payroll & HR Compliance, and (v) Advisory & Growth. Services may be engaged individually on a one-off basis or as a monthly retainer covering a defined set of recurring deliverables. The full catalog of services and indicative pricing is published on our Services and Pricing pages.

Any service not expressly included in the written scope of work is out of scope and will be billed separately on a time-and-materials basis, with your prior written approval.

This matters, and we are upfront about it: Yaara Consultancy Services is an accounting, tax, and compliance consultancy — not a practicing Chartered Accountancy firm registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Our founder, Anakali Pawan Kalyan, is a practitioner with five years of hands-on accounting and compliance experience.

Work that legally requires the signature of a practicing Chartered Accountant — including statutory audits under the Companies Act, 2013, tax audits under section 44AB of the Income-tax Act, 1961, GST audits under section 35(5) of the CGST Act, 2017, and certain certifications and attestations — is handled through our empanelled network of independent practicing Chartered Accountants. Each CA partner is engaged under a written agreement, is bound by the ICAI Code of Ethics, and signs off in their own capacity as a practicing CA. The same model is used by every reputable compliance platform in India.

We are also not a law firm, and nothing we provide constitutes legal advice. Where a matter requires legal counsel, we will say so and recommend you engage a qualified advocate. See our Disclaimer for the full scope of what our information does and does not constitute.

To enable us to deliver accurate and timely work, you agree to:

• Provide accurate, complete, and truthful information, documents, and authorisations when requested, including PAN, Aadhaar (where required), GSTIN, financial statements, bank statements, and KYC records.
• Share information promptly and within any deadline we communicate, recognising that statutory due dates are fixed by law and cannot be moved.
• Review and approve filings before submission where we share drafts with you for confirmation, and respond to our queries within a reasonable time.
• Maintain your own books of accounts and statutory registers where that responsibility has not been expressly outsourced to us in the scope of work.
• Pay our fees and any statutory fees, taxes, or penalties incurred on your behalf within the timelines set out in our invoices.
• Notify us promptly of any change in your business structure, ownership, address, or contact details that may affect a filing or ongoing engagement.

In return, we agree to:

• Perform the agreed services with reasonable skill, care, and diligence, in accordance with current Indian tax, corporate, and GST law.
• File returns and documents accurately and before the statutory due date, provided you have shared the required information within the timelines we communicate.
• Maintain confidentiality of your personal and business data in line with our Privacy Policy and the DPDP Act, 2023.
• Communicate proactively and flag risks we spot in your books, filings, or compliance status, and recommend corrective action.
• Provide a single point of contact reachable on WhatsApp or email during working hours (Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM IST), with a typical response time of one working day.
• Engage empanelled CA partners for statutory sign-off work under written confidentiality terms, and disclose to you which CA partner will sign your report.

Fees are quoted in Indian Rupees (INR) and are exclusive of applicable government fees, taxes, and statutory charges unless expressly stated otherwise. The two fee structures we use are:

• Retainer services — billed monthly in advance. The first invoice is raised at engagement and covers the month in which services commence; subsequent invoices are raised on the first working day of each month.
• One-off services — invoiced at engagement, before work commences. Any government fee, duty, or penalty is billed at actuals on a reimbursement basis.

We accept UPI, bank transfer (NEFT/IMPS/RTGS), and cheques drawn in favour of Yaara Consultancy Services. All our invoices are GST-compliant where applicable. Unless otherwise agreed, invoices are payable within 7 (seven) days of issue. Overdue invoices may attract interest at 1.5% per month or part thereof. Refund and cancellation terms are set out in our Refund & Cancellation Policy.

Statutory due dates — for income-tax returns, GST returns, TDS returns, ROC filings, and payroll compliance — are fixed by law and cannot be extended by us. Many due dates depend on information that only you can provide (turnover, scheme opted, prior filings, etc.), and we will communicate a clear internal cut-off date by which we need your information to file on time.

If you share information after the internal cut-off date, or if the information is incomplete or inconsistent, we will use reasonable efforts to file on time but cannot guarantee it. Yaara is not liable for late fees, penalties, or interest arising from delays caused by late, incomplete, or inaccurate information supplied by you or your team — though we will always flag the risk in writing as soon as we become aware of it.

Our published compliance calendar shows indicative due dates for common cases. Your exact due date can vary by turnover, state, scheme (e.g. QRMP), prior filings, and amendments notified by the department; please confirm your specific due date with us before relying on the calendar.

All deliverables we create for you — including drafted returns, financial statements, MIS reports, advisory memoranda, and working papers — are assigned to you on full payment of the related invoice, to the extent they are originally created for your engagement. Pre-existing methodologies, templates, checklists, and tools we use remain our property and are licensed to you only for your internal use in connection with the engagement.

You retain all rights, title, and interest in the documents and data you share with us. We do not use your data to train any machine-learning model, and we do not publish your name or identify you as a client without your prior written consent, except where required by law or by a regulator.

We will hold your personal and business information in strict confidence and will not disclose it to any third party except: (i) to government portals and regulators for the purpose of filings on your behalf; (ii) to empanelled CA partners engaged for statutory sign-off, under written confidentiality terms; (iii) to our cloud and software providers under data-processing agreements; and (iv) where required by law, regulation, or a binding order of a court or regulator. Our full data handling practices are described in our Privacy Policy.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the total aggregate liability of Yaara Consultancy Services, its founder, team members, and CA partners for any claim arising out of or relating to an engagement is limited to the fees actually paid by you to us for the specific engagement giving rise to the claim in the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

In no event shall we be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for loss of profits, loss of business, loss of goodwill, or loss of anticipated savings. We are not liable for penalties, interest, or losses arising from: (i) incomplete, inaccurate, or delayed information you provide; (ii) changes in law that take effect after a filing is made in good faith; (iii) actions of government departments, banks, or third-party portals; or (iv) your failure to act on advice or filings we have provided.

Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law, including liability for fraud, wilful misconduct, or gross negligence.

Either party may terminate an engagement at any time by giving 7 (seven) days' written notice to the other. On termination:

• You will pay for all services rendered and expenses incurred up to the effective date of termination.
• Retainer fees for the month in which termination takes effect are non-refundable; any retainer fee collected for future months will be pro-rated and refunded within 7–10 working days, in line with our Refund & Cancellation Policy.
• We will hand over all completed work papers, filed returns, and your records in an orderly manner, and will reasonably cooperate to ensure a smooth transition to a successor practitioner.
• We may suspend or terminate services immediately if you breach these Terms, fail to pay an undisputed invoice for more than 30 days, or engage in conduct that exposes us to legal or reputational risk.

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or in connection with them or any engagement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of India, specifically the laws in force in the State of Telangana.

The parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts at Hyderabad, Telangana for the resolution of any such dispute, without prejudice to our right to seek injunctive or equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect our intellectual property or confidential information.

We may update these Terms from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the Terms were last revised. Material changes will be communicated to active clients by email or WhatsApp at least 7 days before they take effect. Continued engagement of our services after a change takes effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at contact@yaaraconsultancyservices.com or +91 76750 16737. You can also write to us at our registered office: 4, 5-512, SY NO.5/1, Room No.401, Near Sindhu Hospitals, Izzath Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500084, India.