Most Indian small businesses are profitable on paper and short of cash, because the money is sitting with customers. This series is the fix, start to finish.
What slow payment really costs, measuring debtor days, the chase calendar, and the weekly 20-minute routine.
The four buckets, why 90 days is a cliff, six things the report tells you, and five ways it quietly misleads you.
Checking a new customer in 20 minutes, a simple scoring method, setting limits, and when to stop supplying.
Eight stages of ready-to-send messages for WhatsApp, email and phone — plus the five standard excuses and what to say back.
Section 43B(h), interest at 3× the RBI bank rate, Udyam registration, MSME-1 filing and the revised 2025 limits — for buyers and suppliers.
The entries, GST on advances, adjusting against the invoice, refunds and forfeiture — and why unadjusted advances wreck your ageing.
The reversal entries, recovering bank charges, the Section 138 notice clock, and deciding between settlement and action.
When a debt is really gone, provision vs write-off, the entries, the Section 36 tax conditions, and what to try first.
Registration, returns, ITC, e-invoicing, reverse charge and annual return.
Debit and credit, journal entries, ledgers, trial balance and financial statements.
ITR filing, TDS, advance tax, deductions, depreciation and capital gains.
Set up your company, scan bills with AI, import bank statements and file GST.