My CA quoted ₹31,500/year for a nil Pvt Ltd. Govt fees are ~₹800. Am I being scammed or is this normal?

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May 4, 2026 at 12:03 pm

Long-time lurker, first-time poster. I have a private limited company that’s been nil for a while — no revenue, no transactions, no GST. Got a fee proposal from a CA for FY 2025-26 totaling around ₹31,500/year for “annual compliance.”

Out of curiosity, I sat down and broke it line by line. Found out:

* Government fees for ALL my filings combined: ~₹800/year
* Most forms (AOC-4, MGT-7A, ITR-6, DPT-3 nil) don’t legally need a CA at all — director can self-file with DSC
* Only the statutory audit (₹5,000 of the quote) actually needs a practicing CA’s signature
* The same CA’s geography (small UP town) means her local clients pay 1/3 of what she’s charging me in Bengaluru

When I pushed back politely, she didn’t really have answers. Apparently this is just how the industry prices.

So I started building a tool for myself — basically a compliance calendar + document drafter + auditor email workflows that lets a founder handle 80% of MCA filings on their own, and only pay a CA for the audit signature. Goal: bring annual compliance for a nil Pvt Ltd from ₹30K → under ₹8K.

Two questions for the community:

1. Is anyone else paying ₹25K-50K/year for compliance and feeling overcharged? What’s your CA’s annual quote?
2. Would a self-serve tool that handles 80% of the work and lets you hire a CA only for the audit signature be useful? Or is this a “build for yourself, no one else cares” idea?

Genuinely asking — not trying to sell anything, no link, no DM bait. Trying to figure out if my pain is universal or just mine

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