Est. 2004 · Mumbai
About Kothekar and Associates
Twenty-two years of Chartered Accountancy practice in one city, for clients who stay.
How the firm began
A practice built one engagement at a time
Kothekar and Associates is a Chartered Accountancy firm based in Mumbai, established in 2004. We provide Income Tax & Direct Tax, GST & Indirect Tax, Advisory & Consulting, Accounting & Outsourcing, NRI & International Services, Compliance / ROC, Audit & Assurance and Startup Services with professional care on every engagement. Mumbai's financial economy demands CAs who understand both the compliance landscape and the business reality — that understanding is what 22 years of local practice builds. Our clients include individuals, small businesses, startups, HNIs, family businesses, NGOs and trusts and NRIs.
Practising in Mumbai means working alongside the country's financial machinery: listed companies and their vendors, banks and non-banking lenders, professional firms, and households whose wealth is held across property, securities and family businesses. The city's assessing officers see complex files routinely, its deadlines are unforgiving, and its clients often carry positions in more than one jurisdiction. A CA who works here has to be equally comfortable with a scrutiny notice, a FEMA question and a founder's first balance sheet — and has to answer all three within the same week.
We have built our reputation on telling clients what they need to hear, not what they want to hear.
How we work
Four steps, applied to every engagement
01
Understand the position first
Before advice, the facts: the entity, the owner, past filings and anything unresolved. Most surprises are found here, not later.
02
Agree scope and fee in writing
What is included, what is not, and what it costs — settled before work begins.
03
Do the work under partner oversight
Preparation may be delegated; judgement is not. A partner reviews the position taken on every engagement.
04
Keep the record current
Filings, reconciliations and registers are maintained through the year so year-end is a review rather than a reconstruction.
Engagement flow
What happens after you call
- Step 1
First conversation
A no-cost discussion of the requirement and whether we are the right fit.
- Step 2
Scope and engagement note
Written scope, timelines, document list and agreed fee.
- Step 3
Execution
Work carried out with a named point of contact and partner review.
- Step 4
Review and continuity
Filed positions explained, records handed over, calendar set for the next cycle.
The people
Partners and senior team
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Anand D. Kothekar
Principal
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Partner / senior team card
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Partner / senior team card
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Est. 2004 → today
Twenty-two years, in order
2004
The firm is established in Mumbai as a Chartered Accountancy practice.
2004–2016
Direct tax, audit and company-law work for owner-managed businesses and individuals across the city.
2017
GST arrives; the indirect-tax practice is built out to carry registration, returns, reconciliation and departmental representation.
2018–2022
Outsourced accounting, payroll and virtual CFO engagements grow alongside a widening non-resident client base.
2023–2026
Startup, trust and cross-border work sit beside the established compliance practice. Twenty-two years of continuous practice.
Networks
Affiliations beyond India
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International affiliations
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