Kochi, Kerala
Finance and compliance support for Kochi businesses
Kochi is Kerala's commercial centre: a port city with seafood and spice exporters, a technology park, a special economic zone and a hospitality sector built on tourism. We support its businesses remotely from Bengaluru.
How we work with you
Remotely, from our office in Bengaluru.
A fixed close calendar and scheduled review calls.
Agreed at the start, where the work needs it.
The business base
What drives business in Kochi
The Cochin port and the international container transhipment terminal at Vallarpadam make Kochi the main export gateway for Kerala's seafood, spices, coir and cashew. The Cochin SEZ and Infopark at Kakkanad host export units and technology companies.
Tourism supports hotels, homestays and houseboat operators across the region, and a large base of trading and service businesses serves the city itself.
Industries
The sectors we support in Kochi
Local compliance
What differs in Kerala
GST, TDS, PF and ESI work the same way everywhere. These are the state and local obligations we track on top of them.
- Professional tax levied by the local body — the Kochi Municipal Corporation within city limits — and paid half-yearly.
- Registration under the Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Act.
- Export realisation tracked against each shipping bill, so that incentives and refunds are not held up.
- SEZ unit compliance, including the annual performance report and the net foreign exchange position.
Services
Where Kochi clients usually start
Outsourced accounting
Your books kept current and reconciled, closed to a published calendar.
Explore service ↗SEZ and foreign trade advisory
SEZ, EOU and export scheme records kept continuously, not at assessment.
Explore service ↗GST, TDS and tax compliance
GST, TDS and income-tax prepared from reconciled data, not a working file.
Explore service ↗Fractional CFO services
Senior financial leadership on the days you need it, not a full-time hire.
Explore service ↗Common questions
Questions from Kochi businesses
Do you have an office in Kochi?
No. We work with Kochi businesses remotely from Bengaluru. Where the work needs time on site, we agree it at the start of the engagement.
Our export incentives and GST refunds keep getting delayed. Why?
Usually because realisations aren't matched to shipping bills and invoices, so claims are filed against incomplete data. We set up the matching, clear the backlog and then keep it current each month.
Statutory audits, prescribed certifications and other restricted work are signed by an independently engaged licensed professional, wherever the client is based. Full detail is on our Professional Scope page.
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