NDS Advisor — Chartered Accountants & Tax Consultants in Kochi
Marine Drive, Kochi — serving Ernakulam & Kerala

Numbers, read
with precision.

NDS Advisor is a Kochi-based chartered accountancy practice built for businesses that trade, build, and grow across Kerala and beyond. Audit, taxation, GST, NRI advisory and incorporation — handled the way a good port handles cargo: documented, accountable, on schedule.

Engagement Manifest Est. 2009
FirmNDS Advisor LLP
RegistrationICAI Member Firm
Practice Areas06 Disciplines
Team Strength60+ Professionals
Base PortKochi, Kerala
"Every filing is a record — we make sure it's one you can stand behind."
15+ Yrs in Practice
6,000+ Clients Advised
ICAI Registered Firm
4 Kerala Offices
97% Client Retention
The Practice

Fifteen years of Kochi's
financial ledger.

Kochi has always been a city of trade — spice, shipping, technology. We built a practice for businesses that move at that pace.

Since 2009, NDS Advisor has worked alongside businesses in Ernakulam, Kakkanad, Fort Kochi and further afield — from family-run export houses near the old harbour to product teams inside Infopark and SmartCity. Our role has stayed the same throughout: keep the books honest, the filings timely, and the advice grounded in how your business actually runs.

We are chartered accountants first, but we think like operators. Every recommendation is weighed against cash flow, growth plans and the regulatory reality of running a business in Kerala — not just what the code technically allows.

01 · Accuracy

Filed right, first time

Reviewed workpapers on every engagement, no exceptions.

02 · Access

A CA you can reach

Direct lines to your engagement partner, not a call centre.

03 · Discretion

Your ledger, private

ICAI-bound confidentiality on every file we open.

04 · Foresight

Ahead of the deadline

Compliance calendars set months before due dates.

6,000+
Businesses advised across Ernakulam, Kakkanad & Fort Kochi
15+
Years advising Kerala's exporters, IT firms and family businesses
60+
Chartered accountants, tax specialists and analysts on staff
1,200+
NRI clients supported with cross-border tax and remittance
What We Do

Six disciplines, one engagement partner.

Every service below is led by a qualified Chartered Accountant in Kochi — no handoffs between departments, no generic templates.

REF / 01

Audit & Assurance

Independent audits that hold up to scrutiny — from lenders, investors and regulators alike — for businesses of every size in Kerala.

Statutory AuditTax Audit · 44ABInternal AuditStock Audit
Audit Services →
REF / 02

Taxation & GST

Direct and indirect tax handled end to end — planning, filing, reconciliation, and representation when the department has questions.

Income Tax & ITRGST ReturnsTDS ComplianceAssessment & Appeals
Tax Services →
REF / 03

Corporate & Regulatory Advisory

Company law, FEMA, and restructuring advice for businesses navigating growth, funding rounds, or cross-border ownership.

Companies ActFEMA & FDIM&ANCLT Matters
Advisory Services →
REF / 04

Accounting & Outsourcing

Bookkeeping, payroll and reporting run as your extended finance team — accurate, current, and available on demand.

BookkeepingPayrollMIS ReportingVirtual CFO
Accounting Services →
REF / 05

Incorporation & ROC

Company and LLP formation done properly the first time, with the ROC compliance calendar set up before your first financial year closes.

Pvt Ltd & LLP SetupMOA / AOAAnnual ROC FilingsConversions
Incorporation Services →
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Valuation & Financial Advisory

Business valuation, due diligence and financial modelling for owners weighing a sale, a raise, or a major decision.

Business ValuationDue DiligenceFinancial ModellingFundraising Support
Valuation Services →
NDS Advisor
Chartered Accountants · Kochi · Est. 2009
I.Understand the business before opening a file
II.Document every decision, every review trail
III.Answer within one working day
IV.Stay after the filing is done
"We're not building files. We're building a record you can trust for years."
Our Approach

Built for businesses that keep moving.

Kochi runs on trade, and trade runs on trust. We treat every engagement — a single tax filing or a multi-year advisory relationship — with the same standard of documentation and follow-through.

i.

Diagnose First

We review your last three years of filings before recommending anything — no assumptions carried over from a template engagement.

ii.

Plan on Paper

A written scope and fee estimate before work begins, so there is never a surprise on the invoice.

iii.

Deliver on Record

Every submission, working paper and correspondence logged and shared — auditable by you, at any time.

Sectors We Know

Industry fluency, not generic advice.

Kochi's economy spans old trade and new technology — our teams are built to move between both.

SEC / 01

Maritime & Shipping

Port operators, freight forwarders and marine services around Kochi harbour.

SEC / 02

Spice & Agro Exports

Export documentation, duty drawback and forex accounting for trading houses.

SEC / 03

IT & Tech Parks

Infopark and SmartCity companies — ESOP structuring, SEZ compliance, payroll.

SEC / 04

Real Estate & Construction

RERA compliance, project accounting and joint-development tax structuring.

SEC / 05

Healthcare & Ayurveda

Hospital groups and wellness centres — trust structuring and statutory audit.

SEC / 06

Hospitality & Tourism

Houseboats, resorts and heritage properties across the backwaters.

SEC / 07

Manufacturing

Costing, inventory audit and indirect tax for Kerala's mid-size manufacturers.

SEC / 08

Professional Services

Law firms, clinics and consultancies structuring for growth and succession.

A Kerala Specialty

Advisory built for the Kerala diaspora.

With one of the largest NRI populations of any Indian state, Kerala's finances rarely sit inside one country's tax code. We handle both sides of the border so nothing is filed twice, missed, or mismatched.

NRI Advisory Services
01NRI income tax filing & DTAA relief
02Repatriation & NRO/NRE account advisory
03Property purchase, sale & TDS compliance
04FEMA advisory for inbound investment
05Estate & succession planning across jurisdictions
06Power of attorney & remote engagement support
How an Engagement Runs

Four stages, fully documented.

The same order, every time — so you always know what stage your engagement is at.

Stage 01

Consultation

We review your current filings and ask what's actually keeping you up at night — not what the brochure assumes.

Stage 02

Proposal

A written scope, timeline and fee — signed off before any work begins, revisited only if the scope changes.

Stage 03

Execution

Your engagement partner runs point, with milestones and working papers shared as we go, not at the end.

Stage 04

Continuity

Annual filings, notices and new questions — we stay on as your consultant, not a one-time vendor.

Systems We Work In

Your books, in whatever system you run.

Tally Prime
Zoho Books
QuickBooks
SAP Business One
Busy Accounting
Marg ERP
ClearTax
Winman CA-ERP
Saral TDS
Oracle NetSuite
Microsoft Dynamics
CompuTax
Why Businesses Choose Us

Eight reasons clients stay for years.

01

Fixed Engagement Partner

One qualified CA owns your file end to end — never a rotating desk.

02

Fifteen Years Local

Kerala-specific expertise across export, IT and family-business tax matters.

03

NRI Fluency

Cross-border filings that account for both Indian and foreign tax exposure.

04

Fixed-Fee Proposals

Scope and cost agreed in writing before any engagement begins.

05

One-Day Response

Queries answered within a working day — never left in a ticket queue.

06

ICAI-Qualified Team

Every audit and assurance engagement led by a registered Chartered Accountant.

07

Full Documentation

Workpapers and correspondence retained and shareable, on request, at any time.

08

Kerala-Wide Reach

Offices and remote engagement across Kochi, Kottayam, Thrissur and Calicut.

NDS Advisor untangled three years of GST mismatches without a single missed deadline. They read our shipping business the way we do — cargo by cargo, not line by line.
A Long-Standing Client · Maritime & Freight, Kochi
Common Questions

Frequently asked, plainly answered.

What clients in Kochi and across Kerala ask most before their first consultation.

Audit and assurance, income tax and GST, accounting outsourcing, company incorporation, corporate advisory, and business valuation — led by qualified Chartered Accountants based in Kochi, serving clients across Ernakulam, Kakkanad and the wider Kerala region.
Yes — NRI advisory is a core part of our practice given Kerala's large diaspora. We handle DTAA relief, repatriation, property transactions, FEMA compliance and cross-border estate planning, with most engagements run entirely remotely.
Yes. We handle end-to-end incorporation — MOA/AOA drafting, DIN and PAN, and the ongoing ROC compliance calendar — for Private Limited companies, LLPs, OPCs and Section 8 entities registered in Kerala.
We're based on Marine Drive, Kochi, with active client relationships across Ernakulam, Kakkanad, Fort Kochi, Kottayam, Thrissur and Calicut, plus remote engagement support for clients anywhere in India or abroad.
Maritime and shipping, spice and agro exports, IT and technology parks, real estate, healthcare and Ayurveda, hospitality, and manufacturing — each with sector-specific compliance and tax knowledge built over fifteen years.
Every engagement begins with a written proposal covering scope, timeline and a fixed fee, agreed before work starts. There are no hourly surprises and no charges added outside the agreed scope.
Yes. Every engagement is bound by ICAI's professional confidentiality standards, with access to your records restricted to the team directly working on your file.
Let's Talk

Ready for a ledger you can trust?

Whether it's a single audit, ongoing compliance, or a long-term advisory relationship — tell us about your business and we'll propose the right way forward.

Marine Drive, Kochi · Serving Kerala-wide
info@ndsadvisor.co.in
Mon – Sat · 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM