CHEERAN VERGHESE & CO

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Progressive, specialised and well-structured; Cheeran Verghese & Co is a full-service firm of corporate strategists, auditors, tax advisory experts and financial analysts with nearly 40 years of experience. They have a strong regional presence, which, combined with the expertise of our senior partners and experts, makes us the preferred choice of SMEs and large Enterprises. As a top Business Advisory and Financial Accounting firm, Cheeran Verghese & Co is committed to providing quality deliverables, value-added partnerships and cost optimisation. They provide integrated solutions for setting up business in India and UAE, as well as advisory and audit support services for your business.

People are our biggest asset. Our strength is derived from a team of over 50 professionals led by 5 Partners and Senior Advisors. Our long-term relationships with clients come from our ability to listen and respond with transparency and integrity. Combined with our employee-friendly policies, peer-knowledge sharing sessions and continuous participation and learning through in-house technical seminars, we are constantly upgrading our expertise and sharpening our skills.

Experience

50+ professionally qualified industry experts which allows us to leverage off international best practices.

Our Clients

900+ satisfied clients around the world. Offering clients, a broad range of fully integrated Compliance services

Establishment

Established in 1980.

Services

Our approach to clients has been guided by integrity, transparency and our professional values. Over the past 42 years, we have developed the trust of our valued clients by never compromising on quality.



Assurance Services

We provide customised risk management advice to keep the organisation compliant with Indian regulations, ensure that financial statements are reliable and overall help you to curtail voidable losses. We review and evaluate the effectiveness of your organisation’s internal controls. Based on the risk assessment, we evaluate the adequacy of existing internal controls and perform checks on whether these are appropriately implemented. The processes, risks and controls are documented with recommendations provided for improvement. Additionally, we stay involved throughout the implementation. We carry out Statutory and Tax Audits to ensure that your financial statements present a true and fair view of the financial positions and operational results in accordance with the guidelines issued by the regulator.


Accounting Services

Our teams are fully conversant with Indian and International accounting software viz. Tally ERP, NAVISION, NETSUITE, SAP etc. We ensure that accounts are maintained in accordance with domestic regulations as well as international reporting norms. Our teams review, analyse and flag any potential issues to ensure timely remedial action. We assist in regulatory compliances and advise on critical issues under various regulations enacted by the Federal, State and Local Authorities. We provide a ‘one stop shop’ solution to businesses to manage the complexities of multiple compliances through a single window. A specialized activity wherein we carry out a comprehensive diagnostic check of your business to identify compliance gaps, risks thereon and suggest mitigation measures. This helps in building up your corporate governance and provides comfort to the Management, Board of Directors, Shareholders and Auditors. We act as your Virtual Chief Financial Officer (CFO), providing analytics and business insights for decision making without you having to maintain a full-fledged finance function.


Tax and Corporate Advisory

We monitor the overall tax strategy, keeping in view the changing dynamics of Indian tax legislation. We review your commercial and inter-company contracts, build tax management positions and risk mitigation strategies, conduct tax due diligence and undertake tax efficiency analysis of your transactions. We have over 40 years of experience at representing our clients at various levels and handling complex assessment proceedings. We assist in regulatory compliances and advisory on critical issues under Goods & Services Tax (GST) and other State and local body taxes.

We advise on GST implications on transactional issues, cross border transactions, tax classification and transaction structuring for achieving tax efficiency. We assist our clients to examine a proposed action or strategy vis-à-vis the Indian Regulatory Environment. Our experts from varied service verticals work together and provide clear advice on matters which concern the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Company Law, Direct and Indirect Taxes, Special Economic Zone (SEZ), etc. On a routine basis, we assist with meeting your statutory requirements viz drafting and compliances, maintaining statutory records such as minutes of meetings (Annual, Shareholders, Board), appointment and resignation of key personnel, increase/reduction in capital and more.

Partners


Founder Partner

Cheeran Verghese

FCA

CA in practice since 1980, Cheeran Verghese has served as independent director in many companies such as Manappuram Group Companies, Kerala Solvent Extractions Ltd etc and as advisor to KSFE. He has 40 plus years’ experience in advising Corporates on Direct Taxes, Corporate Law and FEMA and has specialised in NBFCs and Chit Fund companies.


C. A Varghese

FCA, DISA

Partner in practice since 1995 specialising in Tax Audits and Direct Tax Matters.


Satheesh T.G

ACA, DISA

Partner since 2013 specialising in GST and Indirect Tax Matters. Presently serving as the Secretary of the Thrissur Branch of ICAI.


Ashok Cheeran

ACA, LLM

Partner since 2016 handling Corporate Audits prior to joining the firm, he was employed with PwC handling Statutory Audits and has also worked with other multinationals such as Royal Dutch Shell, Infosys Ltd and Hewlett Packard Enterprise handling Statutory Audits, Financial Reporting and Finance Controller-ship.


Kavitha Varghese

ACA, ACS

Partner since 2016 handling Company Audits, Tax Audits and Corporate Compliance Matters.


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