Audit Services Cost in India
Statutory, tax, internal and secretarial audit fees

Typical audit fee ranges

What affects audit cost

• Turnover and balance sheet size.
• Number of bank accounts and entities.
• Quality of books when audit begins.
• Deadline proximity.
• Whether previous year was audited by same firm.
• Inventory, branches, revenue recognition or complex loans.

What to ask before hiring

• What is included in the fee?
• Will you handle queries after filing?
• What records are required before starting?
• Who signs the report and who will coordinate daily?

Avoid suspiciously low audit fees

Very low audit quotes can exclude cleanup, schedules, reconciliations, report drafting or post-audit support. Ask for scope in writing.

How to use this page safely

Audit Services Cost in India can depend on financial year, entity type, turnover, location, portal status, notice dates, transaction volume, documentation quality and whether prior filings were done correctly.

Use this page as preparation guidance. Before filing, responding, registering or appealing, share exact forms, notices, portal screenshots, amounts, due dates and prior acknowledgements with a qualified professional.

A strong WorkIndex quote should clearly state scope, assumptions, documents required, expected timeline, exclusions, and whether follow-up, correction filing or notice-response support is included.

How to compare WorkIndex responses

• Ask whether the expert has handled this exact service type, industry and portal workflow before.
• Confirm whether the quote includes filing only, advisory only, or also reconciliation, correction, response drafting and follow-up.
• Prefer experts who ask for records before final pricing instead of quoting blindly.
• For urgent matters, include statutory deadline, notice/order date, current portal status and financial exposure.
• Keep acknowledgement, computation, challan, report, working papers and communication trail after completion.

Keep these ready before requesting quotes

• PAN, Aadhaar, GSTIN, TAN, DIN, CIN, LLPIN, UAN or registration number as applicable.
• Portal login access or screenshots from Income Tax, GST, MCA, EPFO, ESIC, Startup India or other relevant portals.
• Previous filings, acknowledgements, challans, certificates, orders, notices, audit reports and working papers.
• Bank statements, invoices, contracts, payroll records, books export, rent agreements, transaction reports or board/investor documents relevant to the case.
• A short written summary of what happened, what deadline exists, what help you need and whether support can be remote or must be local.

How to get better quotes faster

• Mention whether you need a one-time filing, urgent correction, registration, audit, monthly retainer, appeal, or advisory review.
• Add approximate transaction count, employee count, turnover range, number of filings/years pending, and any notice deadline so experts can size the work properly.
• For accounting and bookkeeping pages, share the software used, number of bank accounts, monthly invoice count, GST status, payroll size and whether old cleanup is needed.
• For audit and diligence pages, share the review period, location count, materiality level, report format expected and who will consume the report: founder, investor, bank, board or tax department.
• For tax and GST disputes, upload or summarise the section/form/order number, demand amount, date of service, due date and current portal status before asking for a fee quote.

FAQs

Can audit fees be negotiated?

Yes, but scope and records quality should be clear.

Why did my CA quote more than this range?

Backlogs, poor books, urgency, inventory, branches or notices increase work.

What is included in complete audit?

Usually audit planning, testing, schedules, report and filing coordination; cleanup may be separate.

How do I post audit requirement?

Mention entity type, turnover, year, deadline and books status.