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GUMASTA'S CREDENTIALS

OVER ₹120 CRORES SAVED IN STRATEGIC TAX COMPLIANCE✦OFFICIAL DPIIT STARTUP INDIA RECOGNITION & TAX EXEMPTION FACILITATOR✦TRUSTED ADVISOR TO 500+ CORPORATES, RESTAURATEURS & D2C BRANDS✦CROSS-BORDER NRI TAXATION & FORM 15CA/CB ADVISORY✦STATUTORY, INTERNAL & TAX AUDIT SHIELD WITH 100% REGULATORY RECORD✦VIRTUAL CFO & FRACTIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR SCALE✦OVER ₹120 CRORES SAVED IN STRATEGIC TAX COMPLIANCE✦OFFICIAL DPIIT STARTUP INDIA RECOGNITION & TAX EXEMPTION FACILITATOR✦TRUSTED ADVISOR TO 500+ CORPORATES, RESTAURATEURS & D2C BRANDS✦CROSS-BORDER NRI TAXATION & FORM 15CA/CB ADVISORY✦STATUTORY, INTERNAL & TAX AUDIT SHIELD WITH 100% REGULATORY RECORD✦VIRTUAL CFO & FRACTIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR SCALE✦OVER ₹120 CRORES SAVED IN STRATEGIC TAX COMPLIANCE✦OFFICIAL DPIIT STARTUP INDIA RECOGNITION & TAX EXEMPTION FACILITATOR✦TRUSTED ADVISOR TO 500+ CORPORATES, RESTAURATEURS & D2C BRANDS✦CROSS-BORDER NRI TAXATION & FORM 15CA/CB ADVISORY✦STATUTORY, INTERNAL & TAX AUDIT SHIELD WITH 100% REGULATORY RECORD✦VIRTUAL CFO & FRACTIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR SCALE✦

Tech SaaS & Venture Funded₹42 Lakhs Saved • $3M Diligence Cleared

How A B2B SaaS Startup Saved ₹42 Lakhs in Tax & Cleared Series A Due Diligence

The Vulnerability

The company had grown to ₹12 Cr ARR with complex multi-currency revenue but lacked DPIIT tax exemption paperwork and had unresolved GST input mismatches, threatening an upcoming $3M Series A term sheet.

Strategic Intervention

GUMASTA's team restructured the company's IP licensing agreements, fast-tracked DPIIT Startup India 80-IAC tax holiday certification, and audited 36 months of general ledgers to establish an investor-ready data room.

Key Deliverables Achieved

100% Tax exemption secured under Section 80-IAC for consecutive fiscal years

Reclaimed ₹14.8 Lakhs in unutilized Input Tax Credit (ITC)

Zero audit queries raised by venture capital due diligence auditors

Hospitality & Multi-Chain F&B₹35 Lakhs Saved • 0% Notice Recurrence

Eliminating GST Notice Liabilities & Restructuring Supply Chain for 8 Restaurants

The Vulnerability

A premium dining group received substantial department notices under Section 73 for purported ITC discrepancies between GSTR-3B and GSTR-2A across multiple municipal locations.

Strategic Intervention

Our team conducted a forensic line-by-line vendor audit, represented the entity before the adjudicating authority, and implemented automated central accounting across all 8 branches.

Key Deliverables Achieved

Disputed penalty and demand of ₹35 Lakhs fully waived upon proper legal reconciliation

Synchronized daily POS reconciliation with GST portal

Streamlined monthly bookkeeping cycle down from 25 days to 4 days

NRI Taxation & Capital Gains₹18.5L Saved • 48-Hour 15CA/CB

Saving ₹18.5 Lakhs on Mumbai Commercial Property Sale & Seamless Repatriation

The Vulnerability

A Non-Resident Indian client residing in the UAE was selling commercial property in Mumbai and faced mandatory 23.92% flat TDS deduction without benefit of indexation.

Strategic Intervention

GUMASTA filed for a Section 197 Lower Tax Deduction Certificate with the Income Tax Department, calculated exact indexed long-term capital gains, and issued Form 15CA/15CB for smooth bank remittance.

Key Deliverables Achieved

Reduced effective tax withholding from 23.92% down to 6.2%

Direct tax saving of ₹18.5 Lakhs on transaction settlement

100% compliant outward remittance to NRE account in Dubai without regulatory delay

D2C E-Commerce Brand22% Margin Lift • ₹28L ITC Recovered

Virtual CFO Leadership: Boosting Operating Margins by 22% & Eliminating Cash Burn

The Vulnerability

Scaling rapidly from ₹3 Cr to ₹18 Cr GMV, the brand struggled with inventory holding costs, marketplace deduction reconciliations (Amazon/Flipkart), and delayed vendor payouts.

Strategic Intervention

We deployed a Fractional CFO advisory framework, overhauled working capital cycles, and automated marketplace TDS/TCS matching.

Key Deliverables Achieved

Uncovered ₹28 Lakhs in lost ITC and marketplace refund adjustments

Extended cash runway from 3 months to 14 months without external dilution

Real-time executive unit economics dashboard deployed for founders

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