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Earn in dollars by just preparing balance sheets for clients

Do you know that many Indians from small cities are doing remote accounting work for US SMEs, CPAs, and other clients—that too without having fancy degrees like CA, CS, or MBA? US Business is one of the largest startup markets in the world. Businesses, especially startups and other SMEs, are always on the lookout for …

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What should I learn to get US accounting or tax jobs remotely

It is not hard to learn US accounting and you certainly do not have to clear some tough exam like CPA or ACCA to get started Most people take 3-4 years to clear such exams, no matter what the coaching centres claim.  You can get the same jobs and same clients even without CPA qualification. …

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How to network with US CPAs from India 

One of my students, an Indian accountant, was working with US SMEs and startup clients using the strategies we had shared for the past few months. He approached me for guidance recently.  Although he was doing well, he preferred to work in a stable job so that he did not have the pressure and uncertainty …

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Why are US clients giving Indians financial, accounting or book-keeping work remotely

Won’t they hire locally?  Of course they can hire locally.  But you have an advantage. Hiring accountants and bookkeepers in the US is damn expensive.  Here’s how much accountants and bookkeepers earn in the New York: Now, compare how much an average accountant earns in India:  Even salary of a CA is much lesser: 80k …

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The NRI dream 

NRIs have been benefiting from cost arbitrage from the 70s, when it became fashionable in India to nationalise everything and jobs became scarce. The smartest people in India, especially in science and tech, would migrate to the US, get well paid jobs there thanks to the open and competitive market, become entrepreneurs and buy cheap …

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You will not get rich on a salary

It’s not impossible to get rich on a salary if you save 30-50% of your income every month, invest in the right places, and have great financial discipline to not spend your gains. Only problem is that following this path it will take you 20-30 years to get rich to the point that you are …

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Indian bookkeepers invade US 

If you are an Indian bookkeeping, accounting or tax professional, you can now be a part of a 56 Billion USD accounting & finance outsourcing market, and you probably don’t even know what an incredible opportunity it is for a professional like you! Big 4 has been doing this for the last 30 years. Almost …

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Basic rules for hiring and firing in Singapore

If you want to get disproportionate growth in your career, it is important that you learn international labour laws and HR compliance. Most HR professionals are scared – they don’t know Indian employment laws, so how can they learn Singapore or UAE or UK or US law?  We were surprised to find out that foreign …

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HR health checkups & how to handle HR due diligence during investment transactions

Due diligence is a moment of feverish activity for startups. Investors’ lawyers need a lot of documents, and the founder usually wants the deal to go through really quickly.  Have you been involved in a due diligence exercise before?  This is not an everyday activity, so startup founders will appreciate help here as their teams …

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What you must know about the Labour Codes

There are over 100 state and 40 central labour and employment statutes applicable in different parts of the country.  As you become a senior HR manager, you cannot hope to do your work well without having a grip over these laws. The government has proposed to replace 29 important labour laws with four labour codes, …