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Accounting firms for restaurants in India are bookkeeping and compliance firms that reconcile daily POS, cash, card and Swiggy\/Zomato payouts, track food cost by dish, produce per-outlet P&L reports, and file GST, TDS and payroll returns. A firm that only files returns on time does not deliver restaurant accounting<\/a> as defined here. Corient Business Solutions, Lekhakar and Nexora Bizz are three firms in this guide built around food businesses; shortlist any firm that handles aggregator reconciliation as a standard service, not as an add-on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why the difference costs money: a worked example<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Take a delivery order with a \u20b91,000 menu value. The figures below are an illustration with assumed numbers, not client data. The 20% commission is an assumption; actual rates differ by platform and contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Line item<\/th>Basis<\/th>Amount (\u20b9)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Menu sale<\/td>Order value<\/td>1,000<\/td><\/tr>
Platform commission<\/td>20% (assumed)<\/td>\u2212200<\/td><\/tr>
GST on commission<\/td>18% of \u20b9200<\/td>\u221236<\/td><\/tr>
TDS on e-commerce payment<\/td>0.1% of \u20b91,000<\/td>\u22121<\/td><\/tr>
Payout received<\/strong><\/td><\/td>763<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A restaurant that books \u20b9763 as “sales” understates revenue by \u20b9237 on this single order. Across 1,500 delivery orders a month, that gap is \u20b93,55,500 of revenue and commission that never appears in the P&L. The 18% GST on commission is a second leak: restaurants taxed at 5% generally cannot claim input tax credit<\/a>, so that \u20b936 is a real cost that belongs in your margin calculation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick comparison: the 10 firms at a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Firm<\/th>Best for<\/th>Core service<\/th>Restaurant-specific?<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Corient Business Solutions<\/td>Caf\u00e9s, QSRs, cloud kitchens, multi-outlet groups<\/td>Bookkeeping, aggregator reconciliation, payroll, taxation, consolidated reporting<\/td>Yes, as part of a wider SME back-office offering<\/td><\/tr>
Lekhakar<\/td>Caf\u00e9s and QSRs<\/td>POS reconciliation, inventory, payroll, vendor payments<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr>
Nexora Bizz<\/td>Cloud kitchens, multi-location chains<\/td>AI-based reporting, aggregator reconciliation<\/td>Yes<\/td><\/tr>
Patron Accounting<\/td>Single outlets adding services as they grow<\/td>CA- and CS-led accounting, MIS, payroll, audit<\/td>General, with restaurant clients<\/td><\/tr>
Aviaan Accounting<\/td>Groups expanding to new cities<\/td>Bookkeeping, payroll, virtual CFO<\/td>General, with hospitality experience<\/td><\/tr>
RegisterKaro<\/td>New restaurants<\/td>Registration, compliance, books<\/td>General<\/td><\/tr>
AccounTX<\/td>Single-location restaurants<\/td>Tax filing, monthly closures<\/td>General<\/td><\/tr>
Munimigiri<\/td>Budget-focused dhabas, caf\u00e9s, QSRs<\/td>Remote Tally bookkeeping<\/td>General, food businesses included<\/td><\/tr>
Greenbucks Accounting<\/td>Owner-operated restaurants<\/td>Fixed-fee monthly accounting, payroll<\/td>General<\/td><\/tr>
CONFiANCE<\/td>Owners who want one named contact<\/td>Advisory-led accounting and compliance<\/td>General<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Only the first three describe restaurants as their core offering. The remaining seven are general SME firms that serve restaurants; ask each for restaurant client references.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 Accounting Firms for Restaurants: A Detailed Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Corient Business Solutions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Best for:<\/strong> caf\u00e9s, QSRs, cloud kitchens and multi-outlet restaurant groups. Corient Business Solutions provides accounting and bookkeeping service<\/a>s for restaurants in India, including day-to-day bookkeeping, payroll, taxation, compliance, and management reporting. Its restaurant accounting services also cover areas such as sales reconciliation, inventory and food-cost tracking, and financial reporting for businesses operating across multiple outlets. This can be relevant for restaurant owners looking to centralise accounting and reporting across locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Patron Accounting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Best for:<\/strong> single outlets adding services as they grow. A CA- and CS-led firm with offices in Pune, Gurgaon and Mumbai, working across Tally, Zoho, Xero and Razorpay. Monthly accounting, MIS reporting and year-end finalisation are billed separately, so you add services as the business grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Aviaan Accounting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Best for:<\/strong> restaurant groups expanding to new cities. Aviaan provides bookkeeping, payroll, compliance and virtual CFO support across India, with dedicated account managers and cloud-based workflows. Its hospitality experience is international, so ask for Indian F&B references.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. RegisterKaro<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Best for:<\/strong> new restaurants that need registration and accounting together. A Bengaluru-based legal-tech platform that combines incorporation, compliance and small-business accounting from day one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. AccounTX<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Best for:<\/strong> single-location restaurants. It bundles tax filing and monthly closures into one retainer, which suits restaurants that need consistent compliance more than deep reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Munimigiri<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Best for:<\/strong> budget-conscious dhabas, caf\u00e9s and QSRs. Remote bookkeeping built around Tally for small traders and food businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Greenbucks Accounting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Best for:<\/strong> owner-operated restaurants. Accounting and payroll with fixed monthly fees and straightforward reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. CONFiANCE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Best for:<\/strong> owners who want one named contact. Accounting, compliance and advisory for SMEs, built around one person handling your account each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Lekhakar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Best for:<\/strong> caf\u00e9s and QSRs. Built for caf\u00e9s and QSRs, it lists POS reconciliation, inventory tracking, payroll and vendor payments as standard services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Nexora Bizz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Best for:<\/strong> cloud kitchens and multi-location chains. Nexora Bizz offers AI-based accounting and analytics for food service operators, covering real-time reporting, aggregator reconciliation and multi-location consolidation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the books of an Indian restaurant must include<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Requirement<\/th>What it means in practice<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Daily sales reconciliation<\/strong><\/td>Match POS totals to the cash drawer, card settlements and delivery-app statements<\/td><\/tr>
Food cost by dish or category<\/strong><\/td>Track food cost % per dish, not as one lump expense<\/td><\/tr>
Aggregator reconciliation<\/strong><\/td>Match each payout to the platform’s settlement statement, commission invoices and TDS entries in Form 26AS\/AIS<\/td><\/tr>
Multi-outlet consolidation<\/strong><\/td>Per-outlet and combined P&L, with a shared chart of accounts<\/td><\/tr>
Payroll<\/strong><\/td>PF filed through EPFO, plus service charge and tip handling on pay slips<\/td><\/tr>
Inventory and wastage<\/strong><\/td>Log stock received, used and written off every week<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cloud kitchens face a narrower version of this problem. Nearly all revenue comes through aggregators, so payout cycles, packaging cost as a COGS line, and per-brand cost allocation carry most of the accounting work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GST and TDS rules for restaurants in India, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

GST compliance for restaurants<\/a> in India rests on six rules, and each one changes how you record sales and platform payouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n