Noida and Greater Noida have an unusually high share of businesses still running Tally ERP 9 rather than TallyPrime, and that changes the shape of a migration project before it starts. Export behaviour differs between the two versions, older files carry more accumulated inconsistency, and the clean-up stage is consistently longer than the import stage. Any quote that does not ask which version you are on has not scoped the work.
Manufacturing and electronics assembly files with item masters, unit conversions and job work, alongside a trading layer. Many carry a second GSTIN held purely because stock sits in a local fulfilment centre or warehouse for a business headquartered in Delhi.
A mix of private limited companies in the manufacturing belt and partnership firms in trading. The audit trail obligation and Rule 11(g) reporting apply to the companies only.
The Tally ERP 9 point deserves detail because it is the most common cause of a Noida migration overrunning. ERP 9 exports differ from TallyPrime exports in structure and in what carries across, older files frequently contain ledgers created before GST that were never rationalised afterwards, and pre-GST and post-GST periods sitting in one file need separating before anything can be mapped. None of this is difficult, but it is work, and it belongs in the quote rather than emerging as a variation halfway through.
Uttar Pradesh does not levy professional tax, so Noida and Greater Noida employers carry no PTEC, no PTRC and no deduction on that account.
One point decides more about cost than anything else on this page, and it is a compliance argument rather than a convenience one. Migrate on 1 April and the whole financial year sits in one system, so your auditor reaches a single Rule 11(g) conclusion. Cut over in December and the year is split across two systems, and the auditor has to form and report a conclusion on both, including the one you have stopped using. Assessment and clean-up typically take two to three weeks before anything can move, so a 1 April cutover is a January or February decision rather than a March one. None of this binds a proprietorship, a partnership firm or an LLP, which sit outside the audit trail regime entirely.
| Item | Position as at August 2026 |
|---|---|
| Audit trail requirement | Rule 3(1) proviso, Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014. Software must record an edit log that cannot be disabled |
| In force from | Financial years commencing on or after 1 April 2023 |
| Who it binds | Every company, including small, OPC and Section 8. Not proprietorships, partnership firms or LLPs |
| Auditor reporting | Rule 11(g). Used, operated throughout the year, not tampered with, and preserved |
| Retention | Eight financial years under section 128(5), so the Tally data cannot simply be disposed of |
| Daily backup | Rule 3(5). Servers physically located in India |
| Registrar intimation | Rule 3(6). Service provider name, IP address and location, annually with the financials |
| Zoho plan driver | GSTIN count, not turnover. Standard one, Professional two, Premium three |
| Zoho free plan | Turnover under Rs 25 lakh, one user plus an accountant, 1,000 invoices a year |
| Best cutover date | 1 April, so the financial year sits in one system |
| Package | Fee | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Balance | Rs 24,999 | Balances only, tied back to your last audited figures |
| Full Year | Rs 49,999 | One financial year of transactions, multi-GSTIN |
| Historical | Rs 99,999 | Up to three years, multi-GSTIN, inventory and parallel run |
| Additional GSTIN | Rs 2,999 each | Beyond those included in your scope |
| Additional financial year | Rs 7,999 each | Where comparative reporting needs more history |
Project fees rather than retainers, because this is a one-time engagement. For company clients the Rule 11(g) audit trail documentation, the retention position and the Rule 3(6) Registrar particulars are prepared as part of the engagement rather than charged separately. Your Zoho Books subscription is paid by you directly to Zoho.
Every price above is a professional fee, excluding GST and government charges. 50% on delivery.
All fees and charges listed are indicative only and do not constitute a binding offer. Final amounts may vary depending on the volume of work and the complexity involved.
It makes the preparation longer rather than the import harder. ERP 9 exports differ from TallyPrime in structure, and files that old usually carry ledgers created before GST that were never rationalised, plus pre-GST and post-GST periods sitting together. That has to be separated and cleaned before mapping. We ask for your version and release at assessment precisely so this lands in the quote rather than appearing later as an overrun.
Yes. Every GSTIN you hold has to be configured in the new system and files its own monthly returns, whether or not it generates direct sales. It also counts towards the Zoho plan tier, since plan choice is driven by GSTIN count. A registration that feels dormant operationally is not dormant for either compliance or licensing.
Only if you are a company. Rule 3(1) and the Rule 11(g) auditor reporting apply to companies under the Companies Act, 2013, not to partnership firms or proprietorships. A good part of the Noida trading base is outside it entirely, and we would rather establish that at assessment than sell you documentation you have no obligation to hold.
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Reviewed by the CA and CS Team, CorporateWalla · Last updated 17 August 2026 · · Sources: Ministry of Corporate Affairs, ICAI, Zoho Books India pricing
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