Fix list demo: a Services company's plan

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Delivery costs growing faster than billing
Freelancer and subcontractor cost is 52% of billing, up from 17%.
52%Delivery cost / billing
- Match contractor hours to billable client work.Delivery cost back to 17% of about ₹8.70L a month of salesstops the burn
- Reprice or rescope the fixed-fee projects that are overrunning.
- Bring recurring freelance work in-house if it's cheaper.
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TDS deposit of about ₹60,500
Late payment costs 1.5% a month from the deduction date (s.201(1A)).
7 Octdue in 7 days
- Pay now through the portal.Interest of 1.5% a month on ₹60,500 if it's latesaves ₹908/mo
- Ask your CA to file.
- Mark it as paid if it was paid outside the books.
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One customer paying slower over time
Meridian Foods Ltd used to pay in 29 days. Their last four payments took 50 days.
50 daysDays to pay now
- If it's a marketplace: check the seller dashboard for reserve holds or disputed orders, and reconcile the settlement reports against your invoices.Their usual 29 days again instead of 50, on about ₹3.54L a month of billing+4.2 mo
- If it's a customer: call their accounts team, and pause new work above a credit limit.Their usual 29 days again instead of 50, on about ₹3.54L a month of billing+4.2 mo
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Revenue concentrated in one customer, or top customer lost
Meridian Foods Ltd was 44% of billing and has not been invoiced since 30 Jun 2026.
30 Jun 2026Last invoiced
- Confirm with the client whether the work has ended or is only paused.
- Re-forecast cash: collections from their last invoices still arrive for a while.
- Push the sales pipeline.
- Right-size the delivery costs tied to that client.
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TDS receivable locking up cash
Clients have deducted ₹15.05L of TDS not yet refunded, 119% of your cash.
₹15.05LTDS waiting for refund
- Check Form 26AS each quarter so every rupee of TDS is credited.
- If your final tax will be lower than the TDS, apply for a lower-deduction certificate (Section 197).
- File the income-tax return early to speed up the refund.The TDS refund, once the return is processed+25.5 mo
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Customers paying later
Customers now pay 55 days after invoice, up from 35 days.
55 daysDays to get paid
- Send reminders at the due date, and again at +7 and +15 days.Getting paid in 35 days again instead of 55, on ₹18.17L owed+11.3 mo
- Add a late-payment clause to new contracts.
- Invoice on milestones instead of at month end.Getting paid in 35 days again instead of 55, on ₹18.17L owed+11.3 mo
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One customer paying slower over time
Kolhapur Auto Parts used to pay in 32 days. Their last four payments took 54 days.
54 daysDays to pay now
- If it's a marketplace: check the seller dashboard for reserve holds or disputed orders, and reconcile the settlement reports against your invoices.Their usual 32 days again instead of 54, on about ₹94,394 a month of billing+1.2 mo
- If it's a customer: call their accounts team, and pause new work above a credit limit.Their usual 32 days again instead of 54, on about ₹94,394 a month of billing+1.2 mo
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One customer paying slower over time
Sahyadri Hospitals used to pay in 35 days. Their last four payments took 54 days.
54 daysDays to pay now
- If it's a marketplace: check the seller dashboard for reserve holds or disputed orders, and reconcile the settlement reports against your invoices.Their usual 35 days again instead of 54, on about ₹1.13L a month of billing+1.2 mo
- If it's a customer: call their accounts team, and pause new work above a credit limit.Their usual 35 days again instead of 54, on about ₹1.13L a month of billing+1.2 mo
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Act this week1

Delivery costs growing faster than billing

Act this month4

TDS deposit of about ₹60,500

One customer paying slower over time

Revenue concentrated in one customer, or top customer lost

TDS receivable locking up cash

Worth watching3

Customers paying later

One customer paying slower over time

One customer paying slower over time