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For many Nepalese businesses, Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) feels routine. A percentage is deducted, deposited, and forgotten. It rarely receives the same attention as VAT or income tax. And that is exactly why it has quietly become one of the most expensive compliance blind spots in Nepal. According to data released by the Inland…

Every modern Nepali business operates with a blind spot, and it’s costing them real money. It’s not in your marketing plan or your supply chain, it’s in the fundamental way you perceive Value Added Tax (VAT). We’ve been taught that VAT is complex, a necessary evil, or simply an expense Every year, thousands of Nepali…

Growth, hiring, and product innovation dominate the priorities of most Nepalese businesses. Few wake up worrying about compliance. Until the day a notice arrives: interest added, fines imposed, deadlines missed. Suddenly, compliance becomes urgent, stressful, and expensive. And the scale of the issue is bigger than many imagine. According to the 2024/25 Annual Report of…

Every fast-growing company obsesses over speed: speed to market, speed of iteration, speed of sales. Yet, when it comes to the most crucial data point – money – we silently accept a grinding, weeks-long delay. The question isn’t whether your finance team is good, it’s whether your financial model drives growth or just records history.…

If you ask any CEO why an outsourcing initiative failed, the answer usually isn’t “the work was bad.” It’s something far more human. “They didn’t understand us. “Communication was off.” “They did the tasks… but they weren’t really with us.” In a world where outsourcing is no longer just a cost-saving tactic but a capability-building…

When a bot can categorize invoices in seconds and generative models draft management emails for you, it’s natural to wonder: is outsourcing becoming just a software play? The short answer: no. Automation makes work faster but it doesn’t replace judgment. At Kathmandu Business Consultants (KBC), we’ve seen this transformation up close. AI has changed the…

Running a growing business is exhilarating but let’s be honest: how much of your time is spent actually driving growth versus chasing invoices or checking cash flow? Are your financial reports delayed or incomplete? Do you often find yourself wondering which clients or services are truly profitable or stretching one person across multiple finance roles…

Scaling an IT company from a small, tight-knit team to a 50-person operation is a major milestone. But as the team grows, so does the complexity of managing finances, compliance, and payroll challenges that can quickly slow down growth. Rather than relying on a single in-house accountant, many founders are discovering that outsourcing finance and…

In today’s fast-changing business world, leaders everywhere are looking for ways to stay agile and cost-efficient without compromising accuracy or control. That’s why so many are rethinking what they handle in-house, especially when it comes to finance and administration. From bookkeeping and payroll to tax compliance and reporting, non-core functions are increasingly being outsourced and…

Every monsoon season, Nepal braces itself for floods and landslides but in 2025, the water came harder and at the worst possible time. In early October, relentless rain triggered flash floods across eastern Nepal, with Ilam suffering the heaviest toll. More than 50 lives were lost, and communities were cut off as highways crumbled and…