Audit, tax, and advisory services for importers, exporters, distributors, and retail businesses operating in Nepal.
Industry context
Trade and commerce forms the backbone of Nepal’s economy, spanning import-export houses, wholesale distributors, retail chains, and trading agencies. Businesses in this sector navigate customs duties, VAT, foreign exchange controls, and a constantly shifting set of import policies issued by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies and Nepal Rastra Bank.
Margins are tight, working capital cycles are long, and finance teams contend with foreign exchange exposure, letter-of-credit financing, transfer pricing on related-party imports, and increasingly stringent documentation requirements. Getting tax and regulatory positions right is critical to protecting profitability.
How SACA serves the trade and commerce sector
- Audit & Assurance — Statutory audits, internal audits, and inventory audits for trading and distribution businesses.
- Tax Advisory & Compliance — Income tax, VAT, customs and excise advisory.
- Transaction & Financial Advisory — Support on business acquisitions, partnership restructuring, working capital financing, and trade finance arrangements.
- Risk & Internal Controls — Inventory controls, fraud risk reviews, foreign exchange risk management, and credit policy frameworks.
- Outsourced Finance Functions — Bookkeeping, payroll, VAT return filing, and management reporting for trading and retail operations.