TOOLIllustrative tools
Two small tools,run in your browser.
Measure how long a manual task takes today, and build a checklist before you move data between systems. Nothing you type leaves this page.
T-01Manual hours
How many hours does
the task take today?
Enter how long the task takes, how often it happens and how many people do it. The result is the time it takes now, from your numbers only. It does not estimate savings.
Result · time taken today
awaiting inputs- Hours per month
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- Hours per year
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- Occurrences per month
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- Of which corrections
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- Share of one person's month
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From your numbers only. A week is counted as 52 ÷ 12 per month; daily tasks use the working days you enter. No savings, rates or benchmarks are applied.
Sources: none needed. The calculator uses no statutory rate or threshold, only the numbers you type.
T-02Migration readiness
Before you move data,
tick these off.
Answer five questions and get a checklist for your migration, phase by phase. Tick what is done, then copy or print it. Legal points carry their source.
Checklist
not built yetAnswer the questions and choose Build the checklist. You can build it with any number of answers; more answers give a more specific list.
Sources for the legal points (checked 25 September 2026)
- CA 2013 s.128 · Companies Act, 2013, s.128(1) and (5): books of account kept in electronic form allowed; kept for not less than eight financial years immediately preceding a financial year. Source for CA 2013 s.128 (opens in a new tab)
- Accounts Rules r.3 · Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, r.3: electronic books accessible in India at all times; daily back-up on servers physically located in India; from 1 April 2023, accounting software must record an edit log of every change that cannot be disabled. Source for Accounts Rules r.3 (opens in a new tab)
- CGST s.36 · CGST Act, 2017, s.36: GST accounts and records retained until seventy-two months from the due date of the annual return for the year. Source for CGST s.36 (opens in a new tab)
- DPDP Act s.8 · Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, s.8(2) (processor only under a valid contract), s.8(5) (reasonable security safeguards), s.8(7) (erase when the purpose is served); DPDP Rules, 2025 notified November 2025, with most operational rules (including Rules 6 to 8) commencing eighteen months later, in May 2027. Source for DPDP Act s.8 (opens in a new tab)
Illustrative, not advice. Retention periods depend on the record and the law that requires it; check each class of record with your own advisers before archiving or disposing of anything. Desk review pending ( To be confirmed).
T-03Guide
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