AI & AccountingOCT 20, 2026
Neweraofaccounting,builtforIndianB2Bbusinesses
Invoices generated from contracts, chased until paid, and reconciled with your bank. Team expenses captured instantly. GST and TDS tracked monthly for complete accuracy. Books closed nightly.
PROBLEM
Sending the invoice is the easy part
Stagnant Invoices
3 Overdue · 60d+
Total Outstanding
₹8,40,000
Oldest Invoice
94 days
Avg Days Overdue
61 days
Largest Amount
₹3,20,000
Review stagnant invoices
Follow-up History
Aster Analytics
Last contact 41d ago
12 Aug
Reminder 1 sent
19 Aug
Reminder 2 sent
41 days
No follow-up sent
Invoice
Still open₹2,84,000
Resume follow-up
Unmatched Credits
12 unmatched
₹1,84,000
UTR 3274119
₹66,200
Payer name not recognised₹2,40,000
Covers 3 invoices, not splitOldest unmatched
23 days
Match Manually
TDS Reconciliation · Q2
Gap foundDeducted by clients
₹4,86,000
Showing in 26AS
₹3,92,400
Gap
₹93,600 (7 clients)
Status
Not claimable until deposited
View client-wise gaps
Expense Submissions · Sept
₹31,600 unbackedRahul
8 bills · 3 missing invoice
Priya
12 bills · All complete
Arjun
5 bills · Not submitted
Input credit at risk
₹31,600
Chase pending bills
Month-end Close Status
30 days behindBooks closed through
31 August
Today
30 September
MIS last issued
22 September
Data age at decision
30 days
Incorrect PO details, missing information, or sending to the wrong accounts payable contact mean invoices sit unpaid silently until flagged months later.
Stagnant Invoices
3 Overdue · 60d+
Total Outstanding
₹8,40,000
Oldest Invoice
94 days
Avg Days Overdue
61 days
Largest Amount
₹3,20,000
Review stagnant invoices
The problem isn't complexity; it's the volume of work that needs to be handled manually by people.
HOW IT WORKS
We connect once and be on top of your accounts in real time
We will connect with your tools,
Your books, your bank, your payment gateway and the inbox your bills arrive in. We connect once, so everything flows to us without anyone sending files.
Our AI does the grunt work, so our accountant are more available for analysis and insights
HOW IT WORKS
We connect once and be on top of your accounts in real time
We will connect with your tools,
Your books, your bank, your payment gateway and the inbox your bills arrive in. We connect once, so everything flows to us without anyone sending files.
Our AI does the grunt work, so our accountant are more available for analysis and insights
WHAT WE RUN
Your whole finance function, handled end to end
Invoicing Overview. June
On TrackInvoices Sent
0↑12.4%
Pending Approval
120
Overdue
45
Paid
0
Disputed
0
Collection Rate
86.8%
86.8% Collection Rate
On Track
Fri, Jul 26
Payment reminder: Invoice #INV-0712 from Sharma Textiles (₹2,45,000) is due today.
10:10
10:12
Payment verified ✅ UTR matched to our HDFC statement. Invoice #INV-0712 is now marked as paid.
10:14
Spark
tap here for contact info
9:41
₹ 4,00,00,000
Total Balance
₹ 4,00,00,000
Expenses & payables
LiveOffice & facilities rent
85%
Employee salaries & benefits
92%
Software & subscriptions
68%
Travel & entertainment
40%
Compliance & Close · June 2026
5 close tasks
Entity
Task
Reconcile
Audit
Acme Corp
Bank rec
Done
Ready
GlobalTech
TDS rec
Done
Ready
Pinnacle Inc
Audit pack
Done
Ready
NovaStar
Closing note
Done
Ready
Vertex Labs
Final review
Done
Ready
Compliance checks completed for 5 entities · 26 close tasks cleared
Raised from what your contract actually says. Retainers, rate cards, variable components, escalations and PO references applied. Nothing billed from memory.
Invoicing Overview. June
On TrackInvoices Sent
0↑12.4%
Pending Approval
120
Overdue
45
Paid
0
Disputed
0
Collection Rate
86.8%
86.8% Collection Rate
On Track
INVOICING, FROM YOUR CONTRACTS
Invoicing
Raised from what your contract actually says. Retainers, rate cards, variable components, escalations and PO references applied. Nothing billed from memory.
Fri, Jul 26
Payment reminder: Invoice #INV-0712 from Sharma Textiles (₹2,45,000) is due today.
10:10
10:12
Payment verified ✅ UTR matched to our HDFC statement. Invoice #INV-0712 is now marked as paid.
10:14
Spark
tap here for contact info
9:41
₹ 4,00,00,000
Total Balance
₹ 4,00,00,000
COLLECTIONS MANAGED END TO END
Collections
Followed up on WhatsApp and email, tiered by how overdue. A payment screenshot pauses the chase without closing anything, because only the bank closes an invoice. TDS deductions recognised as settled, not chased.
Expenses & payables
LiveOffice & facilities rent
85%
Employee salaries & benefits
92%
Software & subscriptions
68%
Travel & entertainment
40%
EXPENSES & PAYABLES
Expenses and payables
Team spend captured as it happens, bills chased from the person who spent, approvals routed, vendor invoices logged. Every cost tagged to the client or project it belongs to.
Compliance & Close · June 2026
5 close tasks
Entity
Task
Reconcile
Audit
Acme Corp
Bank rec
Done
Ready
GlobalTech
TDS rec
Done
Ready
Pinnacle Inc
Audit pack
Done
Ready
NovaStar
Closing note
Done
Ready
Vertex Labs
Final review
Done
Ready
Compliance checks completed for 5 entities · 26 close tasks cleared
COMPLIANCE & NIGHTLY CLOSING
Compliance and close
GST and TDS prepared and filed on time. Books are closed every night and reviewed by our accountants, so your numbers are never more than a day old.
COMPLIANCE
The compliance scenarios that outgrow a local CA
How Lighthaus Handles It
Expected TDS computed on every invoice at generation, per the section that applies to that client
A payment short by exactly that amount is recognised as settled, not chased
Every deduction tracked as a receivable and reconciled against your 26AS
Gaps surface in weeks, so you can chase the client while they still care
A shortfall that doesn't match expected TDS goes to review, never assumed to be a deduction
Your clients deduct TDS differently.
Some under 194-J, some under 194-C, on similar work. And a deduction is only a claim until it's actually deposited against your PAN, if it isn't, you find out at year end when the credit isn't in your 26AS.
How Lighthaus Handles It
GSTR-1 prepared and filed on time, every month, across every GSTIN
Your client's credit appears in their 2B on schedule, so it never becomes their reason to hold payment
Invoice details checked against their GSTIN before filing, so nothing mismatches
Filing status visible against your receivables, so you can see which invoices are exposed
Every filing owned by our accountants, not a calendar reminder
Your filing decides whether your client pays you.
File GSTR-1 late and your client's input credit doesn't show in their 2B. Plenty of them hold payment until it does. Your compliance calendar is quietly a collection problem.
How Lighthaus Handles It
Bills chased from the person who spent, while they still remember what it was
Every expense checked for a valid tax invoice before it's booked
2B reconciled against your books monthly, so an unfiled vendor is flagged early
Credit at risk shown as a number, before the claim window closes
Every cost tagged to the client or project it belongs to
Input credit lost to expenses nobody documented.
Team spend without a proper tax invoice, or vendors who never filed. The GST is paid either way; the credit only exists if the paperwork does.
How Lighthaus Handles It
Expected TDS computed on every invoice at generation, per the section that applies to that client
A payment short by exactly that amount is recognised as settled, not chased
Every deduction tracked as a receivable and reconciled against your 26AS
Gaps surface in weeks, so you can chase the client while they still care
A shortfall that doesn't match expected TDS goes to review, never assumed to be a deduction
This is what “compliance” looks like when it's actually owned
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Spark is your finance team's front desk. It's an AI assistant that knows your books, because it helps close them. Ask it anything, and it will give you real time data on your accounts.
Answers from your closed books, not estimates
Every answer auditable, down to the entry
Reports as downloadable Excel, on demand
Escalates to your accountant when it should
Answers from your closed books, not estimates
Every answer auditable, down to the entry
Reports as downloadable Excel, on demand
Escalates to your accountant when it should
Answers from your closed books, not estimates
Every answer auditable, down to the entry
Reports as downloadable Excel, on demand
Escalates to your accountant when it should
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Tell us about your brand and we'll take a look at your current books - settlements, margins, GST posture - and show you exactly what's leaking. No commitment, no deck, just your numbers.
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Audit findings within a week of connecting your data
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