QuickCAQuickCABY AI METHODS

Partner Agreement.

Effective 3 October 2026

1.Parties and status

  1. 1.1"QuickCA", "we" and "us" mean QuickCA, which operates the QuickCA websites, including thequickca.com and thequickca.in, and the QuickCA WhatsApp service. "You" means the person or firm that agrees to this.
  2. 1.2You are an independent contractor. You are not our employee, agent or partner in law, and you receive no salary, fixed hours or staff benefits.
  3. 1.3You are free to accept this engagement, and you have any consent required by an employer, firm or other arrangement that restricts outside work.
  4. 1.4You hold every licence and registration the work requires. Work reserved to a Chartered Accountant, such as a tax audit, may be performed only by a CA holding a Certificate of Practice.

2.How work reaches you

  1. 2.1Clients purchase ITR filing and related tax services from QuickCA.
  2. 2.2We present cases. You choose which to bid on.
  3. 2.3When a client accepts your bid and pays, we assign that case to you to perform on our behalf.
  4. 2.4You deal with the client solely through QuickCA.

3.Price and our share

  1. 3.1Your bid is your fee for the work, inclusive of all taxes, including GST where you charge it.
  2. 3.2QuickCA retains 10% of your bid. You receive the remaining 90%.
  3. 3.3What we charge the client is a matter between us and the client. It neither increases nor reduces what you receive.
  4. 3.4If you are GST-registered, your invoice to us is inclusive of GST. It is never added on top of your bid.
  5. 3.5Payment gateway charges are borne by us.

4.Payment

  1. 4.1The client pays for a case in two parts. We ask for the second when you mark the return ready to file, or when you file it if you have not.
  2. 4.2Your fee becomes payable only once the client has paid for the case in full. You may file before they do, but no fee is payable on a case the client has not paid for in full.
  3. 4.3On filing, the client has 4 days to raise a complaint.
  4. 4.4We then hold the fee for a further 7 days, after which it is withdrawable.
  5. 4.5We pay to the bank account you nominate, held in your name or your firm's name.
  6. 4.6Where a client complains, the fee is withheld until the complaint is resolved.
  7. 4.7Where a complaint is upheld, you may receive part of the fee or none of it, and we may refund the client.
  8. 4.8We may set off against amounts payable to you any sum you owe us under this agreement.

5.Taxes

  1. 5.1You are responsible for your own income tax and GST on your earnings.
  2. 5.2Where law requires us to deduct or collect tax at source, we will do so and give you credit for it.

6.Performance

  1. 6.1You perform the work yourself or through your own firm's personnel, with due professional care and on time.
  2. 6.2You correct your own errors at no additional cost, including by filing a revised return.
  3. 6.3You do not disclose your phone number, email or other contact details to a client, and you do not solicit theirs.
  4. 6.4You do not take a QuickCA client's work outside QuickCA.
  5. 6.5Breach of this section may result in suspension or termination of your account.

7.Computations prepared in external software

  1. 7.1Where you prepare a computation of income or tax using software other than QuickCA's ("External Software") and upload it through QuickCA (an "External Computation"), we deliver it to the client as a QuickCA document and may add QuickCA branding to it, including a cover page, letterhead or other identifying marks.
  2. 7.2Branding an External Computation as a QuickCA document does not make QuickCA its author, reviewer or verifier. We do not examine, recompute or validate its contents.
  3. 7.3You are solely responsible for the accuracy, completeness and legal compliance of every External Computation you upload and of the return filed on it, including every figure, head of income, deduction, rate and legal position it contains, as if you had prepared it on QuickCA.
  4. 7.4Before uploading an External Computation, you remove from it any name, logo, letterhead, membership or registration number, address, telephone number, email address or other detail that identifies you, your firm or its personnel, or that would enable the client to contact you other than through QuickCA. Text or marks identifying the External Software itself are permitted.
  5. 7.5You warrant that you hold a valid licence to the External Software you use, and that your use of it, and your uploading of its output to QuickCA, complies with that licence.
  6. 7.6Where you upload a revised External Computation, it replaces the earlier one, which is withdrawn. You remain responsible for each version you upload.
  7. 7.7Sections 6 and 10 apply to External Computations in full. The client's approval given through QuickCA does not reduce or transfer your responsibility.

8.Client data

  1. 8.1You use client data solely to perform that client's case.
  2. 8.2You keep it confidential and secure. You do not sell or disclose it.
  3. 8.3You delete your copies on completion of the case, except where law requires retention.
  4. 8.4You notify us immediately on becoming aware of any suspected breach of client data.

9.Termination

  1. 9.1You may terminate at any time, having completed or handed back any case you hold.
  2. 9.2We may suspend or terminate your account, with or without notice, for breach of this agreement.
  3. 9.3Fees already earned remain payable, less any amount withheld in respect of a complaint.
  4. 9.4Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 survive termination.

10.Liability and indemnity

  1. 10.1You are liable for loss arising from your own error, negligence or breach of this agreement, including any penalty or interest a client incurs as a result.
  2. 10.2You indemnify us against any claim brought by a client or authority arising from your performance of a case.
  3. 10.3Our aggregate liability to you is limited to the fees payable to you for the case giving rise to the claim.
  4. 10.4Neither party is liable for indirect or consequential loss.

11.Changes

  1. 11.1We may amend this agreement. Each amendment is issued as a new version.
  2. 11.2You will be asked to agree to the new version before your next bid.
  3. 11.3Cases you already hold remain governed by the version in force when you accepted them.

12.Governing law

  1. 12.1This agreement is governed by the laws of India.
  2. 12.2The courts having jurisdiction over QuickCA's registered office have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising from it.
  3. 12.3Acceptance by ticking the box has the same effect in law as a signature.

Effective 3 October 2026.