Tally vs BRAccount for Nepali businesses
Tally is the accounting software most Nepali accountants learned on; BRAccount is accounting software built for Nepal's rules from the start. This page sets the two side by side on the things that decide a choice in Nepal: Nepali dates, IRD e-billing and CBMS, VAT, stock, where it runs, who can use it, backups and price. Everything said about Tally comes from Tally's own pages, read on the date below; everything said about BRAccount is what the rest of this site says, including where it is not yet what the rules ask.
Tally, TallyPrime and Tally e-Billing are trademarks of Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. The statements about them below were read on their pages on 7 November 2026 and are linked at the foot of the page. If a page has changed, tell us and this page changes.
Thirteen things that decide the choice in Nepal
| Topic | TallyPrime and Tally e-Billing (per Tally's pages) | BRAccount |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | TallyPrime is business management software for a single PC (Silver) or several PCs (Gold). Tally e-Billing Nepal Edition is a separate web utility for IRD-compliant invoices that syncs its billing data to TallyPrime for accounting. | One web application: the ledger, VAT billing, stock, manufacturing, assets, bank and dashboards in the browser, hosted by Black Rock or self-hosted on your own server. |
| IRD e-billing and CBMS | Tally describes Tally e-Billing Nepal Edition as an IRD-accredited solution that generates IRD-compliant invoices and reports transactions to CBMS. It needs TallyPrime Release 7.0 or later, a valid licence, a Tally.NET ID, an active TSS subscription and an internet connection. | Built to the software rules of the Electronic Billing Procedure 2082 (QR code, Copy of Original, no deletion, Annex 5 view, registers, real-time CBMS link per organisation). Not yet on the IRD's list of e-billing software, so a tax office cannot yet permit electronic bills from it. The rules, clause by clause. |
| Nepali dates and the fiscal year | Tally's Nepal page lists Nepali Miti support and a Tally Nepal Pack as localisation powered by Tally's authorised partners in Nepal. | Bikram Sambat and AD dates on every document and report, the Shrawan-to-Asar fiscal year (for example 2083.084), and a BS calendar checked day by day from 1975 to 2100, with nothing to add on. |
| VAT | Built-in IRD compliance, per Tally's Nepal page; its help page states the VAT rate as 13%. | 13%, 5% and 0% applied by rule, the 10% relief on electronic payment on the bill, the Finance Act 2083 levies, the IRD sales and purchase books, the Annex 5 Standard View and the Annex 10 return figures. VAT in Nepal. |
| Inventory | Inventory management: stock across multiple godowns, batches and more, per Tally's Nepal page. | Warehouses as a tree, batches with expiry, serial numbers, FIFO or moving-average valuation, landed cost, stock reconciliation, reorder planning, bills of materials and work orders. The inventory page. |
| Where it runs and how you reach it | TallyPrime is installed on the business's own PCs; Tally's product page says important reports can be viewed from a web browser on any device, and Tally e-Billing is used from any browser. TallyPrime Cloud Access and Rental are offered as further services. | Nothing to install: the whole system runs in the browser on any device, phone included. The hosted server is outside Nepal today; the self-hosted edition runs on a server you control, in Nepal. |
| Users and companies | Silver is single-user on one PC, Gold multi-user on several PCs; TallyPrime lists multi-company management and role-based access for Tally e-Billing. | Any number of people with roles (a Super Admin, an Admin per organisation, staff), and several organisations in one account, each under its own PAN, bill series and CBMS login. |
| Audit trail | TallyPrime lists an audit trail (edit log) among its features. | Every change, sign-in, print, PDF and export is logged; nothing entered is deleted; a cancellation keeps its reason; every reprint says Copy of Original with its count. |
| Language | Tally e-Billing's user manual is available in English and Nepali, per TallyHelp. | A bilingual IRD e-billing manual inside the software, the bill titles in Nepali as the IRD prints them, and a Nepali glossary and guides on this site. |
| Messaging | WhatsApp for Business: invoices, payment reminders and statements shared with customers through WhatsApp, per Tally's Nepal page. | Each organisation can send its bills by email, SMS or WhatsApp with its own sending keys, and remind customers of dues. |
| Backups and your data | Tally e-Billing offers data backup with a backup history and downloads within the available retention period; TallyPrime's data sits on the business's PCs. | Nightly backups filed by fiscal year with an off-site copy; every record exports to Excel, XML or PDF; the procedure's duty to hand over bill data is stated on the IRD guide. |
| Licensing and price | TallyPrime is sold as a monthly or yearly subscription or a lifetime licence, Silver or Gold, with Tally Software Services (TSS); Nepal prices are through Tally's partners and are not shown on its Nepal page. | Asking is free: a reviewed account for your own organisation. Production is quoted per company in Nepali rupees, monthly or yearly at about 10% less. Self-hosted runs on your hardware. Pricing. |
| Who is behind it | Tally Solutions, India, through authorised partners in Nepal; the Nepal page says 15K+ Nepali businesses trust Tally and 2.7 million businesses globally. | Black Rock, a software company in Kathmandu; a person reviews every request for an account. About. |
Where each is the stronger choice
Tally, when
Your accountants already work in Tally and your books are in it; you want software on your own PCs with a partner down the road for on-site help; you need electronic billing permitted by your tax office today and Tally's listing covers you; or your group reports into TallyPrime elsewhere.
BRAccount, when
You want Nepali dates and the IRD's bill formats without add-ons; several organisations under their own PANs in one place; access from any browser, phone included, with nothing to install; your data in open exports or on your own server; and you can wait for, or do not yet need, the IRD listing.
The honest line: if your business must bill electronically under a tax office permit today, BRAccount is not yet an option, because it is not on the IRD's list. Everything else on this page is a matter of fit.
Moving from Tally to BRAccount
- 01Export items, customers, suppliers, the chart of accounts and the open bills from Tally; we map them into BRAccount's masters and post the opening balances and opening stock on the day you start, as part of a Production set-up.
- 02If your tax office has permitted electronic billing from Tally, apply to the office for the change of software first (Electronic Billing Procedure 2082, section 9): the old records move to the new software with the producer's help, and the new software joins CBMS before its first bill.
- 03Run the first month in parallel if you like: file the VAT return from the books you trust, and compare the sales and purchase books from both systems before you switch for good.
Tally and BRAccount questions
Is Tally IRD-approved in Nepal?
Tally's help pages describe Tally e-Billing Nepal Edition as an IRD-accredited solution that reports transactions to CBMS. We have not checked that against the IRD's current list of listed software, which the IRD publishes as a notice on ird.gov.np; ask Tally or your tax office for the listing reference.
Does Tally support Nepali dates?
Tally's Nepal page lists Nepali Miti support and a Tally Nepal Pack as localisation powered by its authorised partners in Nepal, which is where to ask how it works in your copy. BRAccount keeps Bikram Sambat dates natively, on every document and report.
Is BRAccount IRD-approved?
Not yet. It is built to the 2082 procedure's software rules, but it is not on the IRD's list, so a tax office cannot yet permit electronic bills from it. If you need permitted electronic billing today, that matters more than anything else on this page.
Which is cheaper?
We cannot say. Tally's Nepal prices come through its partners and are not on its Nepal page; BRAccount's Production edition is quoted per company. Ask for both quotes with the same number of users, companies and outlets.
Can I move my books from Tally to BRAccount?
Yes. Items, customers, suppliers, the chart of accounts, opening balances and open bills come in from exports, and moving them is part of a Production set-up. Changing billing software needs your tax office's approval under section 9 of the 2082 procedure, and the new software joins CBMS before its first bill, so plan the switch at a month end.
Can I run Tally and BRAccount side by side?
For accounting, yes, for as long as you like. For electronic billing, only the software your tax office has permitted may issue your bills, and switching needs the office's approval first.
Where the Tally column comes from
- TallyPrime Nepal page, Tally Solutions
- Tally e-Billing Nepal Edition, TallyHelp (updated 15 October 2026)
- Release notes, Tally e-Billing Nepal Edition, TallyHelp (updated 29 October 2026)
- TallyPrime product and plans page, Tally Solutions
The BRAccount column comes from the IRD billing software guide, the VAT billing and inventory pages and the pricing page, which say the same things in more detail.
See it with your own organisation
Request an account: it comes set up for Nepal, with your items, customers and opening balances moved in under a Production set-up.