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Ratnakara Sastry

Ratnakara Sastry

Fellow Chartered Accountant — Founder & Managing Partner, D.R. Sastry & Associates

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Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Joined February 2026
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Experienced chartered accountant and firm leader: Ratnakara Sastry is the founder and managing partner of D.R. Sastry & Associates, a Hyderabad-based CA firm established in 2000, and leads the firm's audit and assurance practice. drsaca+1
Audit & banking expertise: He has extensive hands-on experience conducting branch audits of nationalized banks and heads the Audit & Assurance wing, reflecting deep technical and regulatory knowledge in banking audits. drsaca+1
Broad professional qualifications and continuous learning: In addition to his CA qualification (FCA), he holds DISA and AML-related certification and has completed other professional courses (including concurrent audit and AI for CAs), showing a commitment to ongoing professional development. mystrikingly+1
Client-focused firm services: Under his leadership the firm offers a range of services—audit & assurance, taxation consulting, accounting advisory, corporate finance, company incorporation and NRI services—positioning the practice as a small, service-oriented CA firm. drsaca+1

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Advice on refund of share application money (Google Groups reply)

February 1, 2014

Responded to a corporate secretary forum question advising refund of share application money by crossed cheque to avoid queries from the Assessing Officer and recommending proper documentation.

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Procedure for allotment of Statutory Bank Branch Audit for FY 2010-2011 (reply/comment)

February 1, 2010

Participated in professional discussion on the procedure adopted for allotment of branch statutory auditors of public sector banks for 2009-10 / 2010-11, contributing perspectives in the ICAI/TaxGuru forum thread.

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