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<item><title>FLR-3A Format: How to Fill the Brand-wise Register, Column by Column</title><link>https://novota.co/blog/flr-3a-register-format-how-to-fill/</link><guid>https://novota.co/blog/flr-3a-register-format-how-to-fill/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The FLR-3A register for Maharashtra bars explained: header, sections, pack-size columns and bottles.pegs figures, with a worked example and a free Excel format.</description></item>
<item><title>FLR-4 Format: How to Fill the Monthly Return of Foreign Liquor</title><link>https://novota.co/blog/flr-4-monthly-return-format-how-to-fill/</link><guid>https://novota.co/blog/flr-4-monthly-return-format-how-to-fill/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Form F.L.R. 4 explained for Maharashtra bars: the liquor classes, the five rows, how to roll FLR-3A brands into class totals, and a free Excel format.</description></item>
<item><title>Gratuity Calculation in India: Formula, Eligibility and Worked Examples</title><link>https://novota.co/blog/gratuity-calculation-formula-eligibility/</link><guid>https://novota.co/blog/gratuity-calculation-formula-eligibility/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How to calculate gratuity under the Code on Social Security: the 15/26 formula, who is eligible, the ₹20 lakh cap, fixed-term staff and four worked examples.</description></item>
<item><title>GST Purchase Invoice Checklist: What to Check Before You Enter a Bill in Tally</title><link>https://novota.co/blog/gst-purchase-invoice-checklist/</link><guid>https://novota.co/blog/gst-purchase-invoice-checklist/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The fields a valid GST tax invoice must carry, the checks that protect your input tax credit, and the mistakes to catch before a supplier bill reaches Tally.</description></item>
<item><title>Peg Cost and Pour Cost: How to Price a Drink and Know Your Liquor Margin</title><link>https://novota.co/blog/peg-cost-and-pour-cost-for-bars/</link><guid>https://novota.co/blog/peg-cost-and-pour-cost-for-bars/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How to work out the cost of one peg, your pour cost percentage and the margin on every brand, and why short pours and free pours hide inside the numbers.</description></item>
<item><title>Bar Excise Compliance in Maharashtra: FLR-3A, FLR-4 and the Registers Behind Them</title><link>https://novota.co/blog/bar-excise-registers-flr-3a-flr-4-maharashtra/</link><guid>https://novota.co/blog/bar-excise-registers-flr-3a-flr-4-maharashtra/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A practical guide for Maharashtra FL-III bars: transport passes, open-bottle stock, the FLR-3A daily account and the FLR-4 monthly return, kept reconciled.</description></item>
<item><title>Bar Stock Variance: How to Count Every ml and Find Where the Liquor Goes</title><link>https://novota.co/blog/bar-stock-variance-count-every-ml/</link><guid>https://novota.co/blog/bar-stock-variance-count-every-ml/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Why a bar's stock never matches its books, how to work out the system count, three accurate ways to count an open bottle, and how to read the variance report.</description></item>
<item><title>Field Sales Attendance in the City: Verify Every Client Visit and Pay Travel by the Kilometre</title><link>https://novota.co/blog/field-sales-attendance-location-tracking/</link><guid>https://novota.co/blog/field-sales-attendance-location-tracking/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How to track sales associates who move around the city: proof of each client visit, fair GPS attendance, conveyance per km and payroll, without surveillance.</description></item>
<item><title>HR and Payroll for Indian Businesses: A Practical Guide for 2026</title><link>https://novota.co/blog/hr-and-payroll-guide-for-indian-businesses/</link><guid>https://novota.co/blog/hr-and-payroll-guide-for-indian-businesses/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How the monthly payroll cycle works for a restaurant, shop or small office in India: attendance, shifts, CTC vs net pay, PF, ESI, professional tax and TDS.</description></item>
<item><title>Tasks and Team Chat Inside Your HR App: How Novota Replaces the Work WhatsApp Group</title><link>https://novota.co/blog/hr-tasks-and-team-messenger/</link><guid>https://novota.co/blog/hr-tasks-and-team-messenger/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How Novota HR's Team Messenger and Tasks work: a company group, announcements people acknowledge, and tasks with steps, photo proof, approval and daily repeats.</description></item>
<item><title>PF Wage Ceiling Is Now ₹25,000: What Employers Must Change</title><link>https://novota.co/blog/pf-wage-ceiling-25000-what-employers-must-change/</link><guid>https://novota.co/blog/pf-wage-ceiling-25000-what-employers-must-change/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The EPF wage ceiling rose from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 on 17 September 2026. Who is newly covered, how EPS and EDLI change, and what to fix in payroll.</description></item>
<item><title>Purchase Invoice Entry in Tally Prime: From Paper Pile to Posted Voucher</title><link>https://novota.co/blog/purchase-invoice-entry-in-tally-prime/</link><guid>https://novota.co/blog/purchase-invoice-entry-in-tally-prime/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What a correct Tally Prime purchase voucher needs, the GST mistakes that cost you input credit, and how a photo of a supplier bill becomes a posted voucher.</description></item>
<item><title>Restaurant ERP in India: Connecting Bills, Stock, Recipes, Sales and Accounts</title><link>https://novota.co/blog/restaurant-erp-novota-guide/</link><guid>https://novota.co/blog/restaurant-erp-novota-guide/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What a restaurant ERP does that your POS doesn't, how to work out the true cost of every plate, and how supplier bills, stock, recipes and accounts connect.</description></item>
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