This Indian Advocate, CS & US CPA convinced a US based Attorney to set up My CPA Expert, today serving 100+ clients globally

• Hi, I am Ameya Munagekar, a CS, CPA US, and an Advocate from India.
• In 2013, I chose to follow my passion for Law with tremendous support from my mother and mentor, Adv. Laxmikant Parnerkar.
• During the same time, I quit my job and took up an opportunity that could hone my entrepreneurial skills.
• In 2017, with 3 years of hands-on entrepreneurial training, I started my own firm – Adv CS Ameya Munagekar & Associates.
• In 2018, I set out on the unconventional route of CPA and in 2020 started the venture, ‘My CPA Expert’. The best part is I managed to convince a US-based Attorney and CPA Aman Bagga to join me. This partnership made all the difference.

Choosing Company Secretary over Chartered Accountancy

I grew up in a family of CAs where my late father, as well as my maternal grandfather, were Chartered Accountants.

I opted for Commerce and contemplated pursuing CA. However, my mentor Adv. Dr. V. R. Parnerkar guided me towards the Company Secretary (CS) course as I had acumen towards law. So, in June 2008, I started my CS journey.

At the end of these three years, in May 2011 I had the following in hand: