New Delhi: A Chartered Accountant in Delhi shared an amusing story about one of his clients. He said that a wealthy client of his, who had a net worth of Rs 11 crore, asked him for a discount of Rs 15,000. The CA who shared this anecdote, on his social media platform, ‘X’, has been identified as Nitin Kaushik. The post marvelled at the existence of such people.
High Net Worth Individual asked for discount: Kaushik
In his post on ‘X’, Kaushik said that a High Net Worth Individual (HNI) came to him to get a net worth certification. This individual needed to submit it to a brokerage company (Upstox). His net worth was Rs 11.4 crores, the CA said.
An HNI came over to get a net worth certification, had to submit it to his brokerage company (Upstox).
His net worth turned out to be 11.4 crores.
I quoted 1 Lakh as my fees, he asked for some discount and happily paid Rs.85,000.
Yes, such clients exist too 🙌#incometax
— CA Nitin Kaushik (FCA) | LLB (@Finance_Bareek) April 5, 2026
Kaushik went on to describe how this rich individual asked him for a discount, after he quoted a fee of Rs 1 lakh for the services. He said that the client happily paid him Rs 85,000, after availing a discount of Rs 15,000.
He told his followers, “Yes such clients do exist!”.
The social media post by the CA went viral in no time. People had a field day reacting to this hilarious encounter.
Internet reacts to discount to millionaire
While some users were amused at the story, others questioned the authenticity of the incident. Most were not ready to believe what the CA posted and also questioned that why such a rich person does not have his own personal CA.
One user wrote, “So called HNI, partner in many firms, investment in startups, land holdings, and doesn’t have his own CA?? Really?? Don’t tell me he files his own ITR?? Where did he get this certificate last year?? Why would some HNI share so much private info to a new CA, for one certificate??”
Another user had a piece of advice for Kaushik. He said, “Charge him based on his net worth only if you are ready to handle his financial mess and save him from non-compliance if any. If you are not going to handle his dirty side, for sure have no business on how much he is worth, just charge him for the worth of your time and work.”
Another took offence at the CA posting about the incident on social media. He said, ” You should have clarified the fee payable and accepted/ rejected the assignment based on you comfort. Posting details on social media is not good as a professional!! Everybody has right to negotiate the price even if one is billionaire!!”