Tally keeps your books; ARC PEM tracks project costs on site. How Indian construction firms use ARC PEM alongside TallyPrime, and what each one does best.
ARC PEM does not replace Tally. TallyPrime is accounting and GST compliance software that your CA uses for the company’s books and returns. ARC PEM is the project layer: BOQ budgets, vendor bills, labour wages, contractor bills and site expenses tracked per project, with a GST purchase register. It exports those entries as Tally ERP / TallyPrime-ready CSV files, so the accounts team does not have to re-key site data.
| ARC PEM | TallyPrime | |
|---|---|---|
| Main user | Project managers, site and office teams | Accountants and CAs |
| Main job | Project budgets and costs: BOQ, vendors, labour, contractors, site expenses | Company books, GST returns, inventory and payroll |
| Project view | Each project with its own BOQ budget, budget vs actual and overrun alerts | Project-wise costing through accounting features such as cost centres |
| Labour | Daily site headcount and wages; PDF muster import | Payroll |
| GST | GST purchase register for hand-off to the CA | Full GST compliance and returns |
| How they connect | Exports Tally ERP / TallyPrime CSV | Imports the entries |
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