The Firm was established in Mumbai (then Bombay) by
Mr. C.R. Sharp in 1932.
Mr. B.R. Tannan joined as a Partner in 1934, and the Firm was styled “Sharp & Tannan” with effect from 1 April 1935.

Mr. G.T. Khare joined the Firm as the third Partner in 1950.

In 1961, when Mr. Sharp decided to curtail his activities and return to Scotland, two more partners were inducted,
Mr. H.K. Bilpodiwala
and Mr. P.M. Phadke.

In 1968, a separate Firm with the name of Sharp & Tannan, Delhi, was established in New Delhi.

On 1 April 1969, Mr. Tannan also announced that he was curtailing his activities in the Firm and
Mr. G.T. Khare was appointed as the Managing Partner.

Both the founding Partners of the Firm retired with effect from 1 April 1974. Mr. G.T. Khare also stepped down as Managing Partner and appointed
Mr. H.K. Bilpodiwala as the new Managing Partner.
Mr. Khare continued as a Senior Partner till he also curtailed his activities in 1978.

In 1976, a separate entity was formed called Sharp & Tannan Associates, primarily to focus on internal audits and management services.

The Chennai (then Madras) practice was established in 1980. Thereafter, in 1988, the Pune office was opened as a branch, followed by the Bengaluru (then Bangalore) branch in 1988.

The Vadodara (then Baroda), Goa, Ahmedabad, Coimbatore and Hyderabad offices were set up in 1994, 2006, 2016, 2019 and 2023 respectively.

Mr. H.K. Bilpodiwala stepped down as the Managing Partner in 2006 and Mr. S.T. Kunte was appointed as the new Managing Partner.

Headquartered in Mumbai, the Group presently has an all-India staff strength of more than 500 (across 10 cities), headed by 20+ Partners and equivalents.