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Pvt Ltd, LLP or Proprietorship? Real costs, documents and step-by-step process — explained simply.
The simple 3-question test — and what happens if you skip registration when you shouldn't.
Which form, what documents, when's the deadline — explained the way you wish someone had explained it earlier.
Recurring statutory deadlines — bookmark this page.
Outward supplies (sales) return for monthly filers.
Summary return + GST payment for monthly filers.
Tax deducted in previous month — pay by the 7th.
Provident Fund and ESI contributions due.
Income tax return for salaried & non-audit cases.
Pay tax in 4 instalments through the year.
Annual financial statements filing for companies.
Annual return filing for companies.
Director KYC — once a year for every DIN holder.
Plain-English explainers across Tax, GST, Registration, ROC, Payroll, Accounting, ERP & Advisory. Search matches titles and anything written inside a guide.
Which form, what documents, by when. Plain English.
The deduction break-even, with worked examples.
What TDS is, who deducts it, how to claim it back.
Where it lives, how to read it, why it matters before you file.
Every tax deduction under Chapter VI-A — limits, eligibility, examples.
STCG vs LTCG, indexation, Section 54/54F/54EC exemptions.
HRA, LTA, food coupons, NPS — what to negotiate at offer time.
ITR-4 (44ADA) vs ITR-3, business expenses, foreign income.
Indian-source income, DTAA, Form 67, repatriation, Form 15CA/CB.
Higher exemption, 80TTB ₹50K, advance tax exemption.
143(1), 139(9), 148, 245 — what each means and how to respond.
Top 5 reasons your refund is stuck, and how to fix each.
Quarterly due dates, 234B/234C interest, payment via Challan 280.
Exercise tax, capital gain on sale, startup deferral, Schedule FA.
What's in your AIS, how to give feedback for wrong entries.
Fix old returns up to 24 months later. Disclosure with 25%/50% extra.
Every TDS section, threshold, rate. Bookmark-worthy.
3-question test + what happens if you skip when you shouldn't.
Generate a challan, pay through net banking / UPI / card. Every step.
Step-by-step process — documents, timeline, costs (₹0 government fee).
Exact papers to keep ready — for proprietors, partnerships, LLPs & companies.
What each return is, when due, how they connect. Plain English.
How to claim, what's blocked, GSTR-2B reconciliation.
IRN, QR code, who's covered. Mandatory above ₹5 cr turnover.
Required for goods movement > ₹50K. Generation, validity, penalties.
Export without paying IGST upfront. Annual filing.
Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho — TCS, multi-state GSTIN, reconciliation.
Indian + overseas clients. SAC codes. Voluntary registration math.
ASMT-10, DRC-01, REG-17 — what each means, how to respond.
Eligibility, RFD-01, timeline. Exports, inverted duty, excess balance.
Lower rates, simpler filing, no ITC. When it wins, when it doesn't.
Commercial vs residential rent, RCM cases, export of services rules.
REG-16, ITC reversal on stock, final return GSTR-10.
Pvt Ltd vs LLP vs Proprietorship — costs, documents, process.
Liability, compliance, taxes, fundraising — side-by-side.
Why every small business should have it (and watch out for scams).
What they are, when due, what happens if you miss them.
What to track, what to ignore. With a 5-rule checklist.
Offer letter, PF, ESI, PT, TDS, Form 16. From day one.
5 signs Tally isn't enough anymore — and what to do.
Honest side-by-side: size, cost, complexity, what each is best at.
Why "profitable on paper" businesses still run out of money.
Four codes / 29 laws. 50% wage rule. Gig social security. What's in it for employees, employers, CAs.
The funny truth: software devs in Gurgaon are also "labour" under Indian law. A 4-bucket map.
5-year rule, ₹20L tax-free, 15 × basic × yrs / 26. The actual math.
₹1cr business / ₹50L profession trigger. Form 3CD. Sept 30 deadline.
Paid tax abroad on same income? Claim credit. File Form 67 before ITR.
The rule that decides which tax head. Most-mistake-prone GST topic.
Co-founder exit, ESOP exercise, new investor. The clean paperwork.
The five doors a 1970s tycoon walked through, and why almost all of them are bricked up now.
How fake-bill ITC scams work, why one in twenty SMEs accidentally became part of one, and the four walls now blocking it.
He never filed an ITR. AIS knew everything anyway. What the department actually sees, and how to respond.
The 182-day rule, the 60+365 trap, the deemed-resident clause — with day-by-day math for an October move.
The three sections that quietly eat your refund — with the math and four-quarter fix.
Treaty shopping, GAAR, POEM — how a quarter-century of zero-tax exits ended in 2017.
Thresholds, inter-state trap, composition vs regular — for the home-baker who just crossed ₹20L.
Export of services, LUT, place of supply, FIRC — the freelancer's foreign-client playbook.
One PAN, two GST treatments. Mixed-supply trap, exemption notification, Rule 42 apportionment.
The 8 Sec 9(3) categories every founder should memorise — lawyer fees, GTA, security, director sitting fees.
Audit, special audit, or search? What each can do, your rights, the first 60 minutes.
A composite ₹14cr exit reveals the perquisite-at-exercise vs CG-at-sale math, and the DPIIT deferral.
Sec 32 depreciation, 40% on computers, the half-rate rule, business-use apportionment, 44ADA wrinkle.
Sec 49(1), FMV-on-1-Apr-2001 substitute, the 20% vs 12.5% choice, Sec 54 reinvestment.
AdSense + sponsorships + 194R perks + gear depreciation + the Sec 56(2)(x) trap.
Common triggers, e-Proceedings reply, refiling under Sec 139(5), what happens if you ignore.
The seven feedback options, the TIS vs AIS distinction, and the 30-minute pre-filing routine.
Sec 9(1)(i), the 2012 retrospective amendment, two BIT losses, and the modern indirect-transfer rule.
Sec 47(xiv) conditions, slump sale alternative, GST ITC transfer, real 5-year tax math.
Every recurring + annual filing, with due dates and penalty stack.
Three laws fire at once when a founder borrows from their own Pvt Ltd.
STK-2, IBC voluntary winding-up, and the Sec 164 director-disqualification trap.
BMUFIA 2015, Schedule FA, OECD CRS data exchange, the missed 2015 compliance window.
Karnataka vs Delhi HC, the 2014 amendment, the two-house option, the 2023 ₹10cr cap.
The marriage-week exemption, definition of "relative", Sec 64 clubbing, joint-account attribution.
Why gig workers aren't 'employees' under EPF, the SS Code 2020 framework, e-Shram registration.
Three regimes, one year-end. Payment of Bonus Act math, Sec 43B trap, tax for both sides.
Maternity 26 weeks, EL accrual, Sec 10(10AA) exemption, FBP design for exit-rich employees.
How shell units claimed tax holidays. The 2020 sunset, GAAR substance test, 115BAB replacement.
7 signs you've outgrown Tally, real implementation cost, 4-6 month migration sequence.
From 11 days to 3. Soft vs hard close, the 10-step checklist, ₹100 mismatch hunts.
ICDS-II rule (no LIFO), tax impact on COGS, when to pick which method.
Sec 64(1A) switch-off, the split-year ITR, new planning windows when child becomes adult.
Indirect transfer tax, retrospective amendment, BIT arbitration, the 2021 climbdown.
SWIFT-CBS gap, LoU ban March 2018, what trade-finance instruments work today.
Finance Act 2021 reassessment regime, Sec 148A show-cause step, the 3/5/10-year windows.
Free samples ITC reversal, Schedule I deemed supply, how to structure BOGO safely.
HUF tax shelter mechanics, 2005 amendment, partition, where the structure stops saving.
Sec 10(1) exemption boundaries, Sec 2(1A) definition, AO scrutiny patterns, partial integration trap.
Sec 56(2)(x) marriage exception bounds: donor identification, occasion proximity, source-of-funds.
Sec 115BBA 20% flat, 194E withholding, DTAA Article 17 sportsperson clause, endorsement income.
Property attachment without conviction, extradition treaty interplay, the regime that closed the 'flee India' route.
Sec 68 cash credit, Sec 115BBE 60% penal tax, peak credit theory, Operation Clean Money aftermath.
Informal money transfer, PMLA + FEMA + Sec 269ST cash architecture, legitimate digital alternatives.
The 7 sub-clauses of Sec 9(1) — when foreign-source income is deemed Indian-taxable. DTAA override.
Production-cost amortisation, the 80GGC / 35AC donation-routing era, current legitimate deductions.
Royalty vs business income for transponder fees, the 2012 'process' amendment, equalisation levy.
₹20,000 cash-loan limit, 100% penalty on both ends, the reasonable-cause defence + exceptions.
Family-transfer concessions, Sec 50C circle-rate trap, Sec 56(2)(x), where the gift route stops.
Real income vs opportunity cost, where tax law DOES deem notional income, the defence against over-reaching additions.
Media-rights royalty vs business income, central-pool revenue distribution, GST + TDS architecture.
FEMA pricing, FC-GPR 30-day filing, FIRMS portal, FOCC downstream rules, angel-tax abolition.
The Indian government portals you'll actually need.
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