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GST in India: guides, calculator and due dates

GST for a small business and for a household: registration, rates, invoices and returns. The calculator adds or removes GST and splits it. The calendar carries the return dates.

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Direct Tax 29 Sept 2026 01 Content Creator Taxation Guide 2026-27: Income Tax, GST, Advance Tax and Export Invoices for Freelancers, YouTubers and Influencers A rules-and-compliance guide for freelancers and creators in tax year 2026-27: the presumptive schemes of section 58 (the old 44AD and 44ADA) and who may use which, TDS under section 393, US tax withheld by YouTube and how to claim credit, advance tax in one instalment, GST registration above ₹20 lakh with exports counted, the Letter of Undertaking, what an export invoice must say, and the RBI's new nine-month rule from 1 October 2026. Covers income from YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X and foreign clients, with the points the law has not settled marked as such. Read more Direct Tax 29 Sept 2026 02 Diwali 2026 Money Guide: Tax on Gifts, Bonus and Gold — the ₹15,000 Gift from Your Employer, Gifts to Spouse and Parents, and What You Pay When You Sell Gold A festive-season tax guide for tax year 2026-27, the first Diwali under the Income-tax Act, 2025. Gifts from an employer are tax-free below ₹15,000 a year, up from ₹5,000. Gifts from friends are taxed in full once they cross ₹50,000. A gift to a spouse, daughter-in-law or minor child saves no tax on the income it earns. A bonus can be taxed away almost entirely near ₹12 lakh of income. Cash of ₹2 lakh or more cannot be accepted even from a relative. Gold sold after 24 months is taxed at 12.5%, and Sovereign Gold Bonds redeemed early are no longer tax-free. With the rules for employers on GST, TDS and statutory bonus. Read more GST 23 Sept 2026 03 GST on the Indian Household: What You Pay on a Fridge, TV, Geyser or Dishwasher — and What the Council Meets About on 7 October Every large household appliance — refrigerator, television, air conditioner, washing machine, dishwasher, geyser — now carries 18% GST, down from 28% since 22 September 2025. This is the rate on each, with its HSN code, how much tax sits inside an MRP you already paid, why a 28-to-18 cut takes 7.8% off a price and not 10%, what the evidence says about how much of it actually reached you, and what the GST Council is expected to take up when it finally meets on 7 October 2026 after more than a year without a sitting. Read more Direct Tax 15 Sept 2026 04 Influencer Tax Planning in India (2026-27): How Creators, Freelancers and Small Businesses Save Tax the Legal Way Social media income tax planning, worked out on real numbers: when the 6% presumptive scheme makes you tax-free, when an HUF genuinely works, when an LLP or Pvt Ltd pays for itself — and the free business tax planning tool that runs all of it on your figures. Read more GST 30 Jul 2026 05 GST for a Small Service Business, End to End When registration becomes compulsory, what changes the day it does, and the three recurring obligations that follow. Written for the freelancer or small firm crossing the line for the first time. Read more
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