Penalty Notice After Your Assessment? The New Form 161 Opens an Exit Door
You open the assessment order first. The officer has added back income you missed in the return, or read a deduction differently f...
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Depreciation, Two Ways: Companies Act vs Income Tax
Your company bought a server for ₹10 lakh. Your accountant depreciates it one way. Your tax consultant depreciates it another. Bot...
The Founder's Agreement: Write It Before the Money Arrives
Three friends start a company. They split equity 33-33-33 over coffee, shake hands, and get to work. Eighteen months later, one of...
Which ITR Form Is Yours? A Founder's Plain-English Map
Every July, I watch the same ritual. Someone with a salary and a mutual fund redemption files ITR-1, gets a defective-return notic...
Starting a Nonprofit the Company Way: Section 8, Explained
You want to run a nonprofit. Your options in India are a trust, a society, or a Section 8 company. Most people default to a trust...
Board Resolutions Went Web-Form: What MCA's New MGT-14 Changes
If your board passed a resolution this October, the form you file it on has changed. MCA has retired the old MGT-14 e-form and mov...
Registered Office: Legal Address Rules
Ask a founder for the company’s address and you will often get three answers: the factory, the co-working desk, and the CA’s offic...
Accrual vs Cash: When Income Counts
Two businesses. Same sales, same expenses, same year. One reports a profit. The other reports a loss. Neither is cooking the books...
Word Mark vs Logo: Which First?
Two founders build businesses with the same kind of brand name. The first files a trademark for the name itself — the word, plain...
DIR-3 KYC: Now Once in 3 Years
For years, September meant one thing for company directors: DIR-3 KYC. Every person holding a Director Identification Number filed...
Who Hears Your Tax Appeal? (2026)
On 30 September 2026, the Central Board of Direct Taxes issued a notification most taxpayers will never read. CBDT Notification No...
57th GST Council Meeting: Arrest Powers Scrapped, Prosecution Bar Raised to Rs 5 Crore
Yesterday, October 8, the GST Council met for the 57th time. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired it. And for once, the mee...
