GST is all set to float its wings across India, and it is a high time that we start adapting to its rules and provisions. Under GST, special attention is given to the reporting structure of all transactions, irrespective of the fact that it is of goods or for services. There are three types of…
Goods and Service Tax is a game changer because, with its implementation, there is a tremendous outflow of benefits. Earlier in India, there were numerous taxes such as Service Tax, VAT, Excise and many others that were ultimately borne by consumers leading to double taxation or having cascading effect. Post GST, around 17 taxes are subsumed…
India is heading towards its biggest tax reforms ever. The whole World is watching this roll out, as the World 3rd largest economy is moving towards a destination based tax-reporting structure. Every transaction has to be reported through the last mile with a common invoice, identifiable to the seller and recipient of goods and services.…
If sell products or services in India, you must be issuing invoice to your customers. Every business in India needs to know about the new GST invoice rules going forward. In this article, we’ve explained how to create GST invoice, various components that must be there on invoice, format of GST invoice and much more.…
It’s been a few years since you are running this business. You are about to end this financial year and now you want to know – What is my actual business worth? Most small business owners consider only revenue while assessing their business worth. However, they rarely consider one fundamental thing in the calculation Fixed Assets. An example…
What Is Accounts Receivables? Accounts receivables can be attributed to the amount of money the company or the respective business organisation is bound to receive for its services/goods provided to the customers. Also termed as trade receivables, this particular term can be explained in an example that follows. A business organisation will have an…
At ProfitBooks, we are committed to make taxation simple for small business owners in India. Since GST is set to replace various indirect taxes, we have started this series on frequently asked questions on GST. This article is next in this series. Earlier, we had covered Levy and Exceptions under GST and Tax payments under…
Small business owners are often confused about the difference between cash and accrual basis accounting. This might sound like something that an accountant should show but this information is useful for business owner as well. In this article, we’ve explained how each of these accounting methods work. Find out more which accounting method is best for your…
What is Depreciation? In accounting terms, depreciation is defined as the reduction of the recorded cost of a fixed asset in a systematic manner until the value of the asset becomes zero or negligible. An example of fixed assets are buildings, furniture, office equipment, machinery etc. The land is the only exception that cannot…
At ProfitBooks, we are committed to make taxation simple for small business owners in India. Since GST is set to replace various indirect taxes, we have started this series on frequently asked questions on GST. This article is next in this series. Earlier, we had covered common questions on GST and GST registration process. In this…