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What Must a GST Invoice Contain?

The mandatory particulars every GST tax invoice must show under Rule 46 of the CGST Rules — with a worked example, common mistakes, and when different invoice rules apply.

How to Calculate GST

GST-exclusive and GST-inclusive calculations, CGST/SGST vs IGST, and the formulas behind both — with worked examples at current GST 2.0 rates.

GST Inclusive vs GST Exclusive: What's the Difference?

What GST-inclusive and GST-exclusive prices mean, how to convert between them, and when each calculation is the right one to use — with worked examples.

How to Calculate GST From a Total Amount

Step-by-step reverse GST calculation: how to back-solve the base amount and GST portion from a GST-inclusive total, with worked examples at every GST 2.0 rate.

CGST, SGST and IGST Explained

What CGST, SGST and IGST are, how GST splits between them based on intra-state vs inter-state supply, and how to calculate each — with practical examples.

New Tax Regime Salary Calculator: How Income Tax Affects Take-Home Pay

How income tax under the new regime is worked out from taxable income, current FY 2026-27 slabs, and how a calculator turns that into a take-home estimate.

PF, ESI and Professional Tax: How Salary Deductions Work

What EPF, ESI and professional tax actually are, who contributes what, and how each one reduces take-home pay — including a recent EPF wage-ceiling change.

How to Calculate Take-Home Salary in India

Take-home salary is gross salary minus PF, ESI, professional tax and income tax — here's how each deduction is worked out, with an example.

How to Calculate CTC in India

A worked walkthrough of how basic salary, HRA, allowances, employer PF and gratuity provisioning add up to CTC — with a full example.

Salary vs CTC: What's the Difference?

CTC, gross salary and take-home salary are three different numbers on the same offer letter — here's what each one actually means and why they don't match.