TaxKiln India — Tax year 2026-27
Free India tax guidance for individuals, professionals & SMEs.
Plain-English explainers and stateless calculators built on the Income-tax Act 2025, with the 1961 Act cross-referenced where useful. No signup, no email capture, no waitlist.
30 calculators · 160+ guides · 16 state guides
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Six common starting points. Each routes to the right calculator or guide.
- I'm salaried
Old vs New Regime, HRA, 80C stack.
- I freelance or consult
44ADA presumptive, advance tax, GST limits.
- I run a business
Proprietor vs LLP vs Pvt Ltd, 115BAA.
- I own property
Rental income, interest, capital gains.
- I'm an NRI
Residency, FTC, NRO/NRE accounts.
- I got a notice
Classify the section and what to do next.
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- Old vs New Regime
Compare both regimes on your numbers.
- Capital Gains
Equity, debt, property, indexation.
- Presumptive 44AD / 44ADA
8%/6%/50% schemes, eligibility, advance tax.
- HRA / s.80GG
Exemption math and 80GG fallback.
- Advance Tax
Instalments, due dates and 234B/C interest.
- Structure Comparison
Proprietor vs LLP vs Pvt Ltd after-tax.
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Latest guides
Recently reviewed editorial across hubs and companions.
- Special-Category States and the Lower GST Registration Threshold
A small group of states have a lower GST registration threshold (Rs 10 lakh for services and Rs 20 lakh for goods, against the standard Rs 20 lakh / Rs 40 lakh). What a special-category state means for when you must register.
- Choosing Your Business Structure in India
Sole proprietor, partnership, LLP, OPC, private limited or HUF: how each is taxed and which fits your stage. The structure decision before everything else.
- Capital Gains and Property Tax in India
The FA2024 capital-gains overhaul (new rates, indexation changes), the rollover exemptions under Section 54, house-property income, and NRI property sales. What changed and what it means.
- Crypto and Virtual Digital Asset Tax in India
Crypto and other VDAs are taxed at a flat 30% under Section 115BBH, with 1% TDS under 194S and no set-off of losses or expenses. The hardest tax regime in India, explained.
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Returns, regimes, capital gains, business, NRIs, notices, recovery. Trades, reliefs and state pages are in the menu above.
- Capital Gains and Property Tax in India
The FA2024 capital-gains overhaul (new rates, indexation changes), the rollover exemptions under Section 54, house-property income, and NRI property sales. What changed and what it means.
- Choosing Your Business Structure in India
Sole proprietor, partnership, LLP, OPC, private limited or HUF: how each is taxed and which fits your stage. The structure decision before everything else.
- Crypto and Virtual Digital Asset Tax in India
Crypto and other VDAs are taxed at a flat 30% under Section 115BBH, with 1% TDS under 194S and no set-off of losses or expenses. The hardest tax regime in India, explained.
- Filing, Audit and Assessment in India
Which ITR form to use, when a tax audit applies, and how faceless assessment works. Getting your return right and knowing what happens after you file.
- GST for Small Businesses in India
Registration thresholds, the 4-slab structure after Reform 2.0, input credit, composition, returns, e-invoicing and e-way bills. GST without the jargon, for SMEs.
- India Tax Basics for 2026-27
The starting point: old vs new regime, how the tax year works, advance tax, the updated return (ITR-U), and PAN and Aadhaar. Everything a self-employed person needs before the detail.
- Presumptive Taxation in India (44AD, 44ADA, 44AE)
The simplest way for small businesses and professionals to be taxed: declare a fixed percentage of turnover, no detailed books. Which scheme is yours, and the 44AD vs 44ADA line that trips people up.
- Tax Deductions and the 87A Rebate in India
The old-regime deduction stack (80C, 80D, 80CCD, 80E, home-loan interest, 80U) and the Section 87A rebate. What you can claim, and why most of it only works in the old regime.
- TDS and TCS for the Self-Employed in India
Tax deducted at source on your income, and what you deduct when you pay others. The common sections (194C, 194J, 194H, 194O, 194R), 26AS/AIS reconciliation, and how to reclaim.