Editorial policy

Our purpose

We explain India's taxes in plain language and provide simple tools and data, so ordinary taxpayers can understand the rules that affect them. We are an independent platform, not a government body, and our content is general information rather than personalised advice.

Sourcing and accuracy

• We rely on official, primary sources — the Income Tax Department, the GST portal, CBIC, and Union Budget documents — rather than second-hand summaries.
• We cite the sources we rely on so you can check them yourself.
• Where a rule is uncertain, disputed or newly changed, we say so rather than overstating certainty.
• We distinguish official rules from our own explanation or opinion.

Review and dating

Time-sensitive guides carry a “last reviewed” date and, where relevant, the financial year they describe. We revisit them when the rules change — for example after a Budget — and update the date when we do.

Independence

We are non-partisan and independent. We do not campaign for or against any party or government. Advertising (where shown) does not influence our content, and we do not accept payment to change what a guide says.

Use of AI tools

We may use software tools, including AI, to help draft or check content. Any such content is reviewed by a person against primary sources before it is published. We do not publish machine-generated figures without checking them.

Corrections

If we get something wrong, we want to fix it. Tell us through the contact form (choose “Report a correction”), ideally with an official source, and we will review it and update the content where needed.

Calculators and data

Our calculators are estimation tools: they state their assumptions and show which financial year they use, and the figures they produce are estimates rather than official assessments. Data we publish is tied to its source and period, and we do not invent totals or comparisons that the underlying data does not support.

Contact

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