Operations26 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
What It Actually Costs You To Make It
If you assemble, mix or repack anything, your cost is a guess until the recipe is written down. What a bill of materials fixes — and the two costs it leaves out.
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GST Guides & Resources
Plain-English guides on GST rates, filing deadlines, and invoicing — written for Indian business owners and their accountants.
Inventory26 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Barcode Labels That Scan At Your Own Counter
You do not need a printed barcode from the manufacturer to scan at the till. How to put your own codes on your own stock, and why the printing has to work offline.
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Reports25 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Profit On Paper, No Cash In The Bank
Your P&L says the year went well and you still cannot pay the supplier. What a forward cash view actually projects, and the one number you have to supply yourself.
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Invoicing25 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Buy Ten Get One Free, On An Invoice
Trade schemes are how FMCG and pharma actually price. Where the free goods belong on the bill, why they repeat, and the slab boundary that quietly costs you money.
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Reports24 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Which Shop or Site Actually Made Money
One profit figure for the whole business hides the branch that is losing money. How tagging invoices and expenses to a cost centre turns one set of books into several.
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Purchases24 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Receiving Goods Is Not the Same as Receiving the Bill
Short supply, a rate that quietly changed, and a bill you have already paid. Why the moment stock arrives deserves its own record, and what three-way matching catches.
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Operations22 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
The Order Is Not the Invoice
A customer commits to a hundred pieces and takes forty now. Billing all hundred is wrong, and billing forty with no record of the rest is how the other sixty get forgotten.
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GST22 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Running Two GSTINs From One Login
A second state means a second registration, and a second registration files its own returns. What that actually changes in your billing software.
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Inventory21 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Knowing When to Reorder, Before You Run Out
The item that sells steadily is the one you notice is finished only when a customer asks for it. Your own outward movements can tell you first.
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Smart21 Sept 2026 · 7 min read
How Much Credit Should You Actually Give a Customer?
Most traders decide on instinct and a rough memory of how the last few bills went. Your own invoice history already holds a better answer.
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Inventory20 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Counting Stock, and Fixing What the Count Says
Every shelf disagrees with the system eventually. A stock take is how you find out by how much — and the part most people get wrong is what happens after the counting.
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GST20 Sept 2026 · 7 min read
Matching GSTR-2B to Your Purchase Register
Your input tax credit depends on what your suppliers filed, not on what you recorded. Here is how to find the gap between the two before you claim.
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Invoicing19 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Different Rates for Different Customers
Wholesale, retail, and the rate you gave an old customer eleven years ago. How to keep three price lists straight without remembering any of them at the counter.
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Getting paid19 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
The Payment Reminder Nobody Resents
Chasing money is the job small business owners hate most. What a reminder should contain, why the log matters more than the message, and the part software does not do for you.
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Invoicing18 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Billing When the Internet Is Down
The customer is at the counter and the connection is gone. What offline billing actually means in a web app, what it can and cannot do, and why the honest limits matter more than the feature.
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Getting paid18 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Post-Dated Cheques Are Not Cash
A stack of PDCs feels like money in hand. Treating it that way is how books end up overstating what you have. What to record, when, and the two questions a cheque list must answer.
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Inventory17 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Stock That Expires: Why FIFO Is the Wrong Rule
For anything with a shelf life, shipping the oldest stock first is not good enough. Stock received last week can expire before stock received last year. What to track instead.
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Invoicing17 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
The Bills You Send Every Month
Rent, AMC, retainers, subscriptions. The same invoice, to the same customer, for the same amount, forever — and the one that gets forgotten is always the one nobody chased.
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Choosing software16 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Getting Your Data Out (Before You Need To)
Everyone asks whether software can import. Almost nobody asks whether it can export. The second question is the one that decides how trapped you are in three years.
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Running the business16 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Who Changed This Invoice, and When
The moment a second person touches your books, "I think someone edited it" stops being good enough. What a usable change history looks like, and what it must not let anyone do.
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Accounting15 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Matching Your Bank Statement to Your Books
Your books say one thing and the bank says another. Reconciliation is not an accounting ritual — it is the only check that catches money you forgot to record.
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Inventory15 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Why Your Stock Figure Is Never Right
The system says forty. The shelf says thirty-six. Four went somewhere and nobody wrote it down. Where stock quietly drifts, and the one habit that closes the gap.
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Invoicing8 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
What a Customer Record Is Actually For (It Is Not the Name)
Most businesses treat the customer master as an address book. It is closer to a settings file: two fields on it silently decide the tax on every invoice you will ever raise to that party.
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Getting started8 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Moving Off Tally Without Retyping Six Hundred Customers
The thing that stops most businesses switching is not the software. It is the thought of re-keying every customer and every item by hand. You do not have to.
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Accounting7 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Why Your Books Always Balance (And Why That Is Not Impressive)
Every accounting screen shows a total that is equal on both sides, and most business owners assume that means the numbers are correct. It does not. Here is what it actually proves.
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Getting started7 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Switching Software Mid-Year: The Numbers You Have to Carry Across
Nobody switches on 1 April. You switch in August, with half a year of history in the old system, and the question is what has to come with you and what does not.
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Operations6 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Goods Sent for Job Work: The Reconciliation Nobody Does Until It Hurts
Material goes out to be worked on and comes back in pieces, over weeks, sometimes short. Almost nobody tracks it until a stock count refuses to add up. Here is the small amount of discipline that prevents that.
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Operations6 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Sending Goods Before the Invoice: What a Delivery Challan Is For
Goods leave your premises long before anyone raises a bill — for job work, for approval, to your own godown. The paperwork that travels with them is a different document, and it is the one most often improvised.
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Invoicing5 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
The Item Line: What to Write in Description and HSN, and Why It Matters Later
Two fields people fill in carelessly on every invoice, and the specific ways that comes back — at filing, at a customer dispute, and when you try to work out what actually sells.
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Invoicing5 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Invoice, Proforma, Quotation, Credit Note: Which One Are You Actually Sending?
Five documents that look almost identical and mean completely different things. Sending the wrong one is one of the easiest mistakes to make and one of the most annoying to unwind.
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Reports4 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Reading a Profit and Loss Statement When You Have Never Read One
Four lines, in order, and what each one is actually telling you. No accounting background needed and none assumed.
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Reports4 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Your P&L Is Only as Honest as Your Expense Log
A profit figure built from complete sales and partial expenses is not conservative or approximate. It is wrong in one direction, every month.
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Expenses3 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Recording an Expense So It Is Still Useful Six Months Later
Four fields decide whether an expense entry is a real record or just a number in a list. Most people fill in one of them.
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Purchases3 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
The Purchase Side: Why Most Small Businesses Only Write Half Their Books
Sales get recorded because they bring money in. Purchases get recorded in a panic at filing time. The asymmetry is the single biggest source of scramble.
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Invoicing2 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
What Actually Gets Printed on Your Invoice, and Where It Comes From
Every block on a GST invoice is pulled from somewhere you configured. Knowing which is which turns 'the invoice is wrong' into a field you can go and fix.
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Getting Started2 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
Set It Once: The Settings That Decide Every Invoice You Raise
Six fields you fill in on day one, and what each one silently controls on every bill afterwards — including the two that decide your tax split.
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Working With Your CA1 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
What Your CA Asks For Every Month, and Why You Keep Scrambling
The same four requests arrive every filing cycle. They are all derivable from your invoices — which is why the scramble is a bookkeeping problem, not an accounting one.
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Working With Your CA1 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Giving Your CA Access to Your Books Without Sharing Your Password
Sharing a login is the usual way and the worst way. What read-only accountant access should look like, what it should not be able to do, and how to take it back.
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Getting Started31 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Why the GSTIN You Type Decides the Tax on Every Invoice
The single field most often entered carelessly, and what it silently controls on every bill you raise afterwards.
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Getting Started31 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Setting Up to Raise Your First GST Invoice: A Five-Step Checklist
What you actually need before your first invoice — business details, one customer, one item — and why the GSTIN matters more than anything else you enter.
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Pricing30 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Do You Actually Need Paid Billing Software Yet?
An honest look at when a free plan is enough for a small business, and the specific signals that mean it is time to pay for one.
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Pricing30 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Reading GST Software Pricing: What to Check Before You Pay
Per-user fees, invoice caps, renewal jumps and paid add-ons. A checklist for working out what billing software will actually cost you over a year.
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Ledger29 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
From Paper Khata to Digital Ledger: What Actually Changes
The khata works. This is an honest look at what a digital customer ledger adds, what it does not, and how to move across without losing your history.
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Getting Paid29 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Who Owes You Money? How to Track Outstanding Payments Without a Diary
Most small businesses lose money not to bad sales but to bills nobody chased. Here is a simple system for knowing exactly who owes you what, and getting paid.
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GST Basics10 Mar 2026 · 5 min read
GST Composition Scheme 2026: Limits, Rates and Should You Opt In?
The composition scheme lets small businesses pay 1-6% flat tax with quarterly filing. Eligibility limits, tax rates, restrictions, and when it's a bad idea.
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GST Basics6 Mar 2026 · 5 min read
HSN Codes Explained: How to Find the Right Code for Your Products (2026)
Every GST invoice needs HSN codes. Learn what HSN/SAC codes are, how many digits you need by turnover, how to find your code, and wrong-code penalties.
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GST Basics2 Mar 2026 · 6 min read
Input Tax Credit (ITC) Rules 2026: What You Can and Cannot Claim
ITC lets you reduce GST liability by the tax paid on purchases. Learn the four conditions, GSTR-2B matching, blocked credits, and time limits.
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Software26 Feb 2026 · 7 min read
Best GST Billing Software for Small Business in India (2026 Comparison)
Compare GST billing software for Indian SMBs: Tally, Zoho Books, Vyapar, and BizGST Pro — pricing, features, cloud access, and which fits your business.
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Compliance22 Feb 2026 · 5 min read
GST Late Fees, Interest and Penalties in 2026: The Complete List
Missed a GST deadline? Here are the exact late fees for GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B, 18% interest rules, and penalties for wrong invoices and unregistered business.
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Compliance18 Feb 2026 · 5 min read
E-Way Bill Rules 2026: When You Need One, Limits and Validity
E-way bill is required for goods movement above ₹50,000. Learn generation rules, validity by distance, exemptions and penalties for transport without one.
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Compliance14 Feb 2026 · 5 min read
E-Invoice Rules in India 2026: Turnover Limit, Applicability and How It Works
E-invoicing is mandatory for businesses above the turnover threshold. Learn the current limit, how IRN generation works, exemptions, and penalties.
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GST Basics10 Feb 2026 · 6 min read
GST Registration in 2026: Turnover Limit, Documents and Process
Who needs GST registration in India? Current threshold limits (₹40/20/10 lakh), mandatory registration cases, documents required, and the online process.
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GST Filing5 Feb 2026 · 6 min read
How to File GSTR-3B in 2026: Due Dates, Steps and Late Fees
GSTR-3B is your monthly GST summary return, due by the 20th. Step-by-step filing guide, due dates, late fee rules, and how to avoid interest.
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GST Basics1 Feb 2026 · 4 min read
GST Calculator: How to Calculate GST in India (2026 Formula + Examples)
Calculate GST with simple formulas: add GST, remove GST from inclusive price, and split CGST/SGST/IGST. Updated for GST 2.0 rates 0%, 5%, 18%, 40%.
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GST Updates15 Jan 2026 · 5 min read
GST 2.0: What Changed in 2026 and How It Affects Your Business
GST 2.0 removed the 12% and 28% slabs from 22 Sep 2025. Here's the new 0/5/18/40 structure and exactly what small businesses must do.
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GST Filing10 Jan 2026 · 6 min read
How to File GSTR-1: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide for 2026
GSTR-1 is your monthly sales return, due by the 11th. Learn what it contains, when to file, and how to prepare it without the last-minute rush.
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Invoicing5 Jan 2026 · 5 min read
GST Invoice Rules in India: What Every Invoice Must Contain
A valid GST invoice needs specific fields — GSTIN, HSN, place of supply, tax split, and more. Here's the complete checklist for compliant invoicing.
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