Income Tax
How to Read Your Form 16 and Catch Errors Before Filing
Form 16 isn't the final word on your taxes, it's your employer's first draft of them. Here's how to read Part A and Part B and catch errors before filing.
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CA Helper · Tax & Compliance Library
The answer you keep giving clients, written down once.
Income tax, GST, TDS, company law and audit: the topics that come up every week, explained the way you would explain them yourself.
64 guides across 11 practice areas
CA Helper breaks down India's tax and compliance rules the way a CA would explain them to a client: plainly, and with the specific numbers that actually matter. Right now that means income tax and the shift to the Income Tax Act, 2025, GST registration and return filing, TDS and TCS mechanics, ROC and company law compliance, statutory and tax audit, and the practical questions in between, with new practice areas added as the library grows.
- Written for
- Chartered accountants, articled trainees, founders, and anyone who has to actually file the thing.
- Kept current
- Tracking the shift from the Income Tax Act, 1961 to the 2025 Act as it takes effect.
- Covers
- Income tax, GST, TDS, ROC filings, audit, payroll, and the questions between them.
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CA Exam & Career
Skills CAs Need Now: Excel, Data, and AI Tools Beyond the Syllabus
Beyond the syllabus, sharper Excel, real software fluency, and knowing where AI genuinely helps (and where it doesn't) are quietly becoming what separates CAs who move fast.
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GST
GST Refund Process, Step by Step: Filing, Timelines, and Rejections
A GST refund claim moves through set stages with real deadlines on both sides. Knowing where claims usually get stuck is what actually gets money back faster.
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Payroll, PF & ESI
Contract Labour Compliance: What Principal Employers Owe Under CLRA
Hiring through a contractor doesn't remove your own compliance obligations. A practical look at principal employer registration, licensing, and fallback liability.
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Company Law & ROC
How to Strike Off a Defunct Company Without Future Liability
Letting a defunct company go quiet doesn't close it — it just racks up penalties and disqualification risk. Here's how to strike it off properly under STK-2.
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Audit & Assurance
Key Ind AS Updates Every Practicing CA Should Track This Year
Ind AS never really sits still — it keeps absorbing convergence updates. Here's what practicing CAs should be watching, and why it matters for clients.
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11 practice areas
Income Tax
ITR filing, deductions, tax regimes, and the transition to the Income Tax Act 2025.
6 guides
GST
Registration, return filing, input tax credit, and e-invoicing under India's GST law.
11 guides
TDS & TCS
Tax deducted and collected at source: rates, forms, credits, and reconciliation.
3 guides
Company Law & ROC
Incorporation, annual filings, director compliance, and MCA/ROC obligations.
4 guides
Audit & Assurance
Statutory, tax, and internal audits, plus Ind AS and accounting standards.
7 guides
Startup & MSME
Udyam registration, Startup India benefits, and compliance for growing businesses.
7 guides
NRI Taxation
Residential status, DTAA, and income tax filing for non-resident Indians.
4 guides
International Tax
Transfer pricing, permanent establishment, and cross-border tax compliance.
3 guides
Payroll, PF & ESI
Employer compliance for provident fund, ESI, professional tax, and gratuity.
7 guides
CA Exam & Career
Study strategy, articleship, and career planning for CA students and professionals.
7 guides
Personal Finance
Tax-saving investments, mutual fund taxation, and retirement planning.
5 guides
Frequently asked questions
Is CA Helper affiliated with ICAI or the Income Tax Department?
No. CA Helper is an independent, editorially written resource. We are not affiliated with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Income Tax Department, GSTN, or any other government body. Always confirm time-sensitive details like deadlines and forms against the official source.
Can I use these guides instead of hiring a CA?
No. These guides explain how the rules generally work so you can follow what is happening and ask better questions. They are not a substitute for advice from a qualified, practicing Chartered Accountant who knows your specific situation.
How often is CA Helper updated?
We are actively publishing new guides across every practice area listed below, and existing articles get revisited as rules change, most recently the transition to the Income Tax Act, 2025.
Who writes the articles?
Our editorial team researches each topic from primary sources and standard industry practice, using AI-assisted tools as part of that process. See the About page for the full editorial policy.
Is the content specific to India?
Yes, currently. CA Helper focuses on Indian tax and compliance law: income tax, GST, TDS, company law, and related areas. We plan to add other countries that use the Chartered Accountant designation as the library grows.