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Practical explanations of GST, invoices, expenses, cash flow, stock and pricing for small businesses. Verify transaction-specific rules before acting.
Business & Tax Guides
Profit Margin vs Markup: Key Differences
Margin measures profit relative to selling price. Markup measures profit relative to cost. The same rupee profit therefore gives different percentages.
Read guide →TutorialHow to Calculate Break-Even Point
Break-even volume is the sales quantity whose contribution covers fixed costs for the same period. Contribution is selling price minus variable cost per unit.
Read guide →ChecklistHow to Track Business Expenses
Record each expense once with its date, category, description and amount, then reconcile totals with supporting records. A consistent log is more useful than an elaborate category list.
Read guide →GuideHow to Manage Business Cash Flow
Cash flow tracks money received and paid during a period. Add net cash flow to opening cash to estimate the closing balance. Profit and cash flow are different measures.
Read guide →GuideBasic Inventory Management
Track units coming in and going out, reconcile them to a physical count and value remaining units under a clearly stated costing assumption.
Read guide →Tax guideWhat Is GST and How Is GST Calculated?
Understand taxable value, inclusive and exclusive GST calculations, with simple educational examples and official references.
Read guide →Tax guideCGST vs SGST vs IGST Explained
Understand CGST, SGST or UTGST and IGST in simplified intra-state and inter-state examples.
Read guide →Tax how-toHow to Create a GST Invoice
Learn the typical parts of a GST invoice and prepare a draft using the invoice generator or Excel template.
Read guide →Available resources
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How to use these business and tax guides
The business guides are written for freelancers, shop owners and small companies who handle their own paperwork. They cover the documents that move a sale from enquiry to payment — the quotation, the tax invoice and the receipt — and the numbers that tell you whether the business is healthy: gross margin, markup, break-even volume, expenses, cash flow and stock levels.
If you are new to GST, read how GST is calculated and CGST, SGST and IGST first, then how to create a GST invoice. For pricing decisions, profit margin versus markup and the break-even point work well together. The record-keeping guides on expenses, cash flow and inventory show simple routines you can keep up every week.
GST rates, invoice rules and registration thresholds depend on the goods or services and on current notifications. The guides explain the method and point to the official GST portal and CBIC sources; confirm transaction-specific rules with those sources or a qualified professional.