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3 resources from Zoho Books we point founders to, and the questions each answers.

🛠️ Tool
✓ Link checked India Freemium Beginner

Why we picked it The easiest on-ramp into proper bookkeeping for a founder with zero accounting background, free under Rs 25 lakh turnover and GST-compliant invoicing out of the box.

Zoho Books, Online Accounting Software for India

From Zoho Books by Zoho

  • Free tier for businesses under Rs 25 lakh annual revenue
  • Built-in GST invoicing, filing prep, and bank reconciliation
  • Clean interface that doesn't assume prior accounting knowledge
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Answers I'm not a finance person, what books/records do I actually need to keep from day one? What accounting software should a small D2C brand in India actually use, Zoho, Tally, Vyapar, or just Excel? What is 'Profit First' and should I actually run my business that way?
📄 Article
✓ Link checked India Free Intermediate

Why we picked it Written from an accounting-software lens, it shows how place of supply is configured on real invoices, handy if you'll run books in Zoho and want the tax auto-split correctly.

GST | Place of Supply

From Zoho Books by Zoho Books (Zoho Finance)

  • Place of supply is the recipient's location for most goods
  • Software auto-applies IGST or CGST+SGST from customer state
  • Correct customer addresses are essential for right tax
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Answers A customer in another state ordered, do I charge IGST or CGST + SGST?
🛠️ Tool
✓ Link checked India Free Beginner

Why we picked it A quick sanity-check calculator for GST amounts, useful for pricing out what a 1 percent composition levy actually saves versus an 18 percent regular rate on a given order before you commit either way.

Free GST Calculator

From Zoho Books

  • Calculates the GST amount from a price and rate in a few clicks, inclusive or exclusive of tax
  • Handy for running the actual rupee comparison between composition and regular on your product mix
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Answers I'm a small maker just starting out, does the GST composition scheme make sense for me?
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