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Business, Finance & Compliance

Accounting, tax and the primary sources for Indian and UK compliance.

Where to start

For anything regulatory, go to the source. Summaries of tax rules go out of date silently and an accountant will not accept "a blog said so" — the official portals below are the ones that matter and the ones that change first. The learning material is for building understanding around them.

India — official5

GST PortalStart hereFree
The official GST system: registration, returns and the rate finder. The authority for anything GST in India.
Government of Indiagst.gov.in
Income Tax IndiaStart hereFree
Filing, forms and the current slabs. Where to check before trusting any calculator, including ours.
Government of Indiaincometax.gov.in
CBICCoreFree
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs — notifications and circulars, where rule changes appear first.
Government of Indiacbic.gov.in
Ministry of Corporate AffairsCoreFree
Company registration, filings and the public company master data.
Government of Indiamca.gov.in
ICAICoreFree
Standards, study material and announcements for Indian accounting practice.
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Indiaicai.org

UK — official3

GOV.UK: Business and self-employedStart hereFree
VAT, PAYE, Companies House and self-assessment, from the source.
UK Governmentgov.uk
Companies HouseStart hereFree
Free public filings for every UK company. Useful for checking who you are about to do business with.
UK Governmentfind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
HMRC ManualsAdvancedFree
The internal guidance HMRC staff work from, published. Where an ambiguous rule gets settled.
HMRCgov.uk

Learn the subject3

Khan Academy: Economics and FinanceStart hereFree
Interest, inflation, accounting statements and valuation, explained from zero.
Khan Academykhanacademy.org
Corporate Finance Institute ResourcesCoreFree tier
Free articles and templates on financial modelling and accounting; the certifications are paid.
CFIcorporatefinanceinstitute.com
InvestopediaStart hereFree
The dictionary of finance. Best for looking one term up, not as a course.
Investopediainvestopedia.com

About this list

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