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Practical how-tos, explainers, and pitfalls across finance operations, websites, marketing, analytics, and automation — written by Priya Iyer and the Bizeract team, for global SME founders and operators.
TDS and TCS Threshold Changes from 1 April 2025: What Small Businesses Must Update
The Finance Act, 2025 raised TDS thresholds on rent, commission, professional fees, interest and dividend, removed TCS on the sale of goods, and lifted the TCS limit on foreign remittance. Here is the section-by-section before-and-after for FY 2025-26.
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GSTR-3B Is Now Locked and Old Returns Are Time-Barred: The 2026 GST Filing Reset
Your GSTR-3B liability is now auto-populated from GSTR-1 and non-editable, and GST returns more than three years past due can no longer be filed. Combined with sequential filing and mandatory IMS from April 2026, GST filing has become far less forgiving. Here is what changed.
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Go-to-Market Strategy for Indian Small Businesses in 2026: A Bharat-First Playbook
India crossed 958 million internet users with 57% now rural, 98% consuming Indic-language content, and UPI handling the bulk of retail payments. A 2026 GTM has to be Bharat-first, in-language, and built on WhatsApp and UPI rails. Here is how to build that plan.
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Low-Budget Marketing Ideas That Actually Work for Indian Businesses in 2026
Paid acquisition keeps getting pricier — Indian D2C customer acquisition cost roughly doubled from 2023 to 2025. Meanwhile email still returns ~₹36 per ₹1 spent and a Google Business Profile lifts visits ~70%. Here are the high-ROI, low-cost moves to run this quarter.
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Building an AI Marketing Stack for Your Indian Small Business in 2026
76% of marketers now use AI, but most still send generic campaigns. The win for a small business is a focused AI stack that saves 10+ hours a week and personalises at scale — plus GEO so AI assistants cite you. Here are the four layers to build.
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How to Create a Business Website in India in 2026: A Step-by-Step Guide
70% of consumers are more likely to buy from a business with a website, and in India 66.85% of web traffic is mobile. This step-by-step guide takes you from domain to launch — built mobile-first, fast enough to pass Core Web Vitals, and ready to be found.
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ITR Filing AY 2026-27: New August 31 Deadline for Small Businesses and Professionals
For the first time, ITR deadlines are staggered by form type — salaried filers stay at July 31, non-audit business and professional filers get until August 31, 2026. Here is what changed under the Finance Act, 2026 and what to do.
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GST 2.0 for Small Businesses: The 5%, 18% and 40% Slab Reset and Your FY 2026-27 Checklist
The 56th GST Council collapsed four slabs into two main rates — 5% and 18% — plus a 40% sin/luxury rate, effective 22 September 2025. Here is what the GST 2.0 reset means for your pricing, ITC, and FY 2026-27 invoice housekeeping.
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The MSME 45-Day Payment Rule (Section 43B(h)): What Small Buyers and Suppliers Must Get Right
Section 43B(h) disallows your tax deduction for payments to Micro and Small enterprises unless paid within 15 or 45 days. The 45-day cap is absolute. Here is how the rule works and what to fix before year-end.
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