Guides
Plain explanations of the documents Indian businesses and employees deal with every month.
How to File an EDF for Export of Services
From 1 October 2026, exporters of services file an Export Declaration Form with their bank. On 7 October RBI said individuals providing services abroad need not report. Who files it, by when, and what goes in each part.
Downloading the Format as Word or Excel
A PDF is finished. Sometimes you need to change the wording, add a clause, or hand the file to an accountant. That is what the other two buttons are for.
How to Make a Handwritten GST Invoice
A handwritten invoice is as valid as a printed one, provided it carries what the law asks for. The problem is that most invoice books do not.
How to Read Your Salary Slip
Most people look at one number on their payslip. The one that decides your PF, your gratuity and your HRA exemption is a different one.
How to Write an Experience Letter
Experience letter or experience certificate: one document, two names. What it must say so a background check can confirm it, and what to leave out.
How to Write an Offer Letter
An offer letter is the employer's proposal, and once it is accepted its terms are what was agreed. What to put in it so the candidate knows exactly what they are accepting, with a sample salary break-up.
Which Document Do You Actually Need?
Quotation, proforma, invoice, challan, receipt. They look alike, they get used interchangeably, and getting it wrong is what causes the argument three months later.
When You Need an NOC, and What to Put in It
An NOC is a family of documents, not one. In two common cases the letter people write is not the document that was actually required.
Rent Receipts for HRA, and What Gets Them Rejected
A receipt your payroll team sends back costs you the exemption for that month. Most rejections come down to four things.
Salary Certificate, Salary Slip or Form 130?
Three documents prove your income, and they are not interchangeable. Form 16 has also been renamed: for salary paid from April 2026 it is Form 130.
What to Collect Before Your Last Working Day
Paperwork is far easier to get while you are still on the rolls. Here is the list, and what to do when something does not arrive.