Platform Income
How income from YouTube, Instagram, subscriptions and other platforms is taxed, and the records to keep for every payout.
For YouTubers, Instagram and LinkedIn creators, podcasters and newsletter writers earning from platforms, brand deals and audiences in India and abroad.
Your audience grew. Your tax position changed with it.
How income from YouTube, Instagram, subscriptions and other platforms is taxed, and the records to keep for every payout.
Invoicing brands, the TDS they deduct, and the tax on free products, trips and other benefits you receive from them.
YouTube may withhold US tax on earnings from US viewers. Submitting your tax information lowers the rate, and the tax withheld can often be claimed as a credit in India.
Whether you need to register, how foreign platform income is treated, and filing an LUT so exports carry no GST.
Choosing between presumptive taxation and keeping accounts, so you pay tax on the right figure without unnecessary paperwork.
Cameras, lighting, editing software, travel and studio costs: what you can claim, and how to keep the evidence.
Paying advance tax on time as income grows, and filing the right return with every source of income reconciled.
Free tools for creators: GST Registration Checker, Income Tax Calculator and the Invoice Generator.
If your income now comes from several platforms, brands and countries, it is time to put the tax side on a proper footing.