Document checklists ज़रूरी दस्तावेज़
Collect these before you send your work. Scans or clear phone photos on WhatsApp are fine.
Income tax return
- PAN and Aadhaar
- Form 16 from employer
- AIS, TIS and Form 26AS from the income tax portal
- Bank statements and interest certificates
- Tax P&L and capital gains statement from your broker
- Rent received, or home loan interest certificate
- Proofs of deductions, if choosing the old regime
- Profit and loss and balance sheet, for business income
- Bank account for refund, pre-validated on the portal
GST registration
- PAN of the business
- Aadhaar and photo of proprietor, partners or directors
- Business address proof: electricity bill plus rent agreement or owner’s NOC
- Bank proof: cancelled cheque or statement
- Partnership deed or incorporation certificate, if applicable
- Authorisation letter for the signatory
- Mobile number and email for OTPs
IEC registration
- PAN of the business or proprietor
- Mobile and email linked for OTP
- Business address proof
- Cancelled cheque or bank certificate
- Digital signature or Aadhaar OTP to sign
Export shipment
- Commercial invoice and packing list
- Shipping bill, filed through your customs broker
- Bill of lading or airway bill
- Certificate of origin, where the buyer’s country needs it
- LC copy, if paid by letter of credit
- Insurance certificate, for CIF or CIP
- LUT acknowledgement, or IGST paid on invoice
- E-way bill for movement to port
- AD code registered at the port of export
- Product certificates where needed (quality, phytosanitary)
Import shipment
- Bill of entry, filed through your customs broker
- Commercial invoice and packing list
- Bill of lading or airway bill
- IEC
- Insurance certificate
- Certificate of origin, to claim FTA duty benefit
- BIS registration for electronics and solar inverters covered by the Compulsory Registration Scheme
- WPC approval for wireless devices, where applicable
- Payment proof through your bank, for the import remittance
Useful links उपयोगी लिंक
Official government and exchange websites. Always check you are on the real site before logging in.
- GST portalRegistration, returns, payments, refunds
- E-way billGenerate and cancel e-way bills
- E-invoiceIRN generation for e-invoicing
- Income Tax e-filingITR filing, AIS, refunds, tax payments
- TRACESTDS statements, Form 16A, Form 26AS
- ICEGATECustoms filings, shipping bills, bills of entry
- CBICGST and customs notifications, exchange rates
- DGFTIEC, e-BRC, Foreign Trade Policy
- RBIFEMA rules and master directions
- MCACompany and LLP filings
- Udyam registrationMSME registration
- NSEMarket data, circulars, holidays
- BSEMarket data and announcements
- SEBIMarket regulator, investor complaints
- BISCompulsory registration for electronics
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