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The money questions creators actually have.

Not general tax explainers. The specific, awkward, mid-campaign questions — why a brand deducted 10%, where your GST went, what a free hamper costs you. Written by two Chartered Accountants who run a creator business themselves.

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A brand hasn't paid me in 60 days. What can I actually do?

You have a legal right to be paid within 45 days, and brands that miss it lose the tax deduction on your invoice. Almost no creator has been told this.

Getting paid  ·  7 min read
Questions this answers
  • What is the legal payment deadline?
  • What does a delay cost the brand?
  • Why does Udyam registration matter?
  • What do I send on day 60?
Getting paid

A brand hasn't paid me in 60 days. What can I actually do?

The MSMED Act gives you a 45-day payment right and makes delay expensive for the brand — but only if your Udyam number was on the invoice.

7 min read
TDS

The brand deducted my TDS but it's not in my 26AS. Now what?

Four reasons the credit goes missing, the one document to ask for that diagnoses which one you have, and why you shouldn't have to pay it twice.

8 min read
TDS

Why a brand deducted 10% TDS instead of 2%Coming soon

Usually it isn't a mistake. What decides the rate, why arguing rarely works, and the certificate that can lower it legitimately.

GST

Your brand is holding back the GST until it shows in their 2BComing soon

Why accounts teams withhold the 18%, what proof they're actually waiting for, and how to send it without being asked.

GST

That ₹1L PR hamper isn't free. Here's what it really costs youComing soon

Barter is a taxable supply at market value. A rule for which collaborations to accept, decline, or convert to cash.

Getting paid

Udyam registration for creators: the 20-minute job worth doing todayComing soon

Free, fast, and it changes how your invoice is treated by every brand you work with afterwards.

Foreign income

W-8BEN for Indian YouTubers: 15% instead of 24%Coming soon

One form inside your AdSense account decides how much US tax Google withholds. Most creators have never opened that screen.

Foreign income

AdSense is an export of services — the LUT you must file before April 1Coming soon

Miss the annual filing and every rupee of AdSense attracts 18% IGST, blocked until a refund clears months later.

Income tax

Advance tax for creators: the four dates and what happens if you miss themComing soon

Interest accrues monthly on every instalment you skip. How much to set aside from each brand payment so March isn't a shock.

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Dolfinn runs the whole financial backend for a small number of Indian creators — invoicing, collections, GST, TDS and tax. You create; we manage the money.

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