Compliance & Software August 6, 2026

GST on Gold Jewellery in India 2026 — HSN Codes, Rates, and What Billing Software Gets Wrong

Three GST rates on one gold jewellery invoice. 3% on gold, 5% on making charges, 0.25% on diamonds. Complete guide with HSN codes, rupee calculations, and API examples.

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Tax Rates July 6, 2026

GST on Health Insurance in India 2026 — Rate, SAC Code and ITC Eligibility

Health insurance GST is 18%. But who can claim ITC, what is the SAC code, and how does car insurance GST work? Complete guide with worked rupee examples.

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Compliance July 6, 2026

GST API vs Manual HSN Lookup — Why Hardcoding GST Rates Is a Compliance Time Bomb

Three approaches to GST rate lookup in India: hardcoded tables, portal scraping, and GST APIs. Two of them will give you a compliance notice within 18 months. Here's the honest comparison.

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Tax Guide July 6, 2026

CGST, SGST and IGST Explained — How to Split GST Correctly for Every Indian Transaction

CGST, SGST, and IGST are not three different taxes — they are three buckets that share the same rate. Which bucket you use depends entirely on one question: are buyer and seller in the same state?

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Guide June 30, 2026

GST API for Developers in India 2026 — HSN, SAC, CGST/SGST/IGST Lookup

A technical guide to GST APIs for Indian developers. Covers HSN lookup, CGST/SGST/IGST split, condition resolver, SAC codes, and integration examples in Python and cURL.

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