CASE STUDIES / ISHITA-HYDERABAD
[CS-08]
I just wanted to do my work -
not decode section 44ada.
A conversation with
Ishita V.
Copywriter
Challenge
"Saved on taxes by registering as a sole proprietorship."
Clients asked for business invoices and vendor onboarding docs that she didn’t have. Deductions were also limited.
Lower perceived credibility with larger clients
Unclaimed business deductions and depreciation
Structure was the missing lever — not just better bookkeeping.
The TaxTap Moment
"The Taxtap team helped me move from an individual freelancer to a registered sole proprietorship, improving compliance and deductions."
They formalized the business and separated finances.
Registered as a sole proprietorship
Enabled GST with LUT for service exports
Mapped expenses & depreciation schedules
Created a compliance calendar (GST & advance tax)
Numbers?
Lower effective tax rate through deductions
Professional onboarding faster with bigger clients
"I feel like a proper business now — and it shows in numbers and client trust."
The Reality Before Taxtap
Work was growing, but the foundation wasn’t ready for it.
1. No Business Structure
Filed as individual.
2. No Expense Segregation
Personal vs business mixed.
How Taxtap Helped
From freelancer to formal proprietor — painlessly.
✅ Registration
- Proprietorship, GST, LUT
✅ Financial Hygiene
- Separate accounts, expense policy
"Structure created savings and confidence at the same time."
Lessons for Freelancers in Similar Situations
As income scales, formalize the business
LUT enables zero-rated exports for services
You do the earning.
We do the filing.
Handled — by real CAs, not robots.
start now, and
forget about taxes
