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2 years ago

Hi,

I am a freelancer and my income is received from PayPal or other money transfer sites like wise.

the money received is a local transfer to me by paypal or wise.com.

Total income is less than 3 lakh a year.

Do i need to worry about filing income tax or having my business registered or pay gst?

Ankur Goel @ Complete Law Shield

Responded 2 years ago

A.no GST
but have to file Income tax
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Ayantika Mondal @ Prime Legal

Responded 2 years ago

A.Hi,
It is required to file an income tax return because an individual's exemption limit is Rs 2.5 lakh.

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For the assessment year 2020-21, an individual's exemption ceiling is Rs 2.5 lakh. It is not necessary to file an income tax return if your gross total income does not exceed the basic exemption limit.

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