How We Research
Every guide on eircicai starts with official sources. We check the Income Tax Department website (incometax.gov.in), CBDT circulars and notifications, the GST portal (gst.gov.in), and CBIC updates before we write a single word. When a new law like the Income Tax Act 2025 comes in, we read the actual Act text — not just news summaries — and map the old section numbers to the new ones ourselves.
We also look at what other tax websites say, but we never copy their claims blindly. If three sites give three different section numbers for the same rule, we go back to the law itself and settle it. That is why our section-mapping guides take longer to publish than a quick news rewrite — we would rather be late and right than fast and wrong.
For numbers like tax slabs, deduction limits, and due dates, we cross-check across at least two official sources. A figure that appears in only one press article does not make it into our guides until we can trace it to a government document.
Our Fact-Checking Process
Before any article goes live, it passes through these checks:
- Source check: Every tax rule cited must link back to an official source — incometax.gov.in, indiaconde.nic.in, cbic.gov.in, or a published CBDT/CBIC notification.
- Section number check: Old Act vs new Act section numbers are verified against the official mapping. We keep a running list of confirmed mappings (for example, 80C → Section 123, 44AB → Section 63) and update it as the law settles.
- Example check: Every worked example with numbers is calculated by hand and double-checked. If we say a freelancer earning ₹40 lakh pays a certain tax under 44ADA, we have done the math.
- Date check: Applicability dates (from which financial year, from which assessment year) are confirmed, not guessed. Tax law is full of “applies from 1 April” traps, and we read the fine print.
- Language check: We read the draft out loud. If a sentence sounds like a textbook, we rewrite it. Our readers are normal people filing their own taxes, not lawyers.
CA Review
Tax is a high-stakes topic. A wrong number in a recipe blog costs you a meal; a wrong number in a tax guide can cost you a penalty. That is why every article on eircicai carries a “Reviewed by Asuthod Rathod, CA” note.
Our review process works like this: the writer drafts the article from official sources, and then a qualified Chartered Accountant reviews the tax content for accuracy before publication. The reviewer checks section numbers, limits, dates, and examples. If something does not hold up, the article does not go live until it is fixed.
We are honest about the limits of this process too. A review catches errors, but it is not the same as personal tax advice for your situation. That is why every article ends with a reminder to check with your own CA for decisions that affect your money.
How We Handle Tax Law Changes
Tax rules in India change often — every Budget, every monsoon session can shift something. Here is our policy:
- New laws: When a major change lands (like the Income Tax Act 2025), we publish fresh guides and clearly mark which Act and which financial year they apply to.
- Old articles: We revisit published guides when the rules they describe change. Each article shows a “Last updated” date so you can see how fresh it is.
- Outdated content: If a guide becomes fully outdated, we either rewrite it or add a clear notice at the top pointing to the current version. We do not leave stale tax advice sitting around without a warning.
- Budget season: During Budget week we publish explainers fast, but we mark early articles as “based on Budget proposals” until the Finance Bill becomes law. Proposals and passed law are different things, and we say so.
Corrections Policy
We make mistakes sometimes. When we do, here is what happens:
- Small errors (typos, formatting): fixed quietly, no notice needed.
- Factual errors (wrong number, wrong date, wrong section): fixed immediately, and the “Last updated” date is changed so readers can see the article was revised.
- Serious errors (advice that could cost a reader money if followed): fixed immediately, with a visible correction note at the top of the article explaining what changed and why.
If you spot an error in any of our guides, tell us through the contact page. We read every message, and we fix verified errors fast — usually within 48 hours. We would rather hear “you got this wrong” from a reader than let a mistake sit.
What We Don’t Do
- We do not give personal tax advice. Our guides explain the rules; they cannot tell you what to do with your specific income, investments, or business. For that, talk to a qualified CA who knows your full picture.
- We do not take money to write favourable content about any tax product, scheme, or service. Our guides are independent.
- We do not claim any affiliation with ICAI, the Income Tax Department, CBDT, CBIC, or any government body. We are an independent guide site, and we say so clearly on our About page.
- We do not publish AI-generated filler. Every article is written and checked by a human writer, then reviewed by a CA.
Questions About Our Content?
If you want to know how we verified something in a specific article, or you think we missed a source, reach out through our contact page. We are happy to show our work.
Last updated: 11 October 2026