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GST on Free Issue Material: When the Client's Cement Lands in Your Taxable Value
Saurav Agarwal
Compliance & Regulation

GST on Free Issue Material: When the Client's Cement Lands in Your Taxable Value

The department supplies cement and steel free and you execute the work. Whether that material gets added to…

GST on Retention Money: You Pay Tax on Cash You Have Not Received
Saurav Agarwal
Compliance & Regulation

GST on Retention Money: You Pay Tax on Cash You Have Not Received

The client holds back 5 or 10 per cent of every bill, but the tax falls due on…

Item Rate Tender vs Percentage Rate Tender: What Actually Changes for You
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

Item Rate Tender vs Percentage Rate Tender: What Actually Changes for You

Two standard Indian tender forms, two very different risks. Which one lets you price item by item, and…

GST on Liquidated Damages: Does the Deduction Carry Tax?
Saurav Agarwal
Compliance & Regulation

GST on Liquidated Damages: Does the Deduction Carry Tax?

A client deducts delay damages from your bill and then asks you to pay tax on it. What…

Work Order in Construction: What to Check Before You Mobilise
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

Work Order in Construction: What to Check Before You Mobilise

The work order is the document that turns a tender win into a job with dates and liabilities…

PF and ESI for construction workers in India
Saurav Agarwal
Compliance & Regulation

PF and ESI for Construction Workers: When They Apply to You

Two statutes, two completely different triggers, and one line in the PF Act that reaches workers you did…

Surety bond vs bank guarantee for tender security
Rishabh Jain
Insurance & Risk

Surety Bond vs Bank Guarantee for Tender Security

An insurer can now issue the security a tender asks for. What a surety bond is under the…

Construction project delayed by severe weather under a force majeure clause
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

Force Majeure in Construction Contracts: When Delay Is Excused

Rain is not force majeure. What the clause in your contract actually does, why Section 56 of the…

Construction contract dispute proceeding through arbitration with legal documents and gavel
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

Arbitration in Construction Contracts: What Actually Happens

The clause is already in the contract you signed. Who gets to be the arbitrator, when the clock…

Diesel storage tank and fuel drums at a construction site
Saurav Agarwal
Compliance & Regulation

How Much Diesel You Can Store at Site Without a Licence

Two thousand five hundred litres, and no single barrel over a thousand. The limit that decides whether your…

Contractors attending a pre-bid tender meeting and discussing project clarifications
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

Pre Bid Meeting in a Tender: Your One Chance to Ask

The conditions that decide whether a tender is worth bidding can still be changed at this stage —…

Construction contract documents showing defect liability period obligations after handover
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

Defect Liability Period: What You Owe After Handover

The job is finished and the machines have moved on, but the contract has not let go. What…

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