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What a Subcontractor Agreement Must Actually Say
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

What a Subcontractor Agreement Must Actually Say

Machine owners are usually the subcontractor, and a handful of clauses decide whether the money reaches you. Here…

GST on Labour Supply: What a Pure Manpower Contract Is Taxed As
Saurav Agarwal
Compliance & Regulation

GST on Labour Supply: What a Pure Manpower Contract Is Taxed As

A labour-only contract is not a works contract, so it is taxed as a plain service — and…

Security Deposit in a Tender: How Much Is Held, and When You Get It Back
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

Security Deposit in a Tender: How Much Is Held, and When You Get It Back

The post-award money a client holds against your performance — how it is built from a lump sum…

EMD in Tender: Full Form, How the Amount Is Worked Out, and Who Is Exempt
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

EMD in Tender: Full Form, How the Amount Is Worked Out, and Who Is Exempt

EMD stands for earnest money deposit, the bid security a department holds so your offer stays firm. Here…

Joint Venture for Tender: Whose Experience Counts, and at What Share
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

Joint Venture for Tender: Whose Experience Counts, and at What Share

Two small firms can bid together to clear an experience clause. A 2020 Bombay High Court case shows…

Bid Validity Period and Extension: Should You Agree?
Saurav Agarwal
Business & Growth

Bid Validity Period and Extension: Should You Agree?

Your quoted rate stays binding for a fixed window after you submit. What that window means, who can…

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…

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