Self-Employed Tax Deductions: Freelancer's Guide to Reducing Tax Liability

Ans: It depends on amount of income from freelancing. If you are eligible for presumptive taxation, ITR 4 can be filed. Else you need to file ITR 3.

Ans: In new tax regime no deductions are applicable, except 25 K extra standard deduction as opposed to 50K allowed in the old regime.

In case you happen to be in the 30% bracket, thumb rule is if your deductions are more then 3.75 Lacs then Old Regime is suitable else new regime is more optimal.

Ans: hi,
for this particular financial year you will be taxed under 2 heads ,1st under salaries for the period you were in job & for remaining part you will be taxed as business income being started freelancing work.

And for freelancers there is no any specific dedutions however all deductions available to all others are available to freelancers like 80C to 80G.

For calculation of taxation of freelancing period you should record all your receipts & expenses (only related to work, no any personal expenses) details with proper documentary evidences specially for expenses part, net of the (receipts & expenses) will be your income however you can opt for presumptive taxation also.

For Advance payment :-
if tax applicable to you during the finanical year as per calculations exceeds Rs 10000, then your have to pay advance tax quarterly as below
on or before 15th june :- minimum 15% or more of tax amount.
on or before 15th september :- minimum 45% or more of tax amount.
on or before 15th December :- minimum 75% or more of tax amount.
on or before 15th March :- full 100% tax payable as per calculations.
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