🇮🇳 India

GST registration grants a 15-digit GSTIN that lets a business or freelancer collect GST, claim input-tax credit, and file periodic returns. Applications are filed on the GST portal at gst.gov.in, with statutory backing in the CGST Act 2017. There is no government fee.

Filing an annual Income Tax Return (ITR) in India is free on the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) e-Filing portal. Residents above the basic exemption and NRIs with India-source income file by the due date for their assessment year — typically 31 July for non-audit individual returns. The portal at incometax.gov.in is the authorised filing surface; a statutory transition is currently underway, see the Statutory transition callout for current-year specifics.

Form 6 adds an Indian citizen aged 18 or above to the electoral roll of their constituency of ordinary residence. Filing is free; the EPIC card is issued free by Speed Post, usually within about 30 days.