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Powered by RAG · Grounded in Indian Tax Law · Not a generic chatbot

Tax clarity in seconds, not hours.

The AI copilot that answers from actual Indian tax law — CGST Act, CBIC circulars, CBDT notifications — with citations you can verify. Upload notices, generate professional replies, calculate interest. All within your private, isolated profile.

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Three core tools that save tax professionals hours every week — research, reply, and calculate.

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Is ITC available on food and beverages under GST?

No. Input Tax Credit on food and beverages is a blocked credit under Section 17(5)(b) of the CGST Act, 2017.

The section states that ITC shall not be available for food, beverages, outdoor catering, beauty treatment, health services, cosmetic and plastic surgery, except where the inward supply is used for making an outward taxable supply of the same category or as an element of a taxable composite or mixed supply.

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ISO 27001| DPDP Act 2023| Azure Central India| Zero cross-profile sharing| Prompts never used for AI training

How it works

RAG: Retrieval-Augmented Generation

Tax Sahayogi doesn't guess. It retrieves the relevant legal text first, then generates an answer grounded only in that text. This is called RAG — and it's why every answer has a citation.

01

You ask a question

Type your GST or Income Tax query in plain English or Hindi. Optionally upload a notice PDF.

02

Hybrid search retrieves relevant law

Your query is searched against our indexed knowledge base using both keyword matching (BM25) and semantic understanding (vector search) — so 'Section 16(4)' and 'ITC time limit' both find the right provision.

03

AI generates a cited answer

The LLM composes a response ONLY from the retrieved legal text — never from general knowledge. Every claim includes a [Source] citation linking back to the exact section or circular.

04

Guardrails validate the response

A second AI pass checks for hallucinated section numbers, contradictions with source text, and outdated provisions. Issues are flagged with confidence ratings.

Your data stays within your profile — always

Every query, conversation, uploaded notice, and generated reply is scoped to your user account. There is no cross-profile sharing — User A's data is never visible to User B, never used to improve another user's results, and never mixed into a shared training set. The knowledge base (Acts, Rules, Circulars) is shared because it's public law — but your private data (queries, notices, replies) is isolated at the database level with tenant-scoped queries.

Knowledge Base

Grounded in authoritative sources

Every answer comes from official Indian tax law. Our knowledge base is built from these government-published sources — indexed, chunked, and embedded for AI retrieval.

CGST Act, 2017

Bare Act

Central Goods and Services Tax Act — all sections, schedules, and amendments

IGST Act, 2017

Bare Act

Integrated GST Act governing inter-state supplies and imports

CGST Rules, 2017

Rules

Procedural rules under CGST Act — ITC, registration, returns, refunds

CBIC Notifications

Notifications

All Central Tax notifications including rate changes and exemptions

CBIC Circulars

Circulars

Clarificatory circulars issued by CBIC on interpretation of GST law

Income Tax Act, 1961

Bare Act

Key sections covering TDS, assessments, penalties, and compliance

Income Tax Act, 2025

Bare Act

New consolidated Income Tax Act replacing the 1961 Act — simplified, restructured provisions effective from AY 2026-27

CBDT Circulars

Circulars

CBDT clarifications on Income Tax provisions and procedures

GST Council Decisions

Decisions

Recommendations from GST Council meetings affecting rates and rules

Sources are updated regularly. All documents are from official government domains (cbic-gst.gov.in, incometaxindia.gov.in, gstcouncil.gov.in).

Privacy & Security

Your data is yours. Period.

Tax data is sensitive. We built Tax Sahayogi with privacy as the foundation — not an afterthought. No cross-profile sharing. No data selling. No AI training on your prompts.

Data stays in India

All databases, search indexes, and caching run in Azure Central India (Pune). Your client data never leaves the country.

No cross-profile sharing

Every user's data is isolated at the database level. Your queries, notices, and conversations are never visible to or used by another user.

Your prompts are not used for training

Under our enterprise agreement with Azure, your inputs are never used to train or improve AI models. Zero data leakage.

Encryption everywhere

AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.2+ in transit. API keys managed via Azure Key Vault. Bcrypt password hashing.

Tenant isolation

Each organisation gets isolated database partitions. Role-based access controls ensure only authorised team members see client data.

DPDP Act & ISO 27001

Full compliance with India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. ISMS framework aligned with ISO 27001 controls.

Data flow architecture

Your Query

Private to you

Knowledge Base

Public law only

AI Processing

Azure enterprise DPA

Your Answer

Private to you

The knowledge base (Acts, Circulars, Notifications) is shared — it's public law. Everything else is scoped to your account and never crosses profile boundaries.

Features

Everything a tax professional needs

Built by people who understand Indian tax practice. Every feature designed to save time and reduce risk.

Core

AI Chat with Citations

Ask any GST or Income Tax question. Every answer cites the exact section, circular, or notification. Click any citation to see the source text.

Core

Notice Reply Engine

Upload a tax notice PDF. The AI parses it, extracts key fields (authority, sections cited, demand amount), researches the law, and drafts a professional point-by-point reply.

Tools

Tax Calculators

GST interest under Section 50, TDS applicability under 194C/194J/194H — deterministic calculations with formula shown. No AI involved, pure math.

Coming soon

Live Law Updates

Automated pipeline monitors CBIC and CBDT websites every 2 hours. New notifications and circulars are parsed, embedded, and indexed automatically.

Core

Export & Audit Trail

Every conversation is logged with timestamps. Export any reply as a formatted PDF or DOCX with citations, assumptions, and confidence ratings.

Technology

Hybrid Search

Combines keyword search (for exact section numbers like '16(4)') with semantic search (for conceptual queries like 'can I claim credit on construction'). Best of both worlds.

Built for tax professionals

Whether you're a solo practitioner or a large firm, Tax Sahayogi fits your workflow.

CA & CMA firms researching tax positions
Tax advocates drafting notice replies
CFOs and finance teams needing quick answers
Startups navigating GST compliance

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Disclaimer: Tax Sahayogi is currently in beta and has been made live for testing purposes only. This tool uses AI to generate responses and may make mistakes. All outputs — including answers, notice replies, and calculations — must be independently verified by a qualified Chartered Accountant or tax professional before relying on them. Tax Sahayogi does not constitute legal or tax advice.