TaxationDirect vs Indirect Tax in India: A Business Owner's Guide
Direct tax is levied on what your business earns, mainly income tax under the Income-tax Act, 2025, and you bear it yourself. Indirect tax, mainly GST and customs duty, is levied on what you sell or import, is collected from customers and passed to the government, and is ultimately borne by the final consumer.
3 October 20268 min read



