Published April 9, 2024
💼LinkedIn Posts

Structuring your Side Hustle

Starting your side hustle or Business while still working in a job with least hassles and compliance challenges

So you've got a brilliant [[Blog/a-simple-guide-for-validating-new-business-ideas|business idea and keen to build it]] on the side. Your basic product or service is ready and even obtained a few paying customers. Now most would jump straight to start a Private Limited form. But is this the best way forward?

There's a simpler way to start:

  • Consider a proprietorship (for solo ventures) or a partnership (for a team of 2 or more)
    • Easier to manage and tax-friendly.
    • Profits you Withdraw are taxed once, against twice in Pvt Ltd.
    • Leverage Section 44AD<sup><a href="https://cleartax.in/s/freelance-professional-business-income">1</a></sup> for an even further tax reduction

Starting your business

  • Avoid the hassle of Compliance and paperwork.

    • If you are a director, your existing firm can label this >"moonlighting."
  • You can avail most benefits:

    • GST Registration
    • Utilise a trade name for your side hustle,
    • PAN card for partnership firms. Proprietorship you use your PAN
    • Open a current account.
  • Unless you advertise it, your current organisation won't know about your side hustle, avoiding any complications.

Key Takeaway: Proprietorship or partnership offers a simpler, more tax-efficient way to run your side hustle discreetly while you commence your entrepreneurial dreams