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Everything you need to know about TaxSocial
Getting Started
What is TaxSocial?
A professional community for tax and finance in India. CAs, CSs, CMAs, Advocates, and business professionals share articles, insights, and connect with each other.
How do I register?
Click "Sign Up" and register with your email (OTP verification) or Google account. Pick a username and you're ready to go.
How do I write an article?
Click "Add Blog" in the sidebar, write in the editor, choose a tax field, add tags and publish. Minimum 150 words to publish. Three rules to know: links are allowed only to government and statutory-body sites (gov.in, RBI, ICAI, ICSI, ICMAI, GSTN); no phone numbers or WhatsApp links used to solicit clients; and new accounts can publish up to 5 articles a day until they reach the trusted tier. Every article passes an automated check for spam, off-topic content and near-duplicates of existing TaxSocial articles before it goes live.
How do I follow someone?
Visit their profile and click the "Follow" button. Their articles will appear in your "Following" tab on the home feed.
For Tax Professionals
How do verification marks work?
There is no single blue tick. Each profile item that was actually checked gets its own mark, and hovering it tells you how and when. Email is verified at sign-up. Website is free: add a link to your TaxSocial profile anywhere on your site, then click "Verify website" in Edit Profile. Institute number, LinkedIn and X are checked by an admin for TaxSocial Pro members: submit the form on your profile, and the marks show while Pro is active.
What do the Verified and Not verified boxes on a profile mean?
The Verified box lists the details that were actually checked, with how and when: email, website, membership number, LinkedIn, X. The Not verified box lists the details the member has published but nobody has checked, such as a self-declared credential. Both boxes only show what the member chose to make public.
What is the Expert mark?
A small "Expert · GST" label next to a name means that member has, in the last 12 months, published at least six articles in that field that passed the quality check (one every two months), has a clean moderation record, has at least one verified profile detail beyond email, and has been read: 300 reads, 10 likes, 5 bookmarks, 500 Google search impressions or 25 followers. It is computed automatically every 15 minutes, cannot be bought, and lapses after a year without new articles in that field. Pro does not add to the score or the ranking; the one verified detail it requires can be a free website verification. Hover the label to see the numbers behind it. Three quality-passed articles in any mix of fields shows "Contributor" on the profile; ten shows "Author".
When does my article appear on Google?
Publishing and indexing are separate. Your article is live on TaxSocial the moment it passes the pre-publish check. It becomes eligible for Google indexing when it is at least 300 words and the automated quality check judges it substantive and original. Reader engagement is not required. If the check has not run yet, the article is live but not indexed until the nightly run; if it fails, the edit page tells you why and you can revise and save again. Articles indexed for 90 days with no readers may be reviewed by an admin.
What are Blog Ideas?
Blog Ideas lists fresh article topics daily, drawn from the latest tax updates, case laws and upcoming due dates, each with a suggested outline. Go to Blog > Ideas. Free until you publish 25 articles, then part of TaxSocial Pro.
What is Enhanced Analytics?
Beyond basic stats (views, likes, followers), enhanced analytics shows follower growth trends, best posting times, article-by-article comparison and CSV export. Free for your first 3 months, then part of TaxSocial Pro.
Who can see my email and mobile number?
Only logged-in members, and only if you switched them on in Edit Profile. Visitors who are not logged in see a masked version (for example "+91 98xxx xxxxx") with a log-in link, so your number cannot be collected by scrapers. Members can open a limited number of profiles' contact details per hour, and each view is recorded.
How do I add my credentials?
Go to Profile > Edit Profile and pick every qualification you hold (CA, CS, CMA, and so on). Each one gets its own block for the membership number and the year you qualified, with separate "show on profile" switches for the badge, the number and the year. Every other detail on the form has its own show/hide switch too, so you can hold a number without publishing it.
For Business Users
How do I find a tax professional?
Use the Professional Directory to search by city, tax field (GST, Income Tax, etc.) and credentials. Every professional who has completed sign-up is listed, unless they have asked to be left out. Experts in the field you pick come first, then members whose institute number is verified, then by articles that passed the quality check. Nobody can pay to move up. Tick "Experts only" for the short list. It is free and needs no login.
Can I message a professional directly?
Yes! Visit their profile and click "Message". Accounts without TaxSocial Pro can send up to 10 messages a day; Pro removes the daily quota. An anti-spam limit of 60 messages an hour applies to everyone.
Is the directory free?
Yes, the Professional Directory is completely free for everyone — no login required to browse.
Account & Safety
How do I report inappropriate content?
Click the report button on any article or profile, choose a reason (spam, abuse, impersonation, misleading) and submit. A report never removes an article on its own, and the number of reports never does. Each report is assessed automatically against the article's text: if the complaint is upheld, the article is withheld from Google and ads and the author is told what to fix; if it is not, the report is closed; impersonation and anything the check cannot decide goes to an admin. Reports are never anonymous to the admin.
How do I block someone?
Visit their profile and click the "Block" button. While signed in, a blocked user no longer sees your articles in their feed, tags, search or Explore, cannot message you, and cannot interact with your posts. Your public articles and profile remain reachable by direct link, as they are for any visitor who is not signed in.
Is the content on TaxSocial professional advice?
No. Content includes user-submitted articles and TaxSocial editorial articles; none of it is professional tax or legal advice. Always consult a qualified professional for your specific situation.
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