udemy course india

[Sachin1]

hi! can any instructor from India respond to this , I just want to know if Indian instructors should any business license to start making udemy courses??

[Rahul Iyer]

Hi Sachin,

What do you mean by a business license? Kindly elaborate, please.

[Sachin1]

I mean, do I need to register as company in order to sell courses on online(udemy) and do I need to pay taxes to my government(india). I am new this online(udemy) selling courses, little help will be nice.

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[Rahul Iyer · Accepted solution]

Hi Sachin,

When you begin your online instructor journey, you are NOT required to register a company or pay taxes immediately. Once you gain traction as a Udemy instructor and start earning considerable sum of money that fall into the required tax slabs as outlined by the IT department, you can start paying taxes, register a company, get a GST ID, etc.

On the other hand, if you are already in the tax slabs and paying taxes each year (before joining Udemy), you may need to pay taxes from the income you generate from Udemy. Your CA will guide you in the right direction.

To begin your journey on Udemy, your personal brand is enough. It is a good start. Hope this helps

[Sachin1]

Thank you alot for answering my question. It helped!

[manishpaulsimon]

As per my knowledge, if your overall income including Udemy is less than 20 Lakhs, you don't need to register a business. Once it exceeds 20L, you can consider going for Sole Proprietorship. 

[SameerKhatri]

no you dont