Website terms
Terms of Use
These terms govern your use of the Cross Border Tax Desk website, its articles, calculators, generators, route checkers, enquiry forms and related online features.
Quick summary
The website provides general information and practical tools, not personalised professional advice.
Reading an article, using a calculator, downloading a workpaper or submitting an enquiry does not by itself create a CA-client, tax-adviser-client, lawyer-client or other professional relationship.
A professional engagement begins only after CBTD or the relevant professional accepts the matter and the scope, fees, responsibilities and terms are confirmed.
You should not rely solely on website content or tool output when making a tax, legal, financial, FEMA, property, inheritance or compliance decision.
Acceptance
Using the website means you accept these terms
By accessing or using crossbordertaxdesk.com, you agree to these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, you should not use the website or its tools.
If you use the website on behalf of a company, firm, trust, family member or other person, you confirm that you are authorised to do so.
General information
Website content is not personalised advice
Articles, guides, checklists, videos, FAQs, examples and other materials are provided for general educational and informational purposes. They do not consider your complete facts, documents, residential status, tax history, transaction structure, jurisdiction, treaty position or legal circumstances.
Tax, FEMA, banking, property, succession and reporting outcomes can change based on facts that may not be visible from a short enquiry or online calculation. You should obtain advice appropriate to your situation before acting.
Professional services
When a professional engagement begins
A professional engagement begins only when the relevant professional or service team confirms acceptance of the matter and the parties agree the scope, fees, responsibilities, information requirements and other engagement terms.
CBTD may coordinate enquiries with Chartered Accountants, tax professionals, accountants, legal professionals or other service providers. The professional responsible for an accepted engagement may issue separate engagement terms, confidentiality provisions, disclaimers or data-processing terms.
CBTD and participating professionals may decline an enquiry where the scope is unclear, documents are incomplete, deadlines cannot reasonably be met, conflicts exist, or the requested work is outside the available expertise or permitted service scope.
Calculators, generators and route checkers
| Tool type | What it provides | What it does not provide |
|---|---|---|
| Calculators | Estimates based on the information and assumptions entered. | A final tax computation, filing position, certificate or professional opinion. |
| Route checkers | A practical indication of possible next steps or correction routes. | A binding determination that a route is legally available or appropriate. |
| Schedule FA Generator | A browser-generated workpaper using the data supplied by the user. | A filed return, completeness review, valuation opinion or confirmation that disclosure is correct. |
| Templates and downloads | A structure for organising information and records. | A substitute for transaction-specific review or official forms. |
Tool outputs depend on the accuracy and completeness of user inputs. Users are responsible for reviewing assumptions, dates, exchange rates, classifications, taxability and supporting documents before relying on any result.
Accuracy and updates
Rules and information can change
CBTD seeks to provide useful and accurate information, but tax laws, forms, procedures, treaty interpretations, FEMA rules, bank practices, court decisions, government portals and administrative guidance can change.
Content may not reflect a change that occurred after publication or may not apply in every jurisdiction or fact pattern. Publication dates, updated dates and references should be considered together with current official guidance.
CBTD does not guarantee that every page, calculation, link or tool output is complete, error-free, current or suitable for a particular purpose.
Your responsibilities
Provide accurate information and use reasonable care
When using the website or contacting CBTD, you agree to:
- provide information that is accurate to the best of your knowledge;
- review tool assumptions and outputs before using them;
- protect passwords, OTPs, banking credentials and confidential access information;
- avoid uploading or sending unnecessary sensitive information;
- obtain permission before submitting information relating to another person;
- meet your own tax, filing, payment, banking and legal deadlines unless an accepted engagement expressly assigns a responsibility; and
- seek professional review where the consequences of an error may be material.
Prohibited use
You must not misuse the website
You may not use the website to:
- submit false, misleading, unlawful, abusive or fraudulent information;
- attempt unauthorised access to the website, forms, tools, servers or connected systems;
- introduce malware, automated attacks, scraping that disrupts service or other harmful code;
- copy, republish or commercially exploit substantial website content without permission;
- misrepresent CBTD content or tool output as a professional certificate, filed return or official government document; or
- use the website in violation of applicable law or the rights of another person.
Content ownership
Intellectual property and permitted use
Unless otherwise stated, CBTD owns or is authorised to use the website design, text, original articles, tool interfaces, calculators, templates, branding and other original materials.
You may view, print or download reasonable portions for personal, internal business or professional reference. You may not reproduce, sell, license, republish, systematically extract or create a competing commercial resource from CBTD materials without written permission.
Government forms, legislation, third-party trademarks, videos and external materials remain subject to the rights of their respective owners.
External services
Third-party websites, portals and embedded content
The website may link to government portals, banks, professional resources, YouTube, Google services and other external platforms. These links are provided for convenience or reference.
CBTD does not control and is not responsible for the availability, content, security, privacy practices, accuracy or terms of third-party services. You should review their current information and terms before relying on them.
Enquiries
Forms, email, telephone and WhatsApp communications
Submitting an enquiry authorises CBTD or a relevant service professional to respond using the contact details provided. Communications may be used to understand the issue, request further information, arrange a call or discuss a possible engagement.
Email and messaging platforms are not guaranteed to be secure. Do not send passwords, OTPs, banking login credentials or highly sensitive documents unless an appropriate sharing method has been confirmed.
CBTD may retain communications as described in the Privacy Policy and may stop responding to abusive, misleading, unlawful or repetitive messages.
Website availability
Access may change or be interrupted
CBTD may update, suspend, withdraw or modify any page, tool, download, feature or service without prior notice. Access may be interrupted by maintenance, hosting issues, software errors, third-party outages, security events or circumstances outside reasonable control.
CBTD does not guarantee continuous availability of the website or any particular tool.
Responsibility
Limits on responsibility for website use
To the extent permitted by applicable law, CBTD and persons associated with the website are not responsible for loss arising solely from reliance on general website content, estimates, incomplete user inputs, third-party information, unavailable services or use of a tool without appropriate review.
This includes indirect, incidental, consequential or business losses such as missed deadlines, penalties, lost opportunities, data loss or decisions made without obtaining advice appropriate to the facts.
Nothing in these terms excludes a responsibility that cannot lawfully be excluded, or overrides specific responsibilities accepted under a written professional engagement.
Misuse
Responsibility for unlawful or unauthorised use
You are responsible for consequences arising from your unlawful use of the website, violation of these terms, infringement of another person’s rights, or submission of information without proper authority.
Where permitted by law, CBTD may seek recovery of reasonable losses, costs or claims caused by such misuse.
Access control
Suspension or termination of access
CBTD may restrict or block access to the website, forms or tools where there is suspected abuse, fraud, unlawful activity, automated disruption, security risk or repeated violation of these terms.
Provisions relating to intellectual property, responsibility, third-party services, governing law and other provisions intended to survive will continue to apply after access ends.
Governing law
Applicable law and jurisdiction
These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of India. Subject to any mandatory legal rights or agreed dispute process, disputes relating to website use will be subject to the courts having jurisdiction in India.
A separate professional engagement may specify a more precise governing law, jurisdiction, arbitration process or dispute-resolution mechanism for that engagement.
Updates
Changes to these Terms of Use
CBTD may revise these terms when the website, tools, services, business practices or legal requirements change. The revised version will be posted on this page with an updated date.
Continued use of the website after an update means the revised terms apply from the effective date, subject to applicable law.
Contact
Questions about these terms
For questions about website use or these terms, contact:
Cross Border Tax Desk
Email: hello@crossbordertaxdesk.com
Website: crossbordertaxdesk.com
You can also review the Privacy Policy for information about how personal data is handled.
Legal note: These website terms are intended to describe CBTD’s current online practices. Specific professional engagements may be subject to additional or different written terms.