Indian payroll changed twice in five months. The four Labour Codes replaced 29 labour laws on 21 November 2025 and rewrote the definition of wages. Then the Income-tax Act, 2025 replaced the salary TDS provisions on 1 April 2026. Most payroll interview guides still cite the EPF Act, the Payment of Gratuity Act and Section 192. This one covers 35+ questions under the law that actually applies — including the "50% rule" that most candidates get wrong.
Search for audit interview questions and you get GAAP, IFRS and how to audit cryptocurrency. None of that is what an Indian firm asks. You will be asked about the Standards on Auditing, CARO, Form 3CD, the audit trail mandate and how you would handle a client who will not give you a confirmation. This guide covers 35+ questions built for Indian audit roles — articleship, audit assistant, audit associate and internal audit.
"Assessment Year" is no longer a thing. Neither is Section 80C. The Income-tax Act, 1961 was repealed on 1 April 2026 and replaced by a statute with 536 sections, a single Tax Year concept and entirely renumbered provisions. Every income tax interview guide online still teaches the old law. This one covers 35+ questions under the Act that actually applies — and the transition question every interviewer is asking right now.
Most Tally interview guides still explain VAT and describe TallyPrime as "a simplified interface." Employers in 2026 are asking something else entirely: can you update rate masters after the GST slab change, and can you remap TDS ledgers to the new payment codes? This guide covers 35+ questions with answers, including the configuration work that became mandatory this year.
Accounts executive interviews are not accounting theory tests. Employers want to know whether you can close a month, reconcile a GSTR-2B, spot a 26AS mismatch and deduct TDS under the right code — under rules that changed twice in the last year. This guide covers 35+ questions with model answers, including the practical scenarios that decide who gets hired.
On 1 April 2026 the Income-tax Act, 1961 was repealed. Section 194C, 194J and 194I no longer exist — TDS now sits under Sections 392, 393 and 394, and challans use numeric payment codes instead of section numbers. Every TDS interview guide online still teaches the old sections. This one covers 35+ questions with model answers under the law that actually applies today, including the dual-Act reality every accounts team is living through right now.
Most GST interview guides online are out of date. They still list 12% and 28% slabs that no longer exist, and they say nothing about GSTR-3B locking or the Invoice Management System that now determines your ITC. This guide covers 40+ questions with model answers, updated for the rules actually in force in 2026 — from basic definitions for freshers to practical scenario questions that separate strong candidates from memorised ones.
Every interview has a few questions you can almost always count on. Here are the 5 you're most likely to face, what interviewers are really listening for, and how to answer each one with confidence.