Editorial & Fact-Checking Policy

At SageCalculator.in, our mission is to eliminate mathematical ambiguity, outdated tax slabs, and broken calculation forms. Because our calculators and statutory explainers inform major life decisions—such as income tax returns, home loan prepayments, gratuity claims, and university admissions—we hold every piece of content to rigorous journalistic and computational standards.

1. Primary Statutory Source Mandate

We strictly forbid using secondary commentary, third-party blogs, or social media rumors as authoritative sources. Every calculation formula, tax slab, rebate condition, and eligibility threshold must be cited directly from primary public records:

• Direct Tax: The Income Tax Act, 1961, annual Finance Acts passed by the Parliament of India, and official notifications issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
• Labour & Pay Rules: The Payment of Gratuity Act 1972, The Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952, and official Department of Expenditure / 7th & 8th Central Pay Commission memorandums.
• Banking & Small Savings: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Master Directions, Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs quarterly interest rate notifications, and State Bank of India (SBI) public master circulars.
• Academic Equivalencies: Official grading system ordinances, statutes, and conversion notifications issued by the Registrars of accredited state universities (e.g., VTU, Anna University, Mumbai University, SPPU, AKTU).
• State Utilities & Real Estate: Multi-year tariff orders issued by State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (e.g., KERC, TNERC, MERC, DERC, UPERC) and official Inspector General of Registration (IGR) guidance value tables.

2. The Four-Eye Review Protocol

No calculator, update, or news explainer is deployed to production without passing our two-tier validation checkpoint:

3. Editorial Independence & Commercial Non-Interference

SageCalculator.in operates with absolute editorial independence. We maintain strict ethical guardrails:

• No Paid Editorial Placements: We do not accept sponsored articles, paid calculator biasing, or promotional ranking arrangements from banks, NBFCs, real estate builders, or fintech apps.
• No Lead-Generation Paywalls: We believe financial literacy tools should be free public utilities. We never require users to submit phone numbers, email addresses, or PAN details to view full calculations or download results.
• Advertising Neutrality: Contextual advertising (such as Google AdSense) has zero influence over calculation outputs, comparisons, or recommendations. Advertisers have no prior review rights over our editorial content.

4. Correction Policy & 24-Hour SLA

Indian statutory provisions are dynamic. When Union Budgets modify tax slabs, DISCOMs revise Fuel and Power Purchase Cost Adjustments (FPPCA), or universities update grading formulas, our desk takes immediate corrective action:

To submit a statutory correction or alert our desk to a new university circular, please email [email protected] with the official gazette, circular, or ordinance number.