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Browse by topicHow Indian freelancers get paid by foreign clients: every route compared
Bank transfer, PayPal, Wise, Payoneer or a payment aggregator — what actually lands in your account, what the bank asks for, and which route leaves the cleanest paper trail for GST.
GST on export of services for freelancers: LUT, zero-rating and the paperwork
When a foreign client makes your work an export, why zero-rated is not the same as exempt, how the LUT changes your cash flow, and what to keep so a refund never gets stuck.
OperationsFreelance invoice format for India (with the fields clients and GST officers check)
A copy-ready invoice layout for Indian freelancers, the export-specific lines that get invoices rejected, numbering that survives a tool change, and what to do when a client pays late.
Pricing and clientsWhat should you charge? A rate model for Indian freelancers, not a guess
Work backwards from the income you need, forward from the market rate, and end up with an hourly, day and project price you can defend in a negotiation.
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Getting paid
How money actually arrives from a foreign client: routes, fees, FX, FIRC and the records your bank will ask for.
1 guideGST and tax
Export of services, LUT, zero-rated invoices, presumptive taxation and the deadlines that catch freelancers out.
1 guidePricing and clients
Rate cards, retainers, scope creep and contracts that hold up when the client goes quiet.
1 guideOperations
Accounts, bookkeeping, invoices and the small systems that keep a one-person studio compliant.
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RSSHow Indian freelancers get paid by foreign clients: every route compared
Bank transfer, PayPal, Wise, Payoneer or a payment aggregator — what actually lands in your account, what the bank asks for, and which route leaves the cleanest paper trail for GST.
GST and taxGST on export of services for freelancers: LUT, zero-rating and the paperwork
When a foreign client makes your work an export, why zero-rated is not the same as exempt, how the LUT changes your cash flow, and what to keep so a refund never gets stuck.
OperationsFreelance invoice format for India (with the fields clients and GST officers check)
A copy-ready invoice layout for Indian freelancers, the export-specific lines that get invoices rejected, numbering that survives a tool change, and what to do when a client pays late.
Pricing and clientsWhat should you charge? A rate model for Indian freelancers, not a guess
Work backwards from the income you need, forward from the market rate, and end up with an hourly, day and project price you can defend in a negotiation.