About
A ledger, not a lifestyle blog
Freelance Ledger covers the unglamorous half of independent work: getting paid, staying compliant, and charging enough to keep going.
Most freelance advice online is written by people who have never filed an export invoice. It optimises for optimism — passive income, freedom, five-hour workdays — and skips the part where a bank branch asks for a FIRC you never requested.
This site is the opposite. Every guide starts from a document: the GST portal, an RBI direction, an invoice that was actually rejected. If a number can change, the guide says so and links the source.
Who writes this
Kapoor Dev — Independent developer and consultant. I have run an independent software practice from India since 2019, billing clients in the US, UK and EU, filing export returns, and learning the difference between what a payment provider advertises and what lands in the bank account. The practice builds web products, AI applications and browser automation for small companies.
The same work is documented at Kapoor Dev.
What you will and will not find here
- You will find step-by-step procedures, invoice layouts, checklists, and comparisons that explain the trade-off rather than declaring a winner.
- You will not find affiliate listicles, "top 10 tools" pages written from press releases, or tax advice presented as fact.
- You will not find sponsored posts disguised as guides. If a commercial relationship ever affects a page, it will be disclosed at the top.
How the site is funded
Advertising. There are no paid placements and no affiliate links in the guides. If that changes, the policy on the editorial policy page changes first.
Corrections
Tax rules and payment fees move. If you spot something out of date, email hello@kapoordev.com with the page URL and the source that contradicts it. Corrections are published with a visible update date.
Last updated: 10 November 2026