Is Freelancer income eligible for GST

[Asked by Guest]

I generate income from www.freelancer.com and www.upwork.com

Do I need to pay 18% GST?

[KASTURI SETHI]

You are liable to pay GST @18%.

Can you kindly confirm if there is any documentation for this?

[DR.MARIAPPAN GOVINDARAJAN]

Heading 9983 (Other professional, technical and business services)

i) Selling of space for advertisement in print media = 5%

ii) Other professional, technical and business services other than (i) above - 18%

I think that your service is coming under (ii).

Whether it is correct Shri Sethi Sir?

[KASTURI SETHI]

Yes, Sir. Undoubtedly it is classified under SAC 9983. and attracts GST @ 18%. There is also no doubt that it falls into definition of supply of service.

[KASTURI SETHI]

Sh.M. Govindarajan Ji,

Sir, It is a fact (not exaggerating) that you have been never wrong and you can be never wrong. This is my observation.

May I request if you could kindly share the official link for this issue from Income Tax Department?

[KASTURI SETHI]

GST is indirect tax and Income Tax is direct tax. Both are not required to be correlated.

I understand, Can you share any official link for the above section that describes GST for Work from home Income in Software development?

I want to add a point. I have actually no firm.

[KASTURI SETHI]

Study information Technology Software Services. Try on google by posting these words.

Hello everyone,

I am foreigner, based outside India.

1st time i work with an indian company and i have some questions with GST. I hope you can help. I want to use my company to invoice the indian company. but they say it is going to be subject to tax. i am ok with that but would like to know how much is the rate. is it 18% ?

When we have the tax certificate, does it mention company name only or also the name of the person on it ?

In the other hand they say if they pay on my personnal account, then no tax. do you confirm ?

Thanks for your help !

Best Regards

Tpse

[CHIRAG MEHTA]

Yes it would be liable for payment of GST since employee employer relationship is not existing

AI Summary

Freelancer services taxable under GST as supply of other professional services, attracting tax on invoice payments.
Freelance services supplied via online platforms are treated as a supply of service under SAC 9983 (other professional, technical and business services) and therefore attract GST at the applicable rate; this classification applies irrespective of an employer-employee relationship or the absence of a formal firm. The discussion notes GST is an indirect tax distinct from income tax, and while questions on documentary authority and cross border invoicing were raised, no official links or definitive guidance were provided in the thread.