How to file an EDF for Upwork earnings
Upwork pays freelancers in India for work done for overseas clients. Declare the invoice you raised for that work. Upwork’s fee does not choose the service code.
How to file an EDF for Freelancer.com earnings
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Freelancer.com releases a milestone from outside India. Declare that paid milestone against your invoice, with the service code for the project.
Milestone, not the bid
A bid or an unpaid milestone is not an export receipt. Use the payment that was released to you, after the platform fee if that net amount is what you are invoicing. The overseas client is the service recipient. Freelancer.com is the third-party payer.
Contest prizes and project payments can be different services. Describe the one you were paid for. This site does not read a Freelancer.com statement.
Service code
Pick the SAC code for the project: 998314 for software, 998313 for IT support, 998315 for hosting, 998391 for design, 998311 or 998312 for consulting, 998361 for advertising, 999612 for video production.
The bank’s purpose code should describe that same work. Off-site software is often P0807. Consultancy is often P1006. Advertising is often P1007.
Deadline
File within 30 days after the month of the invoice. One form can hold every client invoiced that month. Software goes to the authorised dealer or to Software Technology Parks of India. Other services go to the authorised dealer.
Realisation is nine months from the invoice date in foreign currency, or twelve months if the invoice or the credit in India is in rupees.
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How to file an EDF for a PayPal payment
A PayPal receipt shows who paid you and what reached your balance. You still choose the service code, and you add your own name and address before the form is ready for the bank.