RBI has said individuals are not covered by the new EDF rule. Partnership firms, LLPs and companies still are. Here is what each should do now, from FIRA records to bank vs fintech, updated every time RBI clarifies the rules.

If your foreign payment has arrived but the EDPMS entry is still open, the payment may not yet be matched to the reported export. Here’s what to check next

After EDF filing, the export is recorded in EDPMS and tracked until the corresponding payment is received and matched. Here’s the process in simple terms.

EDPMS is RBI’s system for tracking exports and whether the corresponding payments are received. Here’s how it works for service exporters from invoice reporting to closure.

A simple step-by-step guide to filing EDF for non-software service exports, from identifying your export invoices to preparing the form and submitting it through your authorized dealer.

For service exports, EDF is generally due within 30 days from the end of the month in which the invoice was raised. Here’s how the deadline works with simple examples for freelancers, consultants, agencies and other service exporters.

The EDF form is used to report export details under India’s foreign exchange framework. Here’s what service exporters need to prepare, how monthly reporting works, and what happens after the form is submitted.

Understand what EDF means, who needs to file it, when EDF filing is due and what changes for Indian service exporters from 1 October 2026.

The invoice is the first place your income becomes a record, and everything downstream inherits whatever it said. A working guide to raising invoices that hold up, with four interactive tools: invoice anatomy, a place-of-supply checker, the six-step flow, and the four checks that run before issue.

GST for freelancers in India is a tax on the services you supply, and it becomes mandatory once your aggregate turnover crosses the registration threshold - currently ₹20 lakh a year for services, or ₹10 lakh in special category states. The rate for almost all independent professional work is 18%. What

Nobody deducts tax on most freelance income, so you pay it yourself during the year. How advance tax works for freelancers in India, and when it falls due.

The format you need depends on one question: are you registered under GST? Both invoice formats explained, plus what to include so clients pay without queries.

When a freelancer in India becomes liable to register for GST, which threshold applies to your state, and what changes for invoicing once you cross it.