Plain-language guides to starting out, platform fees, getting paid and tax, written for freelancers in South and Southeast Asia and checked against official sources.
The Q3 deadline (16 November), how the 8% tax is computed quarter by quarter, a free calculator and how to file, even when you earned nothing.
Read the guide →Who must file, why IT freelance income is still exempt, the ৳4 lakh limit, what to gather, and the e-return step by step before Tax Day on 30 November.
Read the guide →Choosing a skill, Fiverr vs Upwork, your first client, getting paid through Payoneer and bKash, the tax rules and the government freelancer ID, step by step.
Read the guide →Choosing a skill, Fiverr vs Upwork, getting paid without PayPal, PSEB registration, the 0.25% tax rate and keeping dollars in an ESFCA.
Read the guide →Choosing a niche, Payoneer vs PayPal, e-FIRA and purpose codes, GST on foreign clients and income tax under the new Income-tax Act.
Read the guide →Upwork vs Fiverr vs OnlineJobs.ph, Wise vs PayPal vs Payoneer, GCash, and BIR registration with the 8% tax option.
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