FIlling tax as freelancer

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Neeraj

Freelancer

39 Points Joined June 2020

Hello everyone,

I need some help filling my taxes for previous FY and current FY
This is my first time filling taxes, I work as a freelancer offering IT services worldwide and have no salaried income here in India
I am receiving payments from individual clients and companies through PayPal & directly in my bank account
I have few questions,

1. Which ITR form should I file? ITR-1 or ITR-3?
Some people are saying I can show it as income from other sources in ITR-1 while some are suggesting ITR-3 as it is a professional income

2. Other than PayPal, I receive money in my bank account through money transfer services like transferwise, worldremit etc In which section should I declare this income?

3. Do I need to register for GST in this case and issue any invoices to my clients? My current turnover is well below 20 lakhs

4. Do you suggest other payment methods for receiving money from overseas clients, if it makes filling taxes easier in future?

Any help will be appreciated

Thank You!

Replies (2)

Debiprasad Jana

295 Points Joined March 2017

You need to file your retof income for sure.
1. your category is professional.
2. you dont have to take gst bcz your turnover is under 20 lakhs.
3. if you show your net income after deduct of your expense which is 50% of your total turnover you can choose ITR 4 and show income under section 44ADA.
4. if you want to show your income below of that but above 8%, then you need to file itr 3 but not get audited and choose ITR 3
5. but if you show below 8 then get your accounts audited and choose ITR3

Neeraj

Freelancer

39 Points Joined June 2020

Originally posted by : Debiprasad Jana
	You need to file your retof income for sure.1. your category is professional.2. you dont have to take gst bcz your turnover is under 20 lakhs.3. if you show your net income after deduct of your expense which is 50% of your total turnover you can choose ITR 4 and show income under section 44ADA.4. if you want to show your income below of that but above 8%, then you need to file itr 3 but not get audited and choose ITR 35. but if you show below 8 then get your accounts audited and choose ITR3