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18% -- gst rate without lut for Indian freelancers (2025)
Indian freelancers who lack proper documentation (such as a Letter of Undertaking / LUT) must pay an 18% GST rate on international income.
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2025
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remotify.co
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https://www.remotify.co/the-freelancers-financial-rollercoaster-surviving-payment-purgatory-in-india… ↗
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Payment Purgatory in India: The Freelancer Survival Guide
For the 15 million Indians now freelancing, this isn’t just an inconvenience—it’s a lifestyle of financial whiplash. One week, you’re juggling client calls and sipping endless cups of coffee. The next, your inbox echoes with radio silence, and your bank balance hovers dangerously near empty.
This fi…
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Indian freelancers: 18% gst rate without lut. Source: remotify.co (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/gst-rate-18-percent-international
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/gst-rate-18-percent-international" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>18%</strong> -- gst rate without lut for Indian freelancers<br><small>Source: remotify.co (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/gst-rate-18-percent-international" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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