TaxEagle
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For Indian freelancers billing the world

Earning in dollarseurospoundsyenAUDSGDAED is hard enough.
Filing the paperwork shouldn't be.

TaxEagle combines AI speed with the wisdom of veteran CAs. Just drop us a line when you get paid — we handle the filings.

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The deadline

1 October 2026. One circular. A monthly filing.

Not a rumour. FEMA 23(R)/2026 comes into force that morning. Flip the clipping.

Reserve Bank of India
Notification FEMA 23(R)/2026-RB · 13 January 2026
“These regulations shall come into force from October 01, 2026.”

An exporter of services shall furnish to the specified authority a declaration in the Export Declaration Form (EDF) specifying the full export value, within 30 days from the end of the month in which the invoice is raised.

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until the new rules start. First monthly EDF for October invoices is due 30 November.

Circular No. 20 ↗
Who it's for

Anyone in India who gets paid from outside India.

Every foreign payment is an export of services in the eyes of RBI. Same rules, whatever you do.

Software engineers P0802 AI & data scientists P0802 Designers P1001 Writers & content P0806 Teachers on Zoom YouTubers & creators Consultants P0803 Upwork · Fiverr · Toptal Everyone in between

Those little codes? Purpose codes your bank must tag on every remittance. Most people never see them. TaxEagle gets them right, every time.

How it works

Three moves. Then it just runs.

01 · CONNECT

Point it at your money

Whatever rail you use. TaxEagle reads the credit, not your password.

WisePayoneerPayPalSkydoXflowBank wireUpworkAdSense
02 · RECONCILE

Agents match every rupee

Invoice → bank credit → FIRC. Gaps found before the government finds them.

INV-0412$1,200 · Del Rio LLC
FIRC₹1,00,140 · 12 Aug
03 · FILE

A CA signs. Then it's filed.

LUT, GST returns, EDF, advance tax, ITR. On time, every time. Nothing goes out without a human who is accountable for it.

GSTR-1 · Julfiled
EDF · JulCA reviewed
Advance tax · Q2due 15 Sep
What India asks of you

Four rulebooks. One freelancer.

Freelancing for a foreign client touches all four at once. Here's the short version — the full playbook is free.

RBI · FEMA

Money must arrive the right way

Through an authorised bank or platform, tagged with the right purpose code, with a FIRC for each payment.

Realise within 9 months
GST

Exports are zero-rated — if you file

0% GST to foreign clients is legal only under a live LUT. Returns still go in, every month or quarter.

Renew LUT every April
Income tax

Foreign income is fully taxable

Nobody deducts TDS for you. Section 44ADA can make half of it deemed expense. Foreign tax withheld can be claimed back.

Advance tax by 15 March
Registrations

Little is mandatory. Some is smart.

A separate current account is essential. Udyam helps. IEC is optional for pure services.

Keep records 6+ years
Your compliance year

We keep the calendar. You keep working.

April

Renew the LUT

Before the year's first export invoice.

Every payment

Code + certificate

Purpose code tagged; e-FIRA collected.

Monthly

GST + EDF

Exports reported at 0%. Invoices reconciled to credits.

15 March

Advance tax

100% under 44ADA. Quarterly otherwise.

31 July

File the ITR

ITR-4 or ITR-3, with Form 67 if you're claiming foreign tax credit.

Always running underneath: the 9-month realisation clock on every invoice.
Why TaxEagle

Software alone can't sign. A CA alone can't scale.

You've had three options. None of them finish the job.

DIY compliance appTraditional CAPayment railTaxEagle
Raises invoices for youYesNoSomeYes — from a message
Matches money to invoice to FIRCManualManual, quarterlyOnly their own paymentsYes — every rail, monthly
Files EDF, GST, ITRTemplatesYesNoYes
A chartered accountant is accountableNoYesNoYes
Price scales withFeaturesHoursVolumeYou — flat, monthly
The TaxEagle promise Draft — WIP

Not just compliant. More of each invoice stays yours.

We will not print “+10%” as a guarantee. For some rails and GST setups the leak is that large. For others it isn’t. This shows yours — then we close the holes.

Spreads are illustrative all-in vs a tight rail (~0.5%). Mid-market FX for the rupee line only — not a quote.

On the table, this month
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Close the leaks — first month free
Founding members

Be compliant before October. Free for the first month.

We're setting the price with our first hundred members, not for them. Join now and yours is locked for twelve months.

First month freeNo card. Cancel by replying "stop".
Founding price, locked 12 monthsWhatever we settle on, you pay less.
Keep your CA if you have oneThey get a clean, reconciled pack every month.
Works where you already areWhatsApp first. Web when you want the full picture.

Nothing is charged. We'll message once with your onboarding link.

You're in.

Watch for one message from TaxEagle. First month free, price locked. Meanwhile — read the playbook.

Questions

Fair questions.

Is TaxEagle software or a CA firm?

Both, in that order. Agents do the reading, matching and drafting. Chartered accountants review and are accountable for what gets filed. You get a firm's signature at software's speed.

Do I need to be registered for GST?

Only once your turnover crosses ₹20 lakh — and exports count. Below that, registering voluntarily unlocks the LUT and input-credit refunds. TaxEagle tells you which side of the line you're on.

I already have a CA. Why would I need this?

Keep them. Most CAs see your foreign income once a year, from a bank statement. TaxEagle works monthly, from the invoice, and hands your CA a reconciled pack. Or let our CAs take it over — your call.

What's this "EDF" I keep hearing about?

A new RBI requirement for service exporters — declaring your export invoices so the money that arrives can be matched and closed in the bank's system. TaxEagle was built for it. More in the playbook. Dated notes live in Eagle Eye.

Where does my data live?

In India, encrypted, read-only where possible. TaxEagle reads credits and documents; it never holds your money or your banking password.

What will it cost after the free month?

A flat monthly fee, sized to what a freelancer actually pays a CA today — not to your income. We'll tell you the number before it starts, and founding members keep theirs for a year.

Do you really add 10% to what I keep?

No slogan, no guarantee. PayPal-class rails can leak a few percent versus a tight one. Invoicing a foreign client at 18% GST without a LUT parks or loses a lot more. The calculator shows your mix. We close the holes we can measure — FX, LUT, purpose-code mistakes that delay credits. We don't invent a percentage.