India Freelance & Self-Employed Tax Calculator (2026)

India taxes freelance and self-employed income on a progressive scale from 0% to 30%. VAT/GST is charged at 18% where applicable.

ESTIMATED TAX
0
TAKE-HOME
50,000
EFFECTIVE RATE
0.0%

Estimate only - income tax bands only, does not include self-employment/social contributions, deductions, or credits. See the breakdown below for those.

How India freelance tax works

Income bandRate
₹0 – ₹250,0000%
₹250,000 – ₹500,0005%
₹500,000 – ₹1,000,00020%
₹1,000,000+30%

VAT / GST

Standard VAT/GST rate is 18%.

Filing deadline

Check your local tax authority for the current filing deadline - this varies and FlowFund does not have verified deadline data for every country yet.

Source: FlowFund tax bracket dataset. Tax rules change - verify current-year specifics with a local tax advisor before filing.

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