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Page 2 of 4 — practical, no-fluff guides on invoicing, pricing, cash flow, taxes and keeping the money side of your solo business in order.

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Taxes India

Advance Tax for Freelancers: The Four Dates That Matter

Salaried people never think about advance tax because TDS quietly handles it. Freelancers get paid gross and owe it in instalments — miss a date and interest starts running automatically.

· 7 min read
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Time Tracking

Timesheets as Evidence: Using Tracked Time to Defend a Quote

When a fixed-fee project quietly doubles in size, asking for more money sounds like complaining — unless you can show what happened. How to log time so it becomes a change order the client accepts.

· 7 min read
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Time Tracking

How to Track Time Without Micromanaging Yourself

Most solo owners abandon time tracking because it feels like surveillance. Tracked properly, it isn't a productivity score — it's the evidence that tells you whether your prices are working.

· 7 min read
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Getting Started

Push Notifications: The Things You'd Otherwise Forget

Billable can now send notifications to your phone and desktop — a short digest each morning of what's overdue, due and still in draft, plus a nudge the moment an invoice tips overdue or a timer runs all afternoon.

· 5 min read
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Invoicing

Invoicing for AI-Assisted Contract Work

AI made you faster, and hourly billing quietly punished you for it. How to scope, price and invoice contract projects when a big part of the work is done by a tool.

· 7 min read
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Taxes

Remote Work Tax Traps: Where You Live vs. Where You Earn

When your clients are in one country and you're in another, tax stops being simple. A plain-English guide to residency, source, and how to avoid getting taxed twice on the same income.

· 7 min read
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Pricing

Retainers vs. Project Fees: Which One Should You Charge?

Project fees pay well but arrive in bursts. Retainers are predictable but can quietly turn into unpaid overtime. Here's how to choose, price and structure each one.

· 7 min read
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Taxes India

The Real Cost of Your Home Office in India (and What You Can Deduct)

Working from home isn't free — your rent, internet, and electricity are quietly subsidising your business. Here's how to work out what your home office actually costs and which parts you can legitimately deduct in India.

· 7 min read
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Getting Started India

GST and a Current Account for Your Sole Proprietorship in India

Two decisions do more than anything else to make a new proprietorship feel real: whether to register for GST, and how to open a business current account. Here's how to get both right.

· 7 min read