Freelance Desk India 2026 - GST Invoice, Tamil+English Contract and TDS Cashbook

If you invoice Indian companies from a laptop, you already know the failure mode: a grey Word table, no SAC, no place of supply, and an accounts team that "will get back to you". This kit is the boring paper that makes you look like a vendor they can pay.

WHAT YOU GET

- Tax invoice and bill of supply (Excel, A4) with the Rule 46 particulars a GST invoice actually needs

- Proforma quote, credit note, payment receipt

WHO IT IS FOR

Independent designers, developers, writers, photographers, consultants and tutors in India - GST-registered or not. Tamil Nadu and bilingual (Tamil + English) work is a first-class path, not a footnote.

WHO IT IS NOT FOR

Anyone wanting a get-rich course, crypto, fake testimonials or a prompt pack. Anyone already on IRP e-invoicing (Rs 5 crore AATO band) - you need software, not this spreadsheet.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Sunday, 90 minutes: fill Setup, save your invoice master, pick English or Tamil for the contract.

2. Quote with the one-page proposal. Start after advance.

3. Log every invoice and payment in the cashbook. Chase TDS on the tracker, not in your head.

4. At quarter-end, send the CA handover sheet plus this file.

Open in Excel, Google Sheets or LibreOffice. No macros. Yellow = type; grey-teal = calculated.

PLAIN DISCLAIMER

Not legal, tax or GST advice. Not a CA. Not affiliated with GSTN / CBIC / Income Tax. Thresholds and TDS codes change - confirm on gst.gov.in and incometax.gov.in before you file. Edition 2026.1.

Instant download. Spreadsheets + PDFs + Markdown. No login, no community upsell.

- FY 2026-27 cashbook: invoice register, expenses, GST monthly control, TDS chase-list, P&L, CA handover

- Fee calculator that starts from "I need Rs 50,000 in the bank" and applies 10% TDS + 18% GST

- Short service agreement in English AND Tamil - use one language per job

- WhatsApp scripts (English + Tamil) from first enquiry to day-14 reminder

- Scope-of-work template

- A 10-page start-here guide with four worked examples (Chennai designer x Mumbai Pvt Ltd, Coimbatore tutor, TN photographer, India to US caution)