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What Fiverr's 20% cut leaves you with.

Fiverr takes 20% off the top before forex conversion even starts, and withholds Section 194-O TDS on the gross on top of it — 0.1% with your PAN on file, 5% without. See exactly what lands, what you'll owe, and what is already credited in your 26AS.

Your Fiverr income

$

Flat 20% taken from every order, regardless of order size.

mid-market
₹/$

Enter the current mid-market rate — your bank/payout markup is the spread below.

1.5%

Your bank/payout method's markup over the mid-market rate.

Section 58(2) Table Sl. No. 3 (formerly 44ADA) — tax on 50% of gross receipts — is only for a resident individual or partnership firm (not an LLP) in a specified profession: legal, medical, engineering, architectural, accountancy, technical consultancy, interior decoration, authorised representative, film artist, company secretary or information technology, with gross receipts up to ₹50 lakh (₹75 lakh if cash receipts are no more than 5%). Design, writing, marketing, coaching and general consulting are not on the list — check with a CA before relying on it for that work.

Sets the Section 194-O rate Fiverr withholds: 0.1% if yes, 5% if no.

GST registration applies. Annualised gross billings (before the platform fee) cross ₹20L. Platform work is not automatically an export of service — whether a job qualifies (and can be zero-rated under LUT) depends on where the buyer is, the place of supply and being paid in foreign exchange. Check it with your CA.

Advance tax — FY 2026-27

Annual gross billings₹45,36,000
Annual taxable incomeafter fee + spread₹35,74,368
Total tax liability₹6,78,400
Less: TDS Fiverr withholds194-O · 0.1% of gross− ₹4,536

Fiverr withholds this under Section 194-O (s.393(1) Sl. 8(v) from 1 April 2026) and reports it against your PAN, so it lands in your Form 168 (formerly Form 26AS) as a credit. The instalments below are already net of it — claim it in your ITR rather than paying the same tax twice.

Next instalment: ₹2,02,159 due 15 Dec.

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How this works

20% gone before tax even enters the picture.

Does Fiverr deduct TDS for Indian sellers?
Yes. Section 194O binds e-commerce operators based outside India too, and Fiverr's India Sellers Tax page lists Section 194-O at "0.1 to 5% of the total transaction price" — 0.1% once you have entered your PAN, 5% if you have not. The rate was 1% until 30 Sep 2024. Fiverr separately collects TCS under GST at 0.5% of the transaction, which is a different tax from this TDS. Fiverr issues a TDS certificate (Form 16A), so the 194-O withheld is a real credit in your 26AS/AIS: claim it in your ITR and reduce your advance tax accordingly instead of paying twice.
What percentage does Fiverr take?
Fiverr charges a flat 20% fee on every order, regardless of order size — verify the current rate on Fiverr's own fee page before relying on it for a large contract.
Do I need GST registration for Fiverr income?
Only once your aggregate turnover for the year (across all clients and platforms) exceeds ₹20 lakh — ₹10 lakh in Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. Fiverr income is not automatically an export of services: Fiverr has buyers in India too, and whether an order qualifies, and can be zero-rated under LUT, depends on where the buyer is, the place of supply and being paid in foreign exchange — so check your own mix with a CA.

Platform fee and forex spread are estimates — verify current rates on Fiverr's own fee page and your payout provider. Tax figures are for FY 2026-27 under the Income-tax Act 2025 — s.58(2) Sl. 3 (formerly 44ADA), ss.404–408 (formerly 208–211) and ss.424/425 (formerly 234B/234C) — with rates per Finance Act 2026, unchanged. Results are indicative; consult a CA for filing.

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