BAS Explained for Freelancers: Business Activity Statements Without the Panic
What a BAS is, who must lodge one, the Simpler BAS labels G1, 1A and 1B, quarterly due dates, and a worked freelancer example with GST and PAYG combined.
What a BAS is, who must lodge one, the Simpler BAS labels G1, 1A and 1B, quarterly due dates, and a worked freelancer example with GST and PAYG combined.
What the CRA requires on a Canadian freelance invoice, by amount, plus GST/HST rates by client province and a worked example.
No single GST fraction works everywhere: Australia divides by 11, New Zealand uses 3/23, Singapore 9/109 and Canada varies by province. Here is each one, with worked examples.
Invoice correctly as an Australian sole trader: the 7 tax invoice items, ABN rules, GST thresholds and two worked examples for registered and non-registered traders.
India’s GST rates in 2026 are 0, 5, 18 and 40 percent under GST 2.0. See what moved, what stayed at 18 percent, and how freelancers invoice correctly.
Singapore GST at 9 percent explained: how to add GST, extract it with 9/109, when freelancers must register over S$1m, and whether voluntary registration pays.
New Zealand GST at 15 percent for freelancers: add and extract GST with the 3/23 rule, check the registration test, and work through a full invoice and return example.
A complete guide to GST for Indian freelancers: registration thresholds, the 18% rate, exports, the composition scheme, and GST-compliant invoicing, with a worked example.