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Schedule rate increases

Note: We’re gradually rolling out this feature to everyone, so you may not see the option to include a scheduled rate increase in your offer workflow yet. When you are conside...

Client Marketplace and Contract Initiation Fees

When you hire on Upwork, you'll pay a 5% Client Marketplace Fee on all payments that you make to freelancers for fixed-price and hourly jobs, Project Catalog projects, bonuses, ...

Creating and Managing Approvals

To better manage spend, Enterprise clients can now authorize up to four users to approve all contract offers before they are sent to a freelancer. This enables your company to t...

Using a credit or debit card issued by an Indian bank

Effective October 1, 2021, the Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) issued an e-mandate on cards for recurring transactions. This mandate may require an additional step of authentication...

Pay for Hourly Contracts

Part of being your home for work means giving you — and your freelancers, too — flexibility. Flexibility in work style, timing, payment, and more. Hourly contracts include three...

Fixed-Price Job Offer Deposits

To create a place where both you and your freelancers feel financially safe as you collaborate, we use an escrow system. This protects your funds while also giving your freelanc...

Split Balance Between Billing Methods

To help give you the flexibility you need in getting projects completed, you can split a payment between two billing methods by using the Pay Now button. You can choose how much...

Pay Past-Due Balance

If you have an outstanding balance, a temporary restriction may be placed on your account until the balance is cleared. To clear your balance you should ensure you have an activ...

Tax Requirements

One advantage of paying your freelancers through Upwork is that you can avoid the hassle of having to file U.S. tax forms (W-2, 1099-MISC, 1099-NEC, etc.) for those freelancers....

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