Making Payments

This article explains the Client Marketplace Fee on Upwork, which can be up to 7.99% on all freelancer payments, including fixed-price and hourly contracts, bonuses, Direct Cont...

This article explains the Contract Initiation Fee on Upwork, a one-time fee ranging from $0.99 to $14.99 USD that you pay when starting a new Marketplace or Project Catalog cont...

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...

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...

As a Business Plus client, you can apply for monthly invoicing with 30-day payment terms, also called Net-30, to meet your business needs. Net-30 payment terms allow your compan...

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...

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...

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...

To help give you the flexibility you need, you can split a payment between two billing methods by using the Pay Now button. You can choose how much of your balance you want to p...

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....

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...