Taxes

Sales tax in the United States is a tax levied by the government on the sale of goods and services within the country. Our collection of state and local sales tax varies dependi...

Are you a freelancer looking for information about VAT? Go here to learn more. Starting this June, we will begin collecting the Value Added Tax, or VAT, on the Upwork fees tha...

Looking for information on Ukrainian freelancer taxes? Go here. To comply with new Ukrainian tax laws, Upwork collects tax on certain transactions. The good news is that we won...

In this article: Introduction Links to tax articles, organized by country Introduction Countries and jurisdictions where you live or do business may charge taxes that apply ...

Kenya requires Upwork to collect value-added tax, or VAT, and remit the tax to the government of Kenya. VAT is a tax on goods or services, including our services to you, and rem...

Malaysia requires Upwork to collect sales and services tax, or SST, and remit the tax to the government of Malaysia. SST is a tax on goods or services, including our services to...

Nigeria requires us to collect value-added tax, or VAT, and remit the tax to the government of Nigeria. VAT is a tax on goods or services, including Upwork’s services to you, an...

Serbia requires Upwork to collect value-added tax, or VAT, and remit the tax to the government of Serbia. VAT is a tax on goods or services, including our services to you, and r...

South Africa requires Upwork to collect value-added tax, or VAT, and remit the tax to the government of South Africa. VAT is a tax on goods or services, including our services t...

Switzerland requires Upwork to collect value-added tax, or VAT, and remit the tax to the government of Switzerland. VAT is a tax on goods or services, including our services to ...

Albania requires Upwork to collect value-added tax, or VAT, and remit the tax to the government of Albania if we do not have a valid VAT ID on file for you. VAT is a tax on good...

Armenia requires Upwork to collect value-added tax, or VAT, and remit the tax to the government of Armenia if we do not have a valid VAT ID on file for you. VAT is a tax on good...

Colombia requires Upwork to collect value-added tax, or VAT, and remit the tax to the government of Colombia if we do not have a valid VAT ID on file for you. VAT is a tax on go...

Georgia requires Upwork to collect value-added tax, or VAT, and remit the tax to the government of Georgia if we do not have a valid VAT ID on file for you. VAT is a tax on good...

Norway requires Upwork to collect value-added tax, or VAT, and remit the tax to the government of Norway if we do not have a valid VAT ID on file for you. VAT is a tax on goods ...

Singapore requires Upwork to collect goods and services tax, or GST, and remit the tax to the government of Singapore if we do not have a valid GST ID on file for you. GST is a ...

Turkey requires Upwork to collect value-added tax, or VAT, and remit the tax to the government of Turkey if we do not have a valid VAT ID on file for you. VAT is a tax on goods ...

The UAE requires Upwork to collect value-added tax, or VAT, and remit the tax to the government of the UAE if we do not have a valid VAT ID on file for you. VAT is a tax on good...

Vietnam requires Upwork to collect value-added tax, or VAT, and remit the tax to the government of Vietnam if we do not have a valid VAT ID on file for you. VAT is a tax on good...

Upwork collects Goods and Services Tax (GST) on purchases and fees from clients in Canada, as required by law. Canada’s GST is a value-added tax, a type of sales tax. The Canadi...