Starting in mid-December, Upwork is required by law to begin collecting sales tax on various fees we charge to freelancers in certain US states. All collected taxes will be passed on to each freelancer’s state government. We emailed all who may be subject to these tax laws.

To comply with state and local law, Upwork will begin to collect and remit applicable sales and use taxes from clients starting in mid-December. We emailed all who may be subject to these tax laws.

Upwork is required by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that international freelancers fill out a new W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E form and that it has their tax identification number and current tax residence listed.

Today, we have launched a new global navigation and corresponding dropdown menus within Community. 

It’s here! It’s live! And it’s ready for your viewing pleasure! Come say hello.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires Upwork to file a 1099 forms report for freelancers who earned $600 or more on Upwork during 2022. In addition to sending this form to the IRS early next year, we also send it to the address that freelancers have listed under Tax Information in their Upwork account.

We have updated our Hourly, Bonus, and Expense Payment Agreement with Escrow Instructions to clarify one of the criteria that must be met to qualify for Hourly Payment Protection. 

Over the last year, we have seen the Upwork Community engage and grow like never before. You have literally helped us take off! But one thing missing has been — a true way to celebrate our members. 

Many US states now require businesses like Upwork to collect and remit marketplace facilitator sales tax when sales are made from purchasers who are located in particular states. This tax will only be assessed on the payments clients make to freelancers.

Upwork is building with Enterprises in mind and enabling new ways to work with our full-service solution.

We will soon be removing the Upwork Readiness as a requirement for the Rising Talent Badge and from the platform in general.

Texas is one of many US states that now require marketplace businesses like Upwork to collect and remit marketplace facilitator sales tax when sales are made from purchasers who are located in the state.

We are building a career library to showcase the different paths people took to get to where they are. Whether you are a business owner, a freelancer, full-time, part-time–and everything in between–we’d love your help. You never know who your story will impact or who may impact yours! 

We are thrilled to announce that on April 29, Upwork Academy–a learning space that supports customers as they build their businesses–published six new on-demand courses.

On April 14, we are launching a new partnership with Klaviyo, an email and SMS marketing platform. This partnership offers freelancers another opportunity to market their services to clients and also helps clients connect with successful freelancers.

Today we’ve soft-launched our V1 Academy, a guide and source of information for those new to Upwork. Click through to learn more. 

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, we’ve been implementing new features, testing new layouts, and moving fast to make updates to the community. I can promise we have nothing but the best of intentions. 

We have updated our User Agreement and Terms of Use to make them even clearer and more user-friendly (less legalese!).

We’re launching a contributor program and want you to join!

Now, by purchasing a project through Project Catalog, you can send funds directly to freelancers in Ukraine with no work required. To make sure freelancers receive the entire amount of your donation, we are waiving the standard freelancer service fees.