Blackbird Finance

Q&A

What is Blackbird Finance?

Blackbird Finance is AI tax compliance for freelancers and businesses paid from abroad, starting in India. It reads bills, statements and payment advices, invoices clients, matches every payment, and prepares GST returns and export filings with overnight month close. It handles export invoices under LUT with no IGST, FIRC and FIRA for foreign payments, GSTR-1 as JSON for the GST portal, EDF preparation, and income tax under Section 58.

What does the overnight month close do?

Every night Blackbird goes through your month showing what came in, which payments lack invoices, what the books drafted, whether GSTR-1 passes portal checks, what GSTR-3B totals, whether the export declaration is drafted, the month-end checklist and due dates. By morning you see how much is closed and the few things needing your action, each with one step.

Is Blackbird free to start?

Yes, with no card required. The free plan covers three GST invoices and one GSTR-1 export per month. Paid plans remove invoice limits and add unlimited recurring invoices, more GSTINs and an audit trail.

Can I bill clients abroad without charging GST?

Yes, once you have filed a Letter of Undertaking (LUT) on the GST portal under Rule 96A of the CGST Rules, 2017. Mark the invoice as an export without payment of tax. No IGST is charged, and the invoice carries the Rule 46 endorsement and its value in the client's currency.

Does Blackbird file my GST return?

It prepares GSTR-1 and exports it as the JSON the GST portal accepts, covering B2B, B2CL, B2CS, exports, credit and debit notes, and the HSN summary. You upload it on the portal yourself. Blackbird never files anything for you.