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6.2
Invoices. checkboxes.
1. Click the Start Confirmation button to trigger the deposit of the account validation amounts. 1. Click Ok.
8.5 PayPal
While the PayPal account does not have to be registered with us to pay Guru Invoices and SafePay requests, it must be registered and confirmed before using it to transfer funds out of your cash account. To pay Guru Invoices and SafePay requests by PayPal: 1. On the top navigation bar, click Payments, and select either Manage Invoices or Manage SafePay. 1. Select one or more invoices or SafePay requests to pay by clicking the associated checkboxes. 1. Click the Pay button. 1. Enter your payment amount and click the Continue button. 1. Select the PayPal radio button and click the Continue button. 1. If you want to redeem any Loyalty Dollars, enter the amount and click the Continue button. 1. Click the checkbox to confirm that you agree with the statements about project work and payment recovery.
1. Click the PayPal Payments button. 1. Sign in to your PayPal account. 1. Click the Pay Now button. Following document can be referred to get the initial idea and account set up process for paypal: Guru Home > test eng > Shared Documents > 4- Testing Help Docs > Basic information for testing the PayPal payments.doc
$20 USD if funds are wired from a bank outside of the U.S. $10 USD if funds are wired from a bank within the U.S.
When determining the amount due, remember to check with your bank to determine their fees, the fees of any intermediary banks through which the funds may pass and any currency conversion fees. Also, be sure to subtract any Loyalty Dollars you want to redeem.
Cash account Loyalty Dollar rates will be based on user behavior. Specifically, I. II. U.S. Employers who earned Loyalty Dollars in the last transaction will earn Loyalty Dollars at a rate of 1.25%. U.S. Employers who did not earn Loyalty Dollars in the last transaction will earn Loyalty Dollars at a rate of 1.5%
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Non-U.S. Employers who earned Loyalty Dollars in the last transaction will earn Loyalty Dollars at a rate of 1.5%. Non-U.S. Employers who did not earn Loyalty Dollars in the last transaction will earn Loyalty Dollars at a rate of 2.0%
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Freelancer submits an approval request. The Employer approves the work. Guru.com pays Freelancer. Freelancer and the Employer leave feedback for each other.
Freelancer can pay back to Employer through following payment methods Issue Refund: Freelancer has the option to refund the money to Employer. Here Freelancer can pay the part of full amount of invoice to employer. This is generally happen through the request made from the Employer side. Note These payment methods have been explained in the employer section of this document.
14.1
To transfer funds from your Guru.com cash account to your U.S. bank account, you must first register and confirm your bank account information on Guru.com. This is simply to ensure we are sending the funds to the correct bank account. To register a bank account: 1. On the top navigation bar, click Payments, and click Manage Transfer Methods. 2. Select the Transfer Methods tab.
3. Select Direct Deposit from the Add Account drop-down menu. 4. Click the Add Account button. 5. Follow the on page instructions to complete the process.
14.2
PayPal
To transfer funds from your Guru.com cash account to your PayPal account, you must first verify that your country is on PayPals list of authorized countries. If authorized, you must then register and confirm your PayPal email address on Guru.com. This is simply to ensure we are sending the funds to the correct PayPal account. To register a PayPal account: 1. On the top navigation bar, click Payments, and click Manage Transfer Methods. 1. Select the Transfer Methods tab. 1. Select PayPal from the Add Account drop-down menu. 1. Click the Add Account button. 1. Follow the on-page instructions to complete the process. Note: You can register up to two PayPal accounts.
14.3
Prepaid MasterCard
To transfer funds from your Guru.com cash account to your Prepaid MasterCard account, you must first register for a new card, or enter an existing card, on Guru.com. This is simply to ensure we are sending the funds to the correct card. To register for a new or enter an existing card: 1. On the top navigation bar, click Payments, and click Manage Transfer Methods. 1. Select the Transfer Methods tab. 1. Select Prepaid MasterCard from the Add Account drop-down menu. 1. Click the Add Account button. 1. Follow the on-page instructions to complete the process. Note 1: Freelancer can register only one Prepaid MasterCard. Note 2: This section is out of scope from testing perspective.
14.4
To transfer funds from your Guru.com cash account to your non-U.S. bank account, you must first register and confirm your bank account information on Guru.com. This is simply to ensure we are sending the funds to the correct bank account. To register a bank account: 1. On the top navigation bar, click Payments, and click Manage Transfer Methods. 2. Select the Transfer Methods tab. 3. Select Wire Transfer from the Add Account drop-down menu. 4. Click the Add Account button. 5. Follow the on-page instructions to complete the process.
15 Feedback
Within 60 days of being paid, Freelancer have the opportunity to leave feedback for the Employer. Feedback consists of ratings and written comments that are publicly displayed on Freelancer profiles and in the Employer Statistics section of each project. Public feedback allows Freelancers and Employers to judge each others reputations on Guru.com prior to submitting proposals or hiring. The Feedback window closes 60 days after you are paid through either SafePay or Guru Invoicing. Be sure to leave ratings and comments before the window closes. Once you have left feedback, it cannot be modified. Additionally, we do not assist with disputes over feedback ratings and comments. To leave feedback: 1. On the top navigation bar, click Payments, and click Manage Feedback. 1. Find the appropriate record and click Leave Feedback.
16.1
Payment on hold/clear
Admin can put a paid invoice on hold from a request from employer. When the payment is put on hold against an invoice the same amount is get debited from the Freelancer account but does not get credited in Employer account. Payment put on hold can be cleared which will then reflect in the cash account of freelancer. This works for the Guru Invoice only and not for SafePay. How to put payment on hold: Sign in admin site Select the CRM Account Search link and locate your Freelancer account in the CRM. III. Click the Payment tab. IV. Click the View Invoices link. V. Locate the invoice record and click the Put on Hold link. If you dont have enough funds in your cash account to cover the invoice, you will not be able to put a hold on the invoice. Youll have to credit funds to your cash account using the above instructions. VI. Select a reason, add a note, and click the Hold Now button. VII. Observe the Cash Account > History page. Youll see Payment Held: <date>, <reason>. Payment Hold Cleared: I. II. Go back to the CRM and to record for the invoice you held above. Click the Clear Hold link and the Clear Hold button. I. II.
16.2
Payment Revoke
Payment made against certain invoice can be revoked. This works for both Guru Invoice and SafePay. In this the payment gets debited from the cash account and credited in the cash account of Freelancer. Payment revoke works in following way:
I. If a Freelancer has been paid through Guru Invoice that payment can be
revoked.
II. If Employer has paid through SafePay and the money lies with Guru as of
now. How to revoke payment: I. Sign in admin site. II. Locate the Invoice management/Escrow management.
Click on Revoke Invoice payment or Revoke Escrow payment as per the requirement. Enter the Invoice id or Escrow id. Then revoke the payment. The amount will be debited from Freelancer and will be credited to the Employer account. This will be reflected in the cash account.
16.3
Admin has the right to debit or the credit the Employer or Freelancer account. i. ii. iii. iv. Sign in to the admin site. Select the CRM Account Search link and locate your Freelancer or Employer account in the CRM. Click the Payment / W-9 tab. To add funds, 1. Click the Credit <pro, emp> Account link. 2. Enter the amount and a note and click the Credit Account Now button. To deduct funds, 1. Click the Debit <pro, emp> Account link. 2. Enter the amount and a note and click the Debit Account Now button. If you dont see the Credit and Debit links mentioned above, your permissions may need to be updated. Observe the Cash Account > History tab for the account that was credited or debited. There is an Admin Adjustment record.
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16.4
Admin can prevent Freelancer or Employer temporarily to withdraw money from their cash account. It can be done by following steps: I. Sign in to the admin site. II. Select the CRM Account Search link and locate your Freelancer or Employer account in the CRM. III. Click the Payment / W-9 tab. IV. Click on Lock Withdrawal link in the Action section.
16.5
Create Invoice
Admin can create the Invoice on Employers behalf. Following steps can be followed for the same: I. II. III. IV. Sign in to the admin site. Go to the Create Invoice link under Invoice Management section. Enter the Profile Id of Freelancer and billing code of Employer. Project matched with the above combination will be displayed on the screen.
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Choose a project from the list or create a one. Enter period of service and other related information to generate an invoice. The generated invoice information will be reflected in the Freelancer dashboard and in Manage invoice section of Payments.
Admin can levy a fee of $25 or 5% for case resolution. It depends on the discretion
16.7 Approving the E-Check/Paypal/ Wire transfer account from Admin side
Employer/Freelancer can add E-check/Paypal or wire transfer account to transact money. However after adding the account the same should get approved from admin side as well. Following is the way to approve these accounts: I. II. III. Sign in admin site Select the CRM Account Search link and locate your Freelancer account in the CRM. Click the Payment tab.
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Locate the Payment Methods section on left side of the screen. From this section these accounts can be approved.
For Paypal: Following are two ways for paypal payment to get approved: 1. An email is sent to user with the code, user can enter the code from the link provided in the email and enter the code. Thus the account gets approved. 2. Admin can approve by following the steps mentioned in the section 16.7. E-check Admin need to enter the shown confirm amount 1 and confirm amount 2 before approving the E-check account of the user. Wire Transfer Admin can confirm the account by following the steps mentioned in the section 16.7.