The idea of raising the tax for self-employed Russians from 4-6% to 13% seems absurd in terms of the logic of the concept of experimenting with professional income tax, the purpose of which is to bring entrepreneurs out of the shadows. This opinion was expressed by Russian Senator Olga Epifanova in an interview with socialbites.ca.
“As long as the experiment continues, it is meaningless to talk about increasing taxes for the self-employed. It is not aimed to increase taxes without providing social guarantees for the self-employed. However, experts have suggested introducing pension contributions for the self-employed even in the current tax regime,” Epifanova noted.
According to the law, there are two rates for self-employed people: 4% if they provide services or sell goods to other citizens (individuals) and 6% to organizations (legal entities). Insurance or work experience is accumulated if a person receives a contribution to the Social Fund. In labor relations, this is the responsibility of the employer. If self-employed people work under a GPC contract and do not combine their activities with hired work, the length of service of the self-employed person is not taken into account. If a self-employed person hopes to receive an insurance pension, he can independently make insurance contributions to the SFR. To do this, it is enough to join the voluntary retirement insurance.
The current law provides that the tax rate for freelancers will not increase until December 31, 2028. In the spring of 2024, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov confirmed that the tax regime for freelancers will not change until 2028. Anastasia Ryazantseva, head of tax support for the service for secure transactions with project contractors Solar Staff, told socialbites.ca that the Russian authorities have not yet officially spoken about increasing taxes for freelancers, but this is occasionally discussed in the public sphere.
Previously Russian companies appreciated Staff turnover level.
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Source: Gazeta
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