It is the funds received as taxes that finance health care, the army, ensure the operation of public transport and much more in the state. Oil and gas taxes make up a third of the budget, and everything else falls under the category of “other taxes”. If the population does not pay them, the state’s social obligations will not be fulfilled. The third that minerals provide is not enough for everything.
There are a lot of people (more than
a million) who do not pay taxes but provide services, do some part-time work, sell something they made with their own hands. These are not malicious repeat offenders, no. They are ordinary, working citizens, cooks, tutors, freelancers, nannies, repairmen, etc., etc. But failure to pay taxes turns them into lawbreakers.
Approximately a quarter of all working citizens of Russia (and this is 16-17 million people) are self-employed. There are other cambodia whatsapp number data estimates, according to which it is even 25 million people. Of these, 9-10 million have no other sources of income except self-employment. Only 4 million people have officially registered with the tax authorities (that is, only they pay taxes).
In fact, defaulters make life difficult for themselves. They cannot advertise freely, are always afraid of inspections, and risk being fined. They also have problems getting loans or mortgages.
Previous legislation required self-employed people to file a declaration (with payment of 13% personal income tax) or officially register as an individual entrepreneur. It was easier and more profitable to exist illegally, which is what many did.
What is self-employment
What does self-employment mean today, and what are its pros and cons? This experimental mode of registration of activities called “Tax on Professional Income” (NPI) was adopted in 2019. According to the law, any citizen of how to be a football coach, prepare for a marathon, and run a business at the same time Russia and some other by lists countries (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan) can officially register as self-employed. Since August 1, 2022, this has also become available to residents of Ukraine, the DPR and LPR.