Self-employment tax boom in Moscow 🎯🗽💪
self-employment count in Moscow surpasses 2 million mark
Hear this! Self-employed folks in Moscow have been slaying the tax game since May 1, 2025, as the city's pro tax payers whopperjawed the two-million mark! And get this, their combined income, slected from the day the Moscow tax regime popped-up on Jan 1, 2019, clocked in at a whopping 1.7 TRILLION rubles, according to Maria Bagreeva. 🤑💰💸
The Professional Income Tax (ПНД), known for its sweet registration process, automated income transfer, zero tax reporting obligations, and no cash register headaches, has been a hit among self-employed individuals. Passenger and cargo transport, delivery, real estate rentals, advertising, marketing, and construction industries have been leading the way for self-employment in Moscow.
Jan to April 2025 saw Moscow's self-employed warriors firing out over 108 MILLION receipts -- almost FOUR TIMES more than the same period back in 2024! The average receipt total at the end of April 2025 was nearly 3,000 rubles. In the first four months of 2025, self-employed individuals contributed 6.5 billion rubles to Moscow's budget, marking a 53% increase compared to the previous year. The department noted that, in total, over 45 BILLION rubles in taxes have been huddled together! 📈💸💰🤑
As early as December 2024, Russia boasted over 12 MILLION self-employed individuals, counting 293,000 international champs, courtesy of the FNS. The average self-employed age? Just 36 years, with men claiming 60% of the total. Since the initiation of the Professional Income Tax, self-employed individuals' incomes eclipsed 5.2 TRILLION rubles, resulting in over 219 BILLION rubles in taxes. 💪🤑💰
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Now, you may be wondering, what's the deal with the spike in self-employment contributions in Moscow from 2019 to 2025? The answer lies in tech improvements, changes in taxation policies, and, well, a few economic shifts. The gig economy's rise and the ongoing digitalization have been empowering more people to contribute to local economies through self-employment and taxes. Add in a bit of economic turbulence due to the global pandemic, and you have a perfect storm of self-employment growth.
Government support and favorable tax policies have also been massive catalysts for more people to step up as self-employed individuals. Here in Moscow, the simple registration, automated income transfers, and lack of tax reporting obligations have made it a breeze to join the self-employment scene.
With economic stability, supportive government policies, and the march of technology, self-employment's contributions to Moscow's budget will likely continue to skyrocket. Who knows? Maybe someday, it won't just be Moscow that's feeling the love from self-employed individuals -- cities everywhere might start to see a self-employment boom! 🌆💪💸💰🤑💼🎓🌟
- The rise in self-employment contributions in Moscow, particularly from 2019 to 2025, can be attributed to technological improvements, changes in taxation policies, economic shifts, the growth of the gig economy, ongoing digitalization, and government support.
- Several industries, such as passenger and cargo transport, delivery, real estate rentals, advertising, marketing, and construction, have significantly contributed to the self-employment boom in Moscow, thanks to fiscal policies that encourage self-employment, easy registration processes, and automated income transfers.
