How to pay taxes from freelancing for a foreign customer

Question

Freelance

I'm going to work for some foreign uncle, and then pay taxes and live in peace. The question is, what is the easiest way to do this? I have never arranged any contracts or anything in my life.

Is it possible just to point out somewhere at the end of the year that, believe me, on my word, I earned 500 rubles, and I want to pay taxes on them, or is some kind of intricate form of contract needed?

In general, who has experience in such matters, tell me what to do.

Answer 1

while people are trying not to pay taxes - you want ...
now the tax office does not suspect of your existence, as soon as you light up and put a tick in the wrong place - you will regret it for a long time and dearly.

Answer 2

Fill out the annual income statement and send it by mail. Do not attach any documents. They probably won't ask for anything. In my experience, documents are only needed if you are claiming a deduction.
If asked: for such transactions, the Civil Code of the Russian Federation provides for a simple written form that does not require the preparation of a single document, but can be concluded by exchanging letters, including electronic ones:

An agreement as an agreement of persons on the establishment, modification or termination of civil rights and obligations may be concluded in writing not only by drawing up a single document signed by the parties, but also by exchanging documents by means of postal, telegraph, teletype, telephone, electronic or other communication, allowing it is reliable to establish that the document comes from the party under the contract (clause 1 of article 160, clause 2 of article 434 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).

In addition, transactions between citizens in the amount of up to 10 minimum wages (that is, up to ≈45,000 rubles) can generally be concluded orally.
By the way, I advise you not to receive anything until January - if you receive it in January 2012, then you will have to pay tax only in July 2013.

Answer 3

I am also investigating this issue, here is a selection on the topic:
1. How to legally receive money from outside Russia
habrahabr.ru/company/moedelo/blog/53221/
2. The practice of working "in the white" with foreign
customers /freelance/132432/
3. Subtleties when working with a foreign customer
habrahabr.ru/blogs/freelance/132360/

Answer 4

Try to negotiate with the customer to formalize your relationship under Russian law.

Answer 5

+1 everything would be like this - I want to pay taxes
, the contract is needed, first of all, in order to hold the customer liable for non-payment and other conditions.
if a foreign uncle brings you cash, then you don’t have to go to the tax office.
alternative methods of transfer (direct transfer to a bank account, check, western union) can be tracked by tax authorities and if the amount X is increased, they will already ask where the money comes from and here you need to take into account legislation and reporting (in Belarus they require, for example, a contract in 2 languages).
Look at the answers to similar questions habrahabr.ru/qa/9899/

Answer 6

I wonder if such a scheme of work "in white" is possible?
1. We register an individual entrepreneur on the simplified tax system (6%)
2. We conclude an agreement with Webmoney (to withdraw WMR to an IP account)
3. We receive ACH, checks, wire transfer from a foreign affiliate program or from an employer to our balance in a cashing company (for example, epayservice.com)
4. From the cashing company we send WMZ to your wallet, change it to WMR, withdraw rubles to your IP bank account.
5. We pay a tax of 6% of the amount of receipts on the account.
Or does this also fit the definition of "currency transfers between a resident and a non-resident"? Will you need an agreement with a partner again?