Will it become problematic in the future to work in the "gray" sector of the economy, in particular in freelancing (Russia)?

Question

Freelance

Now work "in a gray way" without paying taxes does not cause any special problems. If the cash flows are not large, then no one cares about them. But what will happen in the future? The state is tightening the screws, trying to regulate the activity on the Internet. Will working in the gray labor market become completely illegal over time? The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation contains articles on illegal business activities, but so far they are not always applied.

Answer 1

The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation contains articles on illegal business activities, but so far they are not always applied.

They are written in such a way that you can pay a tax + a fine and nothing will happen. This has its own meaning - facilitating entrepreneurial activity.
Tax officers receive a salary from the "treasury", they will not look for tax cases for 10 rubles if they have a salary. 20-30t.r., this is not economically profitable

Answer 2

I don't think this will be a problem. People throughout history could agree directly and it is unrealistic to prevent this.

Answer 3

well, it became problematic I went and paid taxes,
I would have paid now, but Russia’s mother made this process so difficult that for yesterday I was ordered to give birth and raise +1 child