OREANDA-NEWS  Vitaly Prokaev, Deputy Director of the Tax Policy Department of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, proposed during a meeting of the Federation Council to limit the tax regime for the self-employed.

The department called it expedient to limit the scope of the professional income tax, the regime for the self-employed, so that it is used to provide services between individuals.

When providing services to individuals, the self—employed pay the professional income tax (NAP) at a preferential rate of four percent, when providing services to legal entities - at six percent.

Prokayev explained that the Ministry of Finance has a number of issues regarding the application of the tax regime for the self-employed. For example, when working through operators, the latter charge them for payment, but taxes are calculated from full income, excluding commissions to third parties.

"According to our department, the professional income tax regime should probably still be limited in application," the official concluded.

Earlier it became known that from 2023 the self-employed in Russia will be able to participate in the state system of voluntary social insurance for temporary disability. The Ministry of Labor has prepared amendments to the federal law "On Compulsory social insurance in case of temporary disability and in connection with maternity." Thanks to them, the self-employed will be able to make their own contributions to the budget of the State Social Fund to receive sick leave.