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Freelancer tax calculator.
One income, every country, every scheme — ranked by what you keep. The engine models each country's real rules (progressive brackets, social contributions, lump-sum regimes) from official sources, and shows the full breakdown with all assumptions.
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28 Countries · 82 active schemes
FX · Aug 13, 2026
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82 active schemes
- 01United Arab EmiratesHighest eligible net
Natural person (self-employed) — 0% up to AED 375k, 9% above
60,000 EURnet/year0.0% burden - 02United Arab Emirates
Qualifying Free Zone Person — 0% on qualifying income
60,000 EURnet/year0.0% burden - 03United Arab Emirates
Mainland company / standard Corporate Tax — 0% up to AED 375k, 9% above
60,000 EURnet/year0.0% burden - 04Montenegro
Digital nomad — PIT exemption on foreign-source income
60,000 EURnet/year0.0% burden - 05Malaysia
Resident individual — foreign-sourced income exemption (FSI, to 2036)
60,000 EURnet/year0.0% burden - 06Thailand
LTR visa — Work-from-Thailand Professional (foreign income exempt)
60,000 EURnet/year0.0% burden - 07Indonesia
PPh Final UMKM 0.5% — small-business final tax on gross turnover (PP 55/2022, made permanent for individuals by PP 20/2026)
59,821 EURnet/year0.3% burden - 08Georgia
Small Business Status — 1% turnover tax
59,400 EURnet/year1.0% burden - 09Mexico
RESICO — Régimen Simplificado de Confianza (personas físicas)
58,800 EURnet/year2.0% burden - 10Albania
Self-employed (i vetëpunësuar) — 0% income tax up to ALL 14M + fixed social contributions
58,092 EURnet/year3.2% burden - 11Thailand
Personal income tax — business income (Section 40(8), 60% standard deduction)
57,738 EURnet/year3.8% burden - 12Türkiye
Freelancer (serbest meslek) — service exports: 100% income deduction + Bağ-Kur
57,428 EURnet/year4.3% burden - 13Georgia
Virtual Zone company — 0% profit + 5% dividend
57,000 EURnet/year5.0% burden - 14Moldova
Moldova IT Park — 7% single tax on turnover (replaces income tax + social + health)
55,800 EURnet/year7.0% burden - 15Croatia
Paušalni obrt — lump-sum trade (flat-rate craft)
55,428 EURnet/year7.6% burden - 16Indonesia
NPPN — deemed-profit norm for freelancers (pekerjaan bebas) + progressive PPh
54,506 EURnet/year9.2% burden - 17Armenia
High-tech turnover tax 1% (IT sole proprietor)
53,519 EURnet/year10.8% burden - 18Czechia
OSVČ — 60% expense lump-sum (výdajový paušál) + 15%/23% PIT
52,181 EURnet/year13.0% burden - 19Greece
New tax resident — 50% income-tax exemption (Article 5C) + EFKA
51,884 EURnet/year13.5% burden - 20Czechia
Paušální daň — flat-tax regime for OSVČ (single monthly payment)
51,706 EURnet/year13.8% burden - 21Bulgaria
ЕООД (single-member LLC) — 10% corporate tax + 5% dividend
51,300 EURnet/year14.5% burden - 22Slovakia
Živnosť (SZČO), first year — no social insurance yet
51,234 EURnet/year14.6% burden - 23Slovakia
Passive royalties / licence (§6 ods. 4) — 60% expenses + progressive tax
50,937 EURnet/year15.1% burden - 24Moldova
Standard SRL — 12% corporate tax + 6% dividend
49,632 EURnet/year17.3% burden - 25Colombia
Régimen Simple (SIMPLE) — professional services (grupo 3)
49,620 EURnet/year17.3% burden - 26Thailand
Personal income tax — service fees (Section 40(2), 50% deduction capped 100,000 THB)
49,406 EURnet/year17.7% burden - 27Montenegro
Preduzetnik (sole trader) — actual-income taxation
49,371 EURnet/year17.7% burden - 28Bulgaria
Свободна професия (freelancer) — 25% deemed expenses + 10% flat tax
49,160 EURnet/year18.1% burden - 29Malaysia
Resident individual — progressive income tax (Malaysian-sourced income)
48,787 EURnet/year18.7% burden - 30Slovakia
s.r.o. — 10% corporate tax + 7% dividend + self-payer health
48,757 EURnet/year18.7% burden - 31Armenia
Turnover tax 10% (services, sole proprietor)
48,119 EURnet/year19.8% burden - 32Romania
Micro-enterprise SRL — 1% revenue tax + 16% dividend (2026)
48,043 EURnet/year19.9% burden - 33Georgia
Standard regime — 20% on profit
48,000 EURnet/year20.0% burden - 34Poland
Ryczałt 8.5% — lump-sum tax for other services
47,736 EURnet/year20.4% burden - 35United States
Sole proprietor (Schedule C) — federal tax only
47,720 EURnet/year20.5% burden - 36Czechia
OSVČ — 40% expense lump-sum (independent professions) + 15%/23% PIT
47,661 EURnet/year20.6% burden - 37Croatia
d.o.o. — company profit tax + dividend distribution
47,520 EURnet/year20.8% burden - 38Portugal
Regime simplificado — other services (0.35 coefficient)
47,428 EURnet/year21.0% burden - 39Albania
SHPK (LLC) — 15% corporate tax + 8% dividend
46,920 EURnet/year21.8% burden - 40Estonia
OÜ — private limited company, profit distributed as dividends
46,800 EURnet/year22.0% burden - 41United States
Sole proprietor (Schedule C) — federal + California
45,919 EURnet/year23.5% burden - 42Poland
Ryczałt 12% — lump-sum tax for IT services
45,851 EURnet/year23.6% burden - 43Mexico
Actividades empresariales y profesionales (honorarios) — progressive ISR
45,822 EURnet/year23.6% burden - 44Spain
Beckham regime — special impatriate tax (flat 24%)
45,600 EURnet/year24.0% burden - 45Indonesia
Standard progressive PPh on actual net profit (bookkeeping)
45,506 EURnet/year24.2% burden - 46Italy
Regime forfettario — IT and other services (67% coefficient)
45,062 EURnet/year24.9% burden - 47Montenegro
Employment (zarada) — payroll PIT and contributions
45,047 EURnet/year24.9% burden - 48Croatia
Obrt na dohodak — self-employment income (books of receipts/expenditures)
44,901 EURnet/year25.2% burden - 49Romania
PFA — self-employment in the real system (10% + CAS/CASS)
44,826 EURnet/year25.3% burden - 50Greece
IKE (private company) — 22% corporate tax + 5% dividend
44,460 EURnet/year25.9% burden - 51Slovakia
Živnosť (SZČO) — flat-rate expenses + 15% tax
43,649 EURnet/year27.3% burden - 52Colombia
Renta ordinaria — cédula general (progressive, art. 241 ET)
43,511 EURnet/year27.5% burden - 53United States
Sole proprietor (Schedule C) — federal + New York State + New York City
43,438 EURnet/year27.6% burden - 54Canada
Sole proprietor (self-employed) — federal + Alberta
43,189 EURnet/year28.0% burden - 55Canada
Sole proprietor (self-employed) — federal + Ontario
43,026 EURnet/year28.3% burden - 56Italy
Regime forfettario — professional and technical activities (78% coefficient)
42,609 EURnet/year29.0% burden - 57Austria
Basispauschalierung — basic flat-rate expenses (15%)
42,334 EURnet/year29.4% burden - 58Poland
Podatek liniowy — flat 19% on business income
42,081 EURnet/year29.9% burden - 59Portugal
IFICI — 20% flat tax for research & innovation (NHR successor)
42,012 EURnet/year30.0% burden - 60Malaysia
Non-resident individual — flat 30% (Malaysian-sourced income)
42,000 EURnet/year30.0% burden - 61Greece
Freelancer (ελεύθερος επαγγελματίας) — progressive income tax + EFKA class
41,466 EURnet/year30.9% burden - 62Cyprus
Self-employed — progressive income tax (2026 bands) + social insurance + GHS
41,448 EURnet/year30.9% burden - 63Italy
Impatriati regime — 50% income exemption for new residents
41,056 EURnet/year31.6% burden - 64Spain
Autónomo — estimación directa simplificada (RETA + IRPF)
40,767 EURnet/year32.1% burden - 65Romania
Standard SRL — 16% profit tax + 16% dividend
40,483 EURnet/year32.5% burden - 66Türkiye
Freelancer (serbest meslek) — domestic income: progressive tax + Bağ-Kur
40,187 EURnet/year33.0% burden - 67Canada
Travailleur autonome (self-employed) — federal + Québec
39,992 EURnet/year33.3% burden - 68France
Micro-entrepreneur (micro-BNC) — 34% allowance + progressive income tax
39,536 EURnet/year34.1% burden - 69Portugal
Regime simplificado — IT & professional services (0.75 coefficient)
39,360 EURnet/year34.4% burden - 70Poland
Skala podatkowa — progressive 12%/32%
38,643 EURnet/year35.6% burden - 71Czechia
OSVČ — real (actual) expenses + 15%/23% PIT
38,587 EURnet/year35.7% burden - 72Austria
Einkommensteuer — self-employment, actual expenses (income tax + SVS)
37,578 EURnet/year37.4% burden - 73Portugal
Contabilidade organizada — organized accounting (actual expenses)
36,702 EURnet/year38.8% burden - 74France
SASU — 15%/25% corporate tax + 31.4% PFU on dividends
33,786 EURnet/year43.7% burden - 75Austria
GmbH — 23% corporate tax + 27.5% dividend (KESt)
33,495 EURnet/year44.2% burden - 76Estonia
FIE — self-employed sole proprietor (füüsilisest isikust ettevõtja)
33,204 EURnet/year44.7% burden - 77Italy
Ordinary self-employment (lavoro autonomo) — IRPEF 23/33/43% + INPS
32,520 EURnet/year45.8% burden - 78Georgia
Micro Business Status — 0% tax
over income cap60,000 EURnet/year0.0% burden - 79Montenegro
Preduzetnik — paušalno (flat-rate) taxation
over income cap49,371 EURnet/year17.7% burden - 80Estonia
Entrepreneur account (ettevõtluskonto) — simplified turnover tax
over income cap48,000 EURnet/year20.0% burden - 81Austria
Kleinunternehmerpauschalierung — small-business flat-rate expenses (services 20%)
over income cap43,310 EURnet/year27.8% burden - 82France
Micro-entrepreneur (micro-BNC) — versement libératoire (2.2% flat income tax)
over income cap43,200 EURnet/year28.0% burden
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Currency conversion at ECB reference rates of Aug 13, 2026. Results assume full-year tax residency; informational only, not tax advice — details and sources on each country's tax page.