#freelance
Financial management and tax guidance for freelancers
Register your U.S. copyright before infringement or within 3 months of publication to unlock statutory damages up to $150,000 per work plus attorney's fees.
Grant writers can't take contingency fees under GPA ethics or 2 CFR 200.442. Bill hourly, flat or retainer, book deposits as liabilities, and track IRS 1099s.
Moldova lifted its VAT registration threshold to MDL 1.7 million on March 1, 2026, and B2B e-Factura became mandatory October 1. What changes for small sellers.
Spain pushed Verifactu to July 1, 2027 for autónomos — but certified billing software, QR codes and hash-chained invoices are still coming. Prepare now.
Albanian freelancers pay 0% profit tax through 2029 only with a NIPT and business account — otherwise 15% on gross. The amnesty ends Dec 31, 2026.
Lithuania's small-business tax rose to 7% in 2026 and the 9% VAT rate is gone — recompute advance payments and fix invoice templates before year-end.
Price sign jobs per square foot, bill gold leaf and lift rental to the job, and keep cash reserves for weather days.
Slovenia's 2026 reforms lift normiranci ceilings to €150,000/€70,000 with new progressive tiers — what freelancers owe and the year-end moves to make.
Agency 1099s report gross pay with zero withholding — the IRS still wants income tax plus 15.3% self-employment tax. Set aside 25–30% per job.
Seychelles' 2026 Voluntary Disclosure Programme waives penalties and prosecution for unpaid tax, but not interest — and eligibility ends once SRC audits you.
Tunisia's auto-entrepreneur regime taxes freelancers 0.5% of turnover up to 75,000 TND, with no VAT and CNSS cover for about 20 TND a month.
Per-word rates hide your real hourly pay. Invoice translation work with PO numbers, weighted CAT counts, agreed FX terms and a late-payment playbook.
