Considering the launched web platform https://frilenseri.purs.gov.rs/ through which freelancers can be informed about their rights and obligations, settle their tax debts and apply for insurance, the Tax Administration announced that in the first few weeks of the portal’s existence, around a thousand freelancers have submitted tax returns for the first two quarters of this year, and the majority of them, approximately 60%, have chosen to contribute to pension insurance.
In accordance with the principle of self-taxation, freelancers are obliged to independently calculate taxes and contributions on a quarterly basis. Freelancers who have not done so yet have until 31 July 2023 to submit their tax returns for previous quarters through the “freelancer portal” of the Tax Administration.
These obligations apply both for freelancers who are engaged by foreign employers as well as those engaged by domestic employers. When submitting a tax return, freelancers can choose whether they want to:
- to pay only health insurance (if they are not health insured on another basis), but at the same time pension-disability insurance for the freelancer will not be calculate, or
- to pay also pension-disability insurance in which case it will be calculated.
More details about the tax treatment of freelancers, the non-taxable amount of income and tax payment models are written in the article https://milosevic-law.com/amendment-of-tax-laws-and-freelancer-status/.
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