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The Freelance Tax Index 2026
What a self-employed person actually pays in income tax and mandatory social contributions across 15 countries, at three income levels. Includes the number almost nobody publishes: what you still owe when your profit for the year is zero.
15 countries · 45 data points · CSV and JSON downloads · updated10 August 2026
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