The recent and rapid growth of the freelance sector in economies worldwide has led to more participation in the informal, or shadow, economy. Freelance workers who operate in the shadow economy are deprived of government protections, benefits, and legitimacy. To facilitate their emergence into full legitimacy, taxation policies must be amended to incentivize these workers to file taxes. In partnership with the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation, our project was to provide specific recommendations for improving the tax experience for freelancers by comparing the Russian and German shadow and gig economies. We found that Russia has a more accommodating taxation structure dedicated to freelancers, while the logistics and user experience for paying taxes is smoother in Germany.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Donovan, Emily
• Staubi, Kyle
• Caplan, Myah
• Murray, Peter

Subject

• Culture
• Security
• Inclusion
• Infrastructure
• Well-Being
• Industry

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 62941
• E-project-042022-165939

Advisor

• Mardilovich, Ivan P.
• Nikitina, Svetlana

Year

• 2022

Center

• Moscow, Russia/Haifa Israel Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Federal Tax Service of Russia

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Date created

• 2022-04-20

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-042022-165939

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2022-12-19