Is anyone checking if freelancers don’t pay taxes?

Yes, freelancing requires taxes. If you do not pay taxes, you may be held criminally responsible if the circumstances are serious.

Criminal liability: If the amount of tax evasion accounts for more than 10% of the tax payable and the amount of tax evasion exceeds 10,000 yuan, or if the tax evasion authority is given two administrative penalties for tax evasion and the tax is evaded, the person shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years or Criminal detention, and shall also be sentenced to a fine of not less than 1 time and not more than 5 times the amount of tax evasion; if the amount of tax evasion accounts for more than 30% of the tax payable and the amount of tax evasion is more than 100,000 yuan, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years but not more than 7 years, and shall also be fined not less than 1 time but not more than 5 times the amount of tax evasion. times the fine.

Freelance jobs include: freelance writers, tutors, fitness coaches, freelance painters, calligraphers, music creators, photographers, etc.

No one will discriminate against freelancers. Their work is done by people who have expertise in a certain field. Without certain expertise, you cannot continue to work in a certain field for a long time.

Legal Basis

"Tax Collection and Administration Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 63: Taxpayers forge, alter, conceal, Destroy account books and accounting vouchers without authorization, or over-list expenditures or fail to list or under-list income in account books, or refuse to declare or make false tax returns after being notified by the tax authorities, or fail to pay or under-pay the tax payable. It's tax evasion. If a taxpayer evades taxes, the tax authorities shall recover the taxes that he or she fails to pay or underpays, as well as late payment fines, and shall impose a fine of not less than 50% but not more than five times the amount of the tax that he or she fails to pay or underpays; if a crime is constituted, he shall be investigated in accordance with the law. criminal responsibility. Article 64 If a taxpayer or withholding agent fabricates false tax calculation basis, the tax authority shall order it to make corrections within a time limit and impose a fine of not more than 50,000 yuan.

If a taxpayer fails to file a tax return, fails to pay or underpays the tax due, the tax authorities shall recover the tax not paid or underpaid, as well as late payment fines, and impose penalties for the tax not paid or underpaid. A fine of not less than 50% but not more than five times. Article 65 If a taxpayer defaults on the payment of taxes due and resorts to means of transferring or concealing property to prevent the tax authorities from recovering the overdue taxes, the tax authorities shall recover the overdue taxes and late payment fines and impose a fine on the overdue taxes. A fine of not less than 50% but not more than five times; if a crime is constituted, criminal liability shall be pursued in accordance with the law.