Moldova's freelancer sector records growth in 10M2026

Independent entrepreneurs in the Republic of Moldova generated more than 56.3 million lei in revenue in October 2026, while the single tax calculated for the period exceeded 8.7 million lei. According to the State Tax Service (STS), revenues increased by 9.89% compared with the previous month, MOLDPRES reports.

For October, 4,427 single-tax payment notices were generated and sent to the email addresses provided by freelancers when registering their activities. The documents are also available through the taxpayer's personal account and the EVO application, CE Report quotes MOLDPRES.

According to STS data, the total declared income of independent entrepreneurs amounted to 56,371,013.34 lei, while the calculated single tax reached 8,764,610.58 lei.

Approximately 48.45% of independent entrepreneurs recorded transactions through dedicated bank accounts. Among them, 146 taxpayers used cash register and control equipment connected to the electronic sales monitoring system. Cash receipts reported through these devices totalled approximately 1.59 million lei.

As of November 10, 2026, the State Tax Service had 4,729 independent entrepreneurs registered, while their total single-tax payments amounted to 40.73 million lei.

The STS reminds taxpayers that the deadline for paying the single tax for September 2026 is November 25. Payments can be made through the MPay platform under the service "Single Tax Paid by Independent Entrepreneurs (Freelancers)".

The single tax rate is 15% on annual income of up to 1.2 million lei and 35% on the portion exceeding this threshold. The collected amounts are distributed among local budgets, the state social insurance budget and mandatory health insurance funds.

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