The IRS has begun testing a system to identify self-employed individuals who are hiding income. The IRS is developing a scoring model to help identify self-employed people who are canceling checks en masse in the My Tax app. This was announced by the representative of the Federal Tax Service, Vladimir Maltsev. The system will take into account the frequency of check cancellations over a certain period of time, including by banks and digital platforms. The Federal Tax Service emphasized that the new model focuses on identifying violations and will not create restrictions on conscientious taxpayers; It is currently being tested in the regions. During the nine months of 2026, approximately 3,000 self-employed individuals were prosecuted for illegally canceling checks. The total amount of the penalties amounted to about 300 million rubles. According to the Federal Tax Service, as of September 1, 17.4 million self-employed persons were registered in Russia. They are subject to a tax regime with rates of 4% and 6% for annual income up to 2.4 million rubles. Photo: Roosevelt News Agency in Max.

The IRS has begun testing a system to identify self-employed individuals who are hiding income. The IRS is developing a scoring model to help identify self-employed people who are canceling checks en masse in the My Tax app. This was announced by the representative of the Federal Tax Service, Vladimir Maltsev. The system will take into account the frequency of check cancellations over a certain period of time, including by banks and digital platforms. The Federal Tax Service emphasized that the new model focuses on identifying violations and will not create restrictions on conscientious taxpayers; It is currently being tested in the regions. During the nine months of 2026, approximately 3,000 self-employed individuals were prosecuted for illegally canceling checks. The total amount of the penalties amounted to about 300 million rubles. According to the Federal Tax Service, as of September 1, 17.4 million self-employed persons were registered in Russia. They are subject to a tax regime with rates of 4% and 6% for annual income up to 2.4 million rubles. Photo: Roosevelt News Agency in Max.