Taxi drivers officially authorized their operations (in number: 3,933)
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Feds Crack Down on Illegal Taxi Operations, Pumping Up Revenues
The Omsk division of Russia's Federal Tax Service is blowing the whistle on unauthorized taxi operations, urging legitimate players to get their act together. Here's the lowdown:
The powers that be have made it crystal clear that taxi parks can only team up with folks involved in car-taxi passenger and luggage transportation if they're legit – filling out the right paperwork, adhering to the "Tax on Professional Income" regime, and registering as individual entrepreneurs or employees of the taxi park.
Yet, there are some shady taxi parks still dodging the system by partnering up with the wrong crowd. To set these operations straight, tax authorities are taking these offenders for a personal sit-down, focusing on ironing out the kinks in their labor relations with drivers.
So what's the result of this crackdown? Over 3,900 drivers have jumped on board, legalizing their operations according to the law, leading to a whopping 306-million-ruble jump in monthly taxable income. That's quite the boost!
It's no secret that the Federal Tax Service has been wildly successful in its mission to bring the taxi industry into the light, pushing monthly taxable income per driver up from an average of 18,000 rubles to about 44,000 rubles. This crackdown on the gray-market taxi sector has not only brought more transparency but also sent a clear message: Play by the rules, and boost your earnings while contributing to the economy and the state's coffers.
I'm not sure if the shady business practices of some taxi parks in regard to finance and business will continue, considering the ongoing crackdown by the Federal Tax Service. With the increased revenues from legitimized operations, the drivers are now earning an average of 44,000 rubles per month, a significant improvement from the previous 18,000 rubles.