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Income on maternity leave is limited, so earning a bit of extra money may seem attractive. However, working during maternity leave may affect your benefits and allowances. Read more about maternity l…

As your business grows across national borders and becomes international, the invoicing of foreign customers becomes topical. When invoicing foreign customers, the value added tax used in invoicing m…

A business plan is a written plan detailing how your company will implement its business idea in practice. A business plan will help you consider all of the key matters in founding a company, as well…

Accruing pension is something that you rarely need to think about when you are employed. The TyEL (employer’s pension) insurance ensures that you accrue pension in accordance with your pay. However…

Value added tax is a flat tax added to the price of almost all services and products, which all VAT-liable companies charge their customers and pass to the tax authorities. If a company’s revenue r…

In many fields, the work may require travelling long distances, as the work locations change regularly. Various travel costs may build up to be a significant expense in daily life, which is why tax-e…

Value added tax or VAT is a tax that is added to the price of nearly all goods and services. Businesses add VAT to their prices and report this to the tax authorities. As VAT is targeted at consumers…

Start-up money is intended for supporting new businesses and is a big question for many people planning to start operations as light entrepreneurs. We will explain what start-up money actually is, ho…

Accounting is one of the most daunting tasks for beginning entrepreneurs that requires great care and understanding of how things should be done. As a light entrepreneur, you do not need to worry abo…

VAT, or value added tax, is a tax on consumption that is included in nearly all products and services sold to consumers. Although businesses need to add VAT to their prices, they are eligible to dedu…

Small entrepreneurship is the most common form of entrepreneurship in Finland. Small businesses are more or less the backbone of Finland’s business sector as they account for 98 percent of the coun…

The career of a freelancer is nowadays possible across a number of industries. Especially many professionals in creative professions, such as graphic designers, journalists, and photographers, provid…

A trade name is the second most common company form in Finland, right after a limited company. When it comes to starting and doing business, operating under a trade name is notably lighter compared t…

Our privacy policy has been updated and we have added information to e.g. cookies and tracking. You can read the privacy policy on our website: kevytyrittajat.eezy.fi/en/privacy-policy/ …

An mproved version of the online service has been released on 21.6.2021. This new version takes a giant leap forward in usability and has been developed together with our users. In addition to a cle…

It is again that time of the year when pre-filled tax returns and reviewing them are just around the corner. As a light entrepreneur, to get all the possible benefits from tax deductions and make it …

We have some good news! On 20.11.2020 The Supreme Administrative Court ruled that service fees will not require added VAT. This means that your service fee won’t have VAT charged. We’re currently…

The Supreme Administrative Court ruling applies to all invoicing services a.k.a light entrepreneurs who do not have their own business ID. The ruling came after a more than two year long appeal proce…

Are you living abroad and have thought about working in Finland as a light entrepreneur? Or maybe you already live in Finland and are interested in becoming or trying light entrepreneurship. Well, th…