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Calculators and country-by-country data for freelancers, remote workers and people working abroad. Every figure is checked against official sources and stamped with a verification date.
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Freelancer Net Income Comparison (5 Countries)
The same income through five verified tax systems — Portugal, Spain, Georgia, Dubai and Singapore ranked by what you actually keep, with a first-year toggle.
Relocation
Digital Nomad Visa Income Checker (2026)
Which remote-work visa thresholds your income clears across seven countries — including the three pegged to a national wage that moved on 1 January 2026 and are still published wrong elsewhere.
Getting paid
International Payment Fee Calculator (2026)
What actually lands when an overseas client pays you — Wise, PayPal and a bank wire on the same amount, with the exchange-rate margin separated from the fee you can see.
Country tax calculators
Portugal Freelancer Tax Calculator (2026)
IRS and social security for the simplified regime — first- and second-year discounts, the 15% expense rule and 2026 brackets, built on official sources.
Country tax calculators
Dubai Take-Home Pay Calculator (2026)
0% income tax, but not 0% cost — the 5% housing fee, ILOE insurance, VAT and your gratuity accrual, netted out of a Dubai salary.
Country tax calculators
Spain Autónomo Tax Calculator (2026)
IRPF and the monthly cuota across all 15 income tramos — tarifa plana for new autónomos, the 5% hard-to-justify allowance and the 20% new-activity reduction.
Country tax calculators
Estonia e-Resident Company Cost Calculator (2026)
State fees, service costs and the 22/78 distribution tax — what an Estonian OÜ really costs at your revenue and payout level, with retained profit at 0%.
Country tax calculators
Georgia Small Business Status Calculator (1%)
The 1% turnover tax with its real edges — the ₾500,000 cap, 3% excess rate, prohibited activities and the standard-regime comparison.
Country tax calculators
Canada Self-Employed Tax Calculator 2026
Federal and provincial scales on one taxable income, CPP with both halves, the part of it that is a deduction rather than a credit, and the income-tested basic personal amount.
Country tax calculators
Netherlands ZZP Tax Calculator 2026
Box 1 tax, the €1,200 zelfstandigenaftrek, the 12.7% mkb-winstvrijstelling, both credits on their different bases, and the Zvw contribution — in the order the law applies them.
Rates & pricing
Cost of Living Adjusted Salary Converter
What a salary needs to be in another country to buy the same life — 39 countries on Eurostat price level indices, the official basket rather than a crowdsourced one.
Rates & pricing
Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator
Work backwards from the annual take-home you want to the hourly rate you should quote — accounting for taxes, expenses, unbillable time and weeks off.
Latest guides
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Canada Freelancer and Self-Employed Taxes Explained (2026)
What a Canadian freelancer keeps in 2026 — two income taxes on one taxable income, CPP with both halves and a ceiling that makes it regressive, the province that is worth $7,379 a year, and the point where the marginal rate goes down.
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Netherlands Freelancer (ZZP) Taxes Explained (2026)
What a Dutch freelancer keeps in 2026 — why tax credits, not entrepreneur deductions, now do the work; where the marginal rate peaks at over 60%; and why the Netherlands taxes a freelancer less than Portugal at every income level while leaving them worse off in real terms at every income level.
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Spanish IRPF by Región: All 15 Autonomic Scales Compared (2026)
Half of Spanish IRPF is set by your comunidad autónoma. All fifteen common-regime scales, what each costs a freelancer at €30,000, €50,000 and €100,000 of invoicing, and the region that is the cheapest in Spain at €20,000 and the most expensive at €50,000.
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Real-Terms Take-Home: Why Prices Move the Break-Even Point (2026)
Portugal and Spain taxed side by side, then adjusted for what each country actually costs. The tax comparison says Spain wins above €44,250. Adjusted for price levels, Portugal keeps winning to roughly €70,500 — a €26,000 shift nobody publishes.
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VAT and GST Registration Thresholds for Freelancers (2026)
The turnover at which a freelancer must register for VAT or GST in seven countries, from zero in Spain to S$1 million in Singapore — what each threshold actually counts, why cross-border work often never reaches it, and the EU scheme that changed the picture in 2025.
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Freelancer Social Security Contributions Compared (2026)
What self-employed workers actually pay into social security in Portugal, Spain, Estonia, Georgia, the UAE and Singapore in 2026 — with the official rates, the monthly quota table, the ceilings, and the point at which the cheaper system stops being cheaper.
How we keep numbers honest
Tax rates, contribution thresholds and visa requirements change constantly. Every dataset on this site cites the official government or institutional source it came from and the date we last verified it — and our build pipeline refuses to publish data without both. Read the full process in our editorial policy.