Employed by a Serbian Company vs. Contracting Into One
A Serbian company can put you on payroll or pay your invoices. The two differ on who does the paperwork, who carries the risk, and what your permit rests on.
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Working & Taxed
What a Knjigovođa Costs, and What You Are Actually Buying
A paušalac may not need monthly bookkeeping at all; a Model B preduzetnik cannot avoid it. How to tell which you are, and how to compare quotes.
Invoicing a Foreign Client From Serbia: The Paperwork the Bank Wants
Your foreign client pays and the money sits at the bank until you say what it is. How the raspored priliva works, and the instruction that ends it.
The Paušal Ceiling: What Happens the Month You Cross 6,000,000 RSD
Crossing Serbia's 6,000,000 RSD paušal limit does not fine you — it moves you onto books, and the date you cross decides whether that is July or January.
Registering as a Preduzetnik: The APR Steps, in Order
What APR actually needs to register you as a sole trader in Serbia, the fee, where the paušal election happens, and the two steps foreigners get wrong.
The Independence Test: Nine Criteria, and the Ones That Catch People
Serbia's test samostalnosti reclassifies a preduzetnik who is really an employee. All nine criteria, the ones foreigners trip, and what it costs.
Paušal, Model B, or Employed: The Work Status Decision, Priced
Paušal, bookkeeping or employment: the three ways to be paid legally in Serbia, compared by what each costs — and which one your permit rests on.