Do you need a flexible job? or are you looking for an extra income? Well, stay with us and find out about the taxation as an Amazon Flex dealer and you will also know how much or little is paid
What you should know about Amazon Flex
Amazon Flex
It is a home delivery program of the Amazon company, who hire staff to work short shifts of at least two hours, distributing the products with their private vehicles in the town where they live.
To give you an idea about the payment, take into consideration that by spending 2 hours a day you can obtain a gross profit of about 28 euros if you are in Spain, which would be 14 euros per hour.
How can I be an Amazon Flex delivery person?
To enter the ranks of Amazon Flex deliverers, you must meet some requirements, although they are not very difficult to meet, keep them up to date to avoid problems with Spanish legislation:
- To be over 18 years old.
- A medium or large vehicle with 4 doors, so you can have the ability to move more packages.
- Have a driving license.
- You must download and install the Amazon Flex app on your smartphone.
- Be registered as a self-employed person in the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers (For citizens who live in Spain).
- Register as a dealer.
- Be registered in the General Treasury of Social Security.
- Your criminal record.
- If you are a foreigner residing in Spain, you must have a DNI certificate.
What is the taxation as an Amazon Flex deliverer? Is it paid a lot?
When accepting a job like Amazon Flex, one of the issues that would surely interest you the most is to find out about taxation when registering as a self-employed person, whether or not you pay a lot in the Special Scheme for Self-Employed Workers and in the Social Security.
How do I become autonomous?
Every freelancer must be self-employed and on Amazon Flex it is possible; It is important that you have all your documentation up to date so that later you do not have problems or any setback for work, for that you must do the following:
- Request an appointment at the Treasury.
- Go to the Tax Agency; There you do not have to pay anything, since the self-employed are free from paying the Economic Activities Tax.
- You must carry out some administrative procedures, such as filling out form 036.
- You will be registered according to section 849.5, which is valid for the delivery activity.
- Then you must go to the General Treasury of the Social Security without prior appointment, process your registration and income affiliation there.
- If you do not feel qualified to do these procedures, you could hire managers.
Once registered, how much do I have to pay?
In the Tax Agency
Once registered, you contract two tax obligations: VAT and personal income tax. At least they are between 283.30 euros per month so that you have a reference, then the Agency will be in charge of deducting it according to your monthly billing.
In Social Security
- For the type of self-employed person, you would have a monthly contribution base of 919.80 euros.
- Cancel a flat monthly fee of 60 euros the first year. From the second year, you cancel a 50% reduction and the following 6 months 30% reduction.
- You must pay a percentage for: professional contingencies and professional illness, a supplement for the cessation of activity and professional training.
Some implications of working on Amazon Flex
All employees, even if they are self-employed or self-employed, must also be aware of your accounts and issues associated with this way of working, in the case of Amazon Flex we will mention some of them:
- With your own vehicle, you must pay your own fuel costs. Taking into account that you will distribute the packages in a given location, it would be convenient to consider the approximate mileage.
- You are subject to cancel the corresponding tax obligations as a freelancer.
- When you reach earnings of 300 to 350 euros per week, the Amazon Flex app will not allow you to access more blocks.
Ideally, you have already been registered as a self-employed person. But whether this is your case or not, take into account your circumstances based on what your actual net earnings would be. That is why it is important to ask yourself if Amazon Flex will provide you with what you need to live, or if it could rather help you supplement your earnings with other income from work.