Once you make your living as a food courier and your work starts to be more regular, it’s time to start working as a private trader entrepreneur. As a private trader, you have the opportunity to earn more, as you can benefit from various work related deductions in your business taxes, such as deducting travel expenses from your taxes.
Our private trader service is designed for people who want to start operating as a private trader entrepreneur for Foodora or Wolt. FREE.fi takes care of all the invoicing and accounting for your business, so you can focus on earning money.
We will set up a business ID and take care of the accounting for you. As our user, you will receive the money you earn from your work directly into your FREE.fi account, where you can withdraw it without having to send an invoice to Wolt yourself.
Setting up a private trader business is not too expensive when you do it with FREE.fi. Choose the service package that best suits your needs from the options below and start your business today!
Designed for couriers who already have their own business ID and want to do their accounting themselves or through an accounting firm of their choice. With this service, you can get your Wolt earnings automatically to your account where you can withdraw those. We recommend this service only for experienced accountants.
The best private trader service for food couriers. With this service, FREE.fi will take care of your accounting and you can enjoy working!
Our Platinum service is designed for food couriers who make their living from delivery services. This service also takes care of invoicing and accounting for other services you might offer.
Our Diamond service is designed for those private trader entrepreneurs whose business exceeds an annual invoice volume of 100 000€. This service includes everything a entrepreneur needs along the way. You are required to have a business account when joining the Diamond tier.
For many people, being a food courier is the best way to earn money, because as a courier you can decide when and how much you want to work. Starting as a food courier is easy and to get started, all you need is a smartphone with mobile data, good vehicle, a Finnish ID card and a work permit.
Register as a Wolt partner or Foodora rider and set up a private trader business through FREE.fi – we will help you take care of your invoicing and accounting!
To start using our service, please follow the steps below.
Register as a FREE.fi entrepreneur
When you set up a private trader business, you apply to the Business Information System (YTJ) for a business ID number to start your business. When you set up a private trader business, you become a full-fledged entrepreneur and can operate as an entrepreneur almost freely.
You should set up a private trader business if you want to deduct your travel expenses from your business tax – as a food courier you will probably have these expenses. Setting up a private trader business is easy and you can do it easily yourself.
With FREE.fi, you can set up a business and get a business ID faster than anywhere else. In addition to setting up a business ID, you can authorise FREE.fi to take care of your invoicing and accounting.
Set up a private trader business here
Accounting as a private trader entrepreneur is not difficult and you can easily do it yourself with a little learning. Single-entry bookkeeping is usually sufficient for a private trader, so there is not necessarily a need for double-entry bookkeeping.
Although accounting is not difficult, it will take you a lot of time. That is why we recommend our invoicing and accounting service for food couriers.
Our service is offered in cooperation with Talenom, so that you get the most professional service package possible – FREE.fi takes care of your invoicing and Talenom takes care of your accounting and reports, all under one roof from your FREE.fi account.
Let FREE.fi take care of your accounting
As a food courier, all you have to do is register with our service. Our service is designed to be as easy to use as possible, especially for food couriers. Find out more about our payment process for couriers below.
You can easily register by following the instructions below.
PS. you can ask Talenom for an introduction to entrepreneurshipif you choose our Platinum package!
You should use the FREE.fi private trader service because we have designed the service specifically to serve the needs of food delivery companies. In addition to this, our service is:
There are limitations to our service depending on the service package you have chosen. Please note that all our service packages are for food delivery services only!
If for example your business is growing and you are expanding into other areas, we recommend that you contact our customer service team. It is also not possible to make all deductions related to private trader business through our service, such as deductions for office supplies or work clothes. You can read more about deductions here.
If you are a private trader, you must add your travel expenses as expense receipts in the Talenom application. Expense receipts are reported to the Tax Administration on the business tax return once a year. These expenses are not reimbursed to the entrepreneur directly, but are deducted from the taxable income. This means that you may be eligible for a tax refund.
The VAT part of the expenses is refunded according to the VAT period (e.g. every three months), but the VAT part of car-related expenses is not normally deductible.
Registration is free and does not bind you to anything. There are no monthly fees or hidden costs in our service and you can stop using the service at any time. We charge a 4% service fee and a 2.5% FREE coverage fee only when the customer pays your invoice and you are about to receive money.
Talenom One offers an affordable and comprehensive solution for Private Traders’ accounting. For one monthly price (starting at €49/month), you get not only easy-to-use software but also an expert accounting team that takes care of your financial management. Bookkeeping, tracking expenses, invoicing, preparing reports and much more conveniently in one place.
Do you want to get to know the service with an expert? Book an appointment for a free demo, where a Talenom expert will introduce you to the Talenom One service and help you move forward!
