The activity must be registered with the tax office. For this purpose, an electronic questionnaire must be filled out in which all data are requested. Important information is the type of activity as well as the expected profits and turnover for calculating the advance tax payment and checking the small business regulation.

We will gladly take care of the registration of the activity with the tax office.

If a first-time freelancer only works for one client or if the largest client generates more than 70% of the total turnover, the German pension insurance will classify the activity as pseudo-self-employment. As a result, pension insurance contributions must be paid. For start ups there is the possibility of an exemption certificate for three years. This application must be submitted within three months of the start of the activity.

We will gladly take care of the application for exemption from pension contributions.

If the turnover is (will be) less than EUR 22,000, the small business regulation can be used. In this case, no turnover tax must be declared and no advance turnover tax return must be submitted. In return, no input tax can be deducted.