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How to register as a self employed

How to register as a self employed

Learn how to register with the Finanzamt to get your tax number

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Written by Christina Seidl and Fanny Silheres

Freelance tax number (Steuernummer), VAT number (Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer) and your personal Tax ID (Steueridentifikationsnummer)

Learn about the different tax numbers as a freelancer in Germany
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Written by Christina Seidl. Updated over a week ago

How to estimate your revenue and profit?

Learn how to estimate your revenue and profit for your Fragebogen zur steuerlichen Erfassung
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Written by Christina Seidl. Updated over a week ago

The steps after registering as a freelancer

While you are still waiting for your tax number, you can create and send invoices and deduct expenses from tax.
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Written by Fanny Silheres. Updated over a week ago

How to fill your tax registration form (Fragebogen zur steuerlichen Erfassung)?

Learn how to register as self employed
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Written by Fanny Silheres. Updated over a week ago

Legal structure for self-employment (Freiberufler, Gewerbetreibende and others)

Knowing your business legal type
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Written by Fanny Silheres. Updated over a week ago

Single entry vs double entry bookkeeping

Learn about the different ways to report your profit to the Finanzamt
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Written by Fanny Silheres. Updated over a week ago

Actual taxation (Istversteuerung) vs target taxation (Sollversteuerung)

Learn about the different ways of declaring your VAT to the Finanzamt
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Written by Fanny Silheres. Updated over a week ago