How to register as a self employed
Learn how to register with the Finanzamt to get your tax number
7 articles
FWritten 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
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
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.F
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 employedF
Written by Fanny Silheres. Updated over a week ago
Legal structure for self-employment (Freiberufler, Gewerbetreibende and others)
Knowing your business legal typeF
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 FinanzamtF
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 FinanzamtF
Written by Fanny Silheres. Updated over a week ago