As a freelance UI/UX designer, I travel from place to place for most of the year and work remotely. Every few months, I come back to Germany before continuing on. Consequently, there are regular travel expenses such as taxi/Uber, flights, and accommo...
Hello, I am a small business owner and I purchase DIGITAL goods from a third country. I receive the goods via email. The supplier naturally sends me an invoice without VAT. My question is, do I still have to pay 19% sales tax to the tax authority, s...
Dear Sir or Madam, I recently started my own business as a provider of training courses and now I want to expand my operations. I would like to ensure that my accounting is done correctly from the beginning, so that it can withstand the scrutiny of ...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am a small business owner according to § 19 of the German Value Added Tax Act. Last month, I purchased goods in a third country (Ras Al Khaimah), a free trade zone with 0% VAT, via the internet using PayPal. These were digital g...
We are a registered non-profit organization and have commissioned illustrations digitally from an illustrator (she has low turnover, in Germany she would fall under the small business regulation). Now we have questions regarding invoicing, so that we...
Since this year, smoke detectors have been mandatory in Baden-Württemberg, and now I would like to start my own business as a part-time specialist for smoke detectors. This would involve selling, installing, and maintaining smoke detectors. I could d...
I had a sole proprietorship (e.K.) until 2006 and a GbR until 2011. For the e.K, I had hired a tax advisor to prepare the financial statements, etc. - do the receipts need to be kept in their original form or are scanned receipts, original bank state...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am currently a small business owner and have not opted for VAT registration. At the moment, we only offer digital goods - our own products as well as acting as a reseller for third-party products. We handle the invoicing, meanin...
Hello, I really need help...I hope you can assist me. I am planning to start a small business soon (selling on Ebay - digital codes - VAT exempt). I order my products from Russia (website). I already know that I have to prepare an EÜ invoice for th...
Hello, I have 2 websites or forums and now want to make money with them (through advertising). For this purpose, I have registered a business and checked the box for a side business. The earnings will initially be around 15-50 euros per month, but o...
