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eVB is Elektronische Versicherungsbestätigung, Insurance companies give this number which is used to verify/confirm your insurance

Hello all, We are looking to be first time buyers of a property in Berlin. The realtor is trying to sell the property at a price based DEKRA valuation (which is sum total of land value, house value and market rate (bodensachwert, gebaudesachwert and marktangepasster/nachhaltiger vorläufiger Sachwert...

Happy, oh so happy, and relieved, cuz today I finally submitted my online application for my Niederlassungserlaubnis. I’m hoping that I left no stone unturned, but if I did I’m sure I can turn it over later. Feels like a gigantic step! Fingers crossed for a quick positive reply. :D We received an e...

I have a couple of questions about incurred vs paid revenue for Kleinunternehmer. If for e.g I bill a client in December 2025 and the client pays the invoice in January 2026, will this be considered as a "Paid" basis, i.e I pay tax on it together with my total income for 2026 (tax year). W...

Hello,
I am wondering if someone has a recommendation for a invoicing software (free or low cost) for a Kleinunternehmer. I am exploring Gnucash, but its a learing curve and does not necessarily have all the legally required items on the invoice or stornorechnung.
Thanks
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You are caught by the 5/6 * turnover rule, there is no arguing about it. The only thing you can do is apply for an exemption at DRV (Deutsche Rentenversicherung) for the first 3 years of your activity, by filling in and sending them form V0050.pdf: https://www.deutsche-rentenversicherung.de/SharedD...

[*]Yes, it's true if you do not earn more than 5/6 of your turnover from just one client (if you do earn these 83.3% from one client, you have to pay mandatory public pension contributions, because of § 2 Nr. 9 SGB VI: https://dejure.org/gesetze/SGB_VI/2.html Paying into German public pension insur...

Thanks, this really helps!

Got an email from case worker that he would not respond unless the email was in response to a query initiated by him/her.
I also wrote to the LEA inquiry section and got a automated email asking to look up on their comprehensive website for the information.

OP here, with a couple of follow-up questions: So it looks like my work as a Kleinunternehmer is taking off well, I have received many small projects and likely will exceed the 25k Euro limit (just by a little more, but not by too much) for Kleinunternehmer. 1. Do I start paying Vorauszahlung (at t...

kaffeemitmilch wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 12:45 pm Any news?

Still waiting, will definitely post the follow-up.
Thanks

OP here, with a couple of follow-up questions: So it looks like my work as a Kleinunternehmer is taking off well, I have received many small projects and likely will exceed the 25k Euro limit (just by a little more, but not by too much) for Kleinunternehmer. 1. Do I start paying Vorauszahlung (at th...

bethannbitt wrote: ↑Tue Apr 01, 2025 9:23 am Keep us posted. FWIW none of my relevant documents had to be translated from the originals, which were all in English since I’m from the US.

Thanks, This info helps.

Yes the ABH (Auslaenderbehoerde) would be the people who issued you your residence permit. Ask them whether this language certificate would be sufficient. My guess is yes. Also, don't wait too long. Just tell them you want to start the process of getting your documents in order. If you're in a big ...

Contact your ABH and ask them. They will probably tell you to apply for the NE and what documents you need. Thanks, I will do so when I get a little closer to the 3 year mark. (p.s: How is ABH, How do I find who my ABH, and their contact info. Is that the person who interviewed me and approved the ...

Hello, As the title says if someone is on family reunion based Aufenthaltstitel and is nearing 3 years (i.e. validity of Aufenthaltstitel), what would be the next options. I ask this question as I saw that one cannot apply for Niederlassungserlaubnis or Einbürgerung as the 3 years are not over. Is e...

Hello, i have a couple of quick questions about Kleinunternehmer status and rules. Last year, I registered in October as a Kleinunternehmer (research scientist/Freiberufler), and worked on a couple of small projects, but the company paid for those invoices in January 2025. Does that mean my first ye...

I made the move to Linux mint more than10 years ago and have been super satisfied. Adv: Relative virus free, so many wonderful programs, libre office, GIMP, etc, full control over the program etc. Disadv: some tax software etc don't support Linux, learning curve to get used to command box etc, somet...

I was reading PandaMunich's response in this thread https://happy.toytown.ing/viewtopic.php?p=5499&hilit=teacher#p5499 regarding regarding public pension contribution as a kleinunternehmer (essentially that they don't have to pay public pension contributions). So if one doesn't pay in the German...

So the car inspection (360 degree is still not done, there is no answer for the vibrations etc) and the sales agent is the most unprofessional. We wrote a signed letter, asking to withdraw from the contract, he then replied it would cost us 10% purchase fees. Can this be correct, we haven't even tak...