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by AlexInGermany
Sat Mar 28, 2026 8:47 pm
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: Deductions most expat freelancers in Germany miss
Replies: 1
Views: 148

Re: Deductions most expat freelancers in Germany miss

thanks for info

Homeoffice-Pauschale: 1260 is this only if you do full home office? of few days per week?
by AlexInGermany
Thu Mar 26, 2026 4:21 pm
Forum: Bremen
Topic: Bored in Bremen
Replies: 19
Views: 765

Re: Bored in Bremen

maybe building a side business on a free time could be an entertaining idea
by AlexInGermany
Tue Mar 17, 2026 3:10 pm
Forum: Employment
Topic: IT freelancing in Germany
Replies: 7
Views: 322

Re: IT freelancing in Germany

Just curious, if potential freelancer is expecting yearly income above say 70k per year (rough figure, approximately low gross income for a full time employee) what are the drawbacks in registering a UG/GmbH? Besides the costs of accountant and tax adviser for annual statements I did that too in pa...
by AlexInGermany
Mon Mar 16, 2026 4:32 pm
Forum: Employment
Topic: IT freelancing in Germany
Replies: 7
Views: 322

Re: IT freelancing in Germany

I'm not familiar at all with the ANÜ structure you mentioned, but it does sound like the worst of both worlds: you're not doing real freelancing, but you're also not getting the benefits of being a normal employee. Why would anyone go that route, just curious? so I guess you are lucky if you have n...
by AlexInGermany
Mon Mar 16, 2026 3:52 pm
Forum: Employment
Topic: IT freelancing in Germany
Replies: 7
Views: 322

Re: IT freelancing in Germany

I'm not in IT, so I can't speak to every issue you've raised, but I am a longterm freelancer. As far as multiple clients are concerned, I always thought you just needed to have multiple clients, period, and the best way to prove this would be with invoices to different clients within a tax year. So...
by AlexInGermany
Sun Mar 15, 2026 11:32 pm
Forum: Investments
Topic: Real estate investment in germany
Replies: 8
Views: 527

Re: Real estate investment in germany

yes registration in case of Eigenbedarf is required, I guess he registered there to avoid penalty
if he does not really live in registered address there is post redirection service for that
by AlexInGermany
Sun Mar 15, 2026 3:51 pm
Forum: Investments
Topic: Real estate investment in germany
Replies: 8
Views: 527

Re: Real estate investment in germany

I would not invest in Germany right now. I know, I know you can die of old age waiting for the price to dip in Germany. But before the Iran war I thought we were due a correction. Now due a collapse. I did however buy 4 apartments in Nürnberg 18 years ago. I rent 2 out furnished, and 2 regular. I m...
by AlexInGermany
Sat Mar 14, 2026 5:04 pm
Forum: Employment
Topic: IT freelancing in Germany
Replies: 7
Views: 322

IT freelancing in Germany

if anyone has done please share your thoughts this are my observations: I have freelanced a few times, but only after securing a contract first. Transitioning to freelancing before finding a client is quite risky—especially if you aren’t fluent in German, as most projects require it. There are also ...
by AlexInGermany
Fri Mar 06, 2026 5:29 pm
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: Strange maths....
Replies: 14
Views: 2175

Re: Strange maths....

The most likely scenario is that the 53.90€ was the "Net" price, and the 11.08€ tax is calculated specifically on the products plus a portion of the shipping, or the store is using a specialized VAT scheme for small businesses
by AlexInGermany
Thu Mar 05, 2026 4:34 pm
Forum: Phone
Topic: dual US and German SIMS
Replies: 22
Views: 7460

Re: dual US and German SIMS

I'd say I've spent at least 2 hours trying to change my Google Play profile. The upshot is, there is a button labelled "Change Google Play country to Germany", but when I click it, nothing happens. A friend who moved to Ireland suggested creating a "private sphere" https://suppo...
by AlexInGermany
Thu Mar 05, 2026 3:14 pm
Forum: Investments
Topic: Real estate investment in germany
Replies: 8
Views: 527

Re: Real estate investment in germany

I am in a short-term furnished rental since I just arrived in Berlin at the end of January. My neighbor across the way told me that the previous tenant had lived here 37 years, but that the landlords claimed Eigenbedarf and kicked her out. The place stayed empty for a few months, and then they star...
by AlexInGermany
Tue Mar 03, 2026 12:17 am
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: Elstam data
Replies: 6
Views: 337

Re: Elstam data

Thanks for the reply, I work on bit later time zone, any time I called them, they were not available so I was thinking if there is any other possibility ? I applied for elster activattion letter per post, which never arrived, so I think they have my non German address recorded in system. So you don...
by AlexInGermany
Mon Mar 02, 2026 9:51 pm
Forum: International politics
Topic: What do you think about Iran conflict?
Replies: 50
Views: 2079

Re: What do you think about Iran conflict?

Eric7 wrote: Sun Mar 01, 2026 4:12 pm

Iran has supposedly been 'two weeks away from getting nukes for at least the last 30 years, yet they still haven't managed it.
exactly

how it comes could not build so far

this seems like disinformation for me like Saddam Hussein case
by AlexInGermany
Mon Mar 02, 2026 9:21 pm
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: Elstam data
Replies: 6
Views: 337

Re: Elstam data

snowingagain wrote: Mon Mar 02, 2026 8:53 pm Get up earlier?
sure that is an option, but somehow employers are able to retrieve it online by giving Tax ID and person name/DOB
I thought I could log in to some accounting system and view my data
by AlexInGermany
Mon Mar 02, 2026 7:26 pm
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: Elstam data
Replies: 6
Views: 337

Re: Elstam data

Thanks for the reply, I work on bit later time zone, any time I called them, they were not available

so I was thinking if there is any other possibility ?

I applied for elster activattion letter per post, which never arrived, so I think they have my non German address recorded in system.
by AlexInGermany
Sun Mar 01, 2026 11:41 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Blocking of address retrieval
Replies: 5
Views: 482

Re: Blocking of address retrieval

I find this system horrible that anyone can walk in and get my address other countries have no melderegister at all, but they are managing fine debt collections at least there should be court order saying that person really owes money to allow to search his private address so basically current law s...
by AlexInGermany
Sun Mar 01, 2026 4:46 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Blocking of address retrieval
Replies: 5
Views: 482

Blocking of address retrieval

Hi all I applied for blocking of address , meldeauskunftsperre I dont really like the idea of my address being searched by anyone I got reply to provide evidence of harm etc, which I replied 2 weeks ago, they send one more reply to provide evidence and extended initial 1 month block for 1 more month...
by AlexInGermany
Sun Mar 01, 2026 1:14 am
Forum: Phone
Topic: dual US and German SIMS
Replies: 22
Views: 7460

Re: dual US and German SIMS

I have multiple sim cards for 4 or 5 different countries, all in one phone , dual sim plus couple of esim you have to set also multiple google play profiles to access different country apps if required , as something like Edeka may not be possible to access with US google play not a rocket science b...