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i'mI've been a germand IGerman freelancer for 3.5 yrsyears now and this stems from the discussion with my tax consultant (steuerberater) at the time:

in GER itIn Germany, qualifying as a "freiberuflerit" depends on several factors if you may qualify as a "freiberufler":

  1. uYou need to have an academic degree, i.e. Dipl./Ing. or such.
  2. theThe job uyou are doing must be in that line and be of consulting or engineering quality.
  3. uYou cannot trade goods, i.e. buy and sell with the intent to make gainprofit.

howeverHowever, even if all of these are met, uryour safest bet is that uryour local tax office (finanzamt) that will do uryour taxes approves that uyou qualify as freelance b/c pointa freelancer. Point 2. has some flexibility, especially if uyou are a foreigner and cond.point 1. is not met with a germanGerman degree.

so iSo I advise to contact a germanGerman tax consultant (close to where uyou will work that can easily contact the tax office) and discuss the matter with him||herthem.

i'm a germand I freelancer for 3.5 yrs now and this stems from the discussion with my tax consultant (steuerberater) at the time:

in GER it depends on several factors if you may qualify as a "freiberufler"

  1. u need to have an academic degree, i.e. Dipl./Ing. or such
  2. the job u are doing must be in that line and be of consulting or engineering quality
  3. u cannot trade goods, i.e. buy and sell with the intent to make gain

however, even if all of these are met, ur safest bet is that ur local tax office (finanzamt) that will do ur taxes approves that u qualify as freelance b/c point 2. has some flexibility especially if u are a foreigner and cond. 1. is not met with a german degree.

so i advise to contact a german tax consultant (close to where u will work that can easily contact the tax office) and discuss the matter with him||her.

I've been a German freelancer for 3.5 years now and this stems from the discussion with my tax consultant (steuerberater) at the time:

In Germany, qualifying as a "freiberuflerit" depends on several factors:

  1. You need to have an academic degree, i.e. Dipl./Ing. or such.
  2. The job you are doing must be in that line and be of consulting or engineering quality.
  3. You cannot trade goods, i.e. buy and sell with the intent to make profit.

However, even if all of these are met, your safest bet is that your local tax office (finanzamt) that will do your taxes approves that you qualify as a freelancer. Point 2. has some flexibility, especially if you are a foreigner and point 1. is not met with a German degree.

So I advise to contact a German tax consultant (close to where you will work that can easily contact the tax office) and discuss the matter with them.

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i'm a germand I freelancer for 3.5 yrs now and this stems from the discussion with my tax consultant (steuerberater) at the time:

in GER it depends on several factors if you may qualify as a "freiberufler"

  1. u need to have an academic degree, i.e. Dipl./Ing. or such
  2. the job u are doing must be in that line and be of consulting or engineering quality
  3. u cannot trade goods, i.e. buy and sell with the intent to make gain

however, even if all of these are met, ur safest bet is that ur local tax office (finanzamt) that will do ur taxes approves that u qualify as freelance b/c point 2. has some flexibility especially if u are a foreigner and cond. 1. is not met with a german degree.

so i advise to contact a german tax consultant (close to where u will work that can easily contact the tax office) and discuss the matter with him||her.