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    Finance,  Work in Germany

    Pension for Freelancers in Germany – Rürup and Riester Schemes Explained

    July 8, 2020 / No Comments

    Are you planning to live in Germany for long term? If you are a freelancer in Germany then you might want to start thinking of a proper pension scheme. Let’s take a detailed look at pension for freelancers in Germany.   Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today – if there ever was a saying more relevant to a pension – especially for freelancers.  Freelancers in Germany are not insured in the statutory pension schemes and are left to take care of their retirement plans as early as possible. What options are there for a pension for freelancers in Germany? What contributions have to be paid and…

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    Need to file your taxes in Germany soon? It is totally possible to file your taxes DIY or without professional help by an expensive German tax advisor. Learn how to easily and painlessly file your expat taxes in Germany!   In one of my older posts, I compared three ways expats can get help with their tax return in Germany. Outsourcing accounting to a professional is the most popular way of doing taxes in Germany, however, it can also be very expensive to hire an English speaking tax advisor in Germany. Thankfully, there are some cheaper alternatives for dealing with expat taxes in Germany.   Did you know that not…

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    Like most non-German freelancers I have also suffered through hair-pulling moments while managing my accounts and taxes in Germany. However, life got much better, once I found out that there is plenty of English accounting software in Germany. Here is a summary of some of the accounting software for freelancers in Germany that support multiple languages. 

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