Practical guides for freelancers and small businesses — from sending your first invoice to staying compliant across borders.
Germany draws a legal line between liberal professions and commercial traders. Here is what each means, how to tell which you are, and what changes.
Read guide →What every invoice must include, how to number them correctly, and how to handle VAT — so you get paid without the back-and-forth.
Read guide →A practical step-by-step guide to incorporating a GmbH or UG in Germany — from notary to bank account to tax registration.
Read guide →A step-by-step guide to incorporating an IKE (Idiotiki Kefalaiouhiki Etaireia) — Greece's modern limited liability company — from articles of association to GEMI registration and tax number.
Read guide →A practical guide to all German business identifiers: Steuernummer, USt-IdNr., the new W-IdNr., and which one belongs where.
Read guide →A plain-English guide to VAT: what it is, whether you need to charge it, and where to find your VAT number on existing documents.
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