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Re:Ask HN: Germans, how to work legally remote? by bitL on Sunday August 04, 2019 @10:33AM (#20606739)
Either make your own UG or use individual W8 form for US company (reverse charge in DE, no VAT). Still, you need to have at last 20% of your income from another source if you stay a freelancer. Ideally if the US company had two legal entities and you could issue invoices to both. Most people start their own GmbH with all the increased taxes it brings.
Re:Ask HN: Germans, how to work legally remote? by throwaway9283i on Sunday August 04, 2019 @12:42PM (#20607589)
Wouldn't that still be a grey zone to just invoice two different legal entities even though they are technically the same?
Re:Ask HN: Germans, how to work legally remote? by bitL on Sunday August 04, 2019 @01:16PM (#20607835)
I don't know, it's best to discuss with a lawyer of course. Still, if they are two different entities with two different TINs, why would that matter to the tax office?