How I would start my next startup in Germany without a GmbH (2020)

Re:How I would start my next startup in Germany without a Gm... by hef19898 on Saturday June 04, 2022 @10:42AM (#31620882)

Like what? Notary and bank, sure, that's a requirement. Tax consultabt? Unless you want to do your own accounting you need one, easy enough to send invoices and bank statements once per month. Every company needs accountants to keep the books. I do it once per quarter now for the basically dead UG, it just exists as an empty shell for now.

Regardless of jurisdiction, the bureaucracy will be there. Someone would want you to pay taxes after all.

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Re:How I would start my next startup in Germany without a Gm... by robert_foss on Saturday June 04, 2022 @11:03AM (#31621119)

Speaking of paying taxes, that's much harder than it needs to be too. I did my corporate Swedish taxes between sets at the gym (no exaggeration).

Would reply below, but reached thread max depth.

That tax advisor I got was really scummy and way over charged in addition to being an ongoing headache to deal with.

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Re:How I would start my next startup in Germany without a Gm... by hef19898 on Saturday June 04, 2022 @11:07AM (#31621166)

See, that's why I never filed taxes in Germany in my live so far. Tax advisories are cheap ebough and so much better at doing it.

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Re:How I would start my next startup in Germany without a Gm... by konschubert on Sunday June 05, 2022 @05:20AM (#31629279)

You’re talking about faster horses, while GP is trying to say that if the tax system is simple, you don’t need advisories AND it takes 5 mins.

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