How to Found a Company in Germany: 14 "Easy" Steps and Lots of Pain

Re:How to Found a Company in Germany: 14 "Easy" Steps and Lo... by alibarber on Monday April 08, 2024 @04:03AM (#39967319)

As someone who was advised to wait 6-12 months for a tax refund in Finland (not a standard payroll/prepaid tax) [1] I'd say it's because 'the system' is still the old system from the past that hasn't entirely kept up with the fact that in this day and age:

- A limited company is not always a giant manufacturing concern

- An ever increasing amount of the population will not have been born in and will not be living their whole lives in Finland.

IT is a nice frontend for it and can serve you in many languages and with the latest and greatest UX - but the actual processes and decisions are not keeping pace. Changing these is a high-friction, low-reward endeavour for politicians.

[1] https://www.vero.fi/en/About-us/contact-us/processing-times-...

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Re:How to Found a Company in Germany: 14 "Easy" Steps and Lo... by anewhnaccount2 on Monday April 08, 2024 @06:58AM (#39968422)

I thought those delays were meant to encourage you to declare everything in advance on your tax card.

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Re:How to Found a Company in Germany: 14 "Easy" Steps and Lo... by alibarber on Monday April 08, 2024 @08:29AM (#39969004)

I am talking about transfer tax on property which is completely different.

In my opinion, the tax card system effectively just moves the deadline for the tax return to Nov/December so you can ensure it's completely up to date then and not pay anything extra.

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