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Re:Ask HN: Founders of estonian e-businesses – is it worth it? by KellyCriterion on Saturday March 28, 2026 @04:32AM (#47552704)
> You can easily create a reality in which you reside there for majority of time.

Cautios when dealing with German tax officers: They are checking the 183-day-limit very very strictly, includin invoices/bank statements if required, hotel bookings etc. They even apply intelligence colleagues if in doubt for big fishes.

Re:Ask HN: Founders of estonian e-businesses – is it worth it? by littlecranky67 on Saturday March 28, 2026 @05:41AM (#47553066)
183-days rule is NOT a thing in germany for corporate taxes, and I think it is not in income taxes either. It may be an indicator, but it is not a hard proof. Important is, where you have your social life set up ("Lebensmittelpunkt"). That is, you can reside more than 183 days abroad, but if you have a family, golf club membership, permanent residence, your stock brokerage account etc. still in germany, you still count as a german tax resident. There are no hard laws with X days around it, german law revolves a lot around that "Lebensmittelpunkt" which will be decided on a per-case basis.
Re:Ask HN: Founders of estonian e-businesses – is it worth it? by KellyCriterion on Saturday March 28, 2026 @07:06AM (#47553483)
Re:Ask HN: Founders of estonian e-businesses – is it worth it? by littlecranky67 on Sunday March 29, 2026 @05:00AM (#47561499)
That articles refers to employees (Arbeitnehmer) which is something completely different.
Re:Ask HN: Founders of estonian e-businesses – is it worth it? by KellyCriterion on Sunday March 29, 2026 @10:18AM (#47563366)
Yes, and if you are a company owner, you usually have a contract between you and yourself? (https://www.hensche.de/Rechtsanwalt_Arbeitsrecht_Handbuch_Ge..., "Geschäftsführeranstellungsvertrag")

So OP has to clarify on both layers: natural person himself, legal entity, and the relation between them. And the result is affected by the questions OP raised?

Re:Ask HN: Founders of estonian e-businesses – is it worth it? by littlecranky67 on Sunday March 29, 2026 @02:01PM (#47565504)
If you are a shareholder director (“Gesellschaftergeschäftsführer”) you have a contract but are still treated as self employed for most laws. The 183days rule does not apply in that case.