30 Amazing Resources To Help Your Small Business in Germany

The only time the thought of going back to a corporate job flutters across my mind is every month when I have to do my German taxes.

It’s horrible. HORRIBLE! And I have a great Steuerberater (tax advisor)!

😵‍💫 Reconciling PayPal transaction fees with exchange rates.
😩 Making sure the right VAT is assigned (or not) to whatever country the client is based in.
😣 Bundling up Stripe transaction receipts with CRM invoices (because for some reason both are needed!).
😖 Making sure the ‘Leistungsdatum’ is included for German clients
😞 Following up with summit hosts asking for an invoice that includes their entire life story.

The list goes on…

I happily call Germany my adopted home, but oh man, the paperwork.

I recall one frustrated German politician during the peak of Covid, frustrated by something (the vaccine roll out?) said:

‘Lets not try to win the bureaucracy olympics!!’

YES! I thought to myself, HIM! Make that guy Bundeskanzler!’

Luckily there are a TON of new apps to help with German taxes. And all of them are available in English and German. These apps and the other resources I’ve compiled are fantastic for expats inGermany running a start-up, small business or working as a freelancer.

I gathered them up and put them in my helpful guide: 30 Amazing Resources for Expat Business Owners, Start-ups and Freelancers in Germany.