Finding Suitable Staff
Generous support from the Federal Employment Agency as well as the services of private recruitment agencies help to improve the process of finding suitable staff in Germany.
Your company is already operating in Germany and you would now like to export worldwide?
Generous support from the Federal Employment Agency as well as the services of private recruitment agencies help to improve the process of finding suitable staff in Germany.
Find all of the answers to the most common questions concerning establishing operations in Germany.
The German tax system offers companies tax deduction possibilities to lower their annual tax burden - subject to certain preconditions being met.
Companies must submit a tax return to the tax authority once a year. The tax office at the location in which the corresponding company has its (German) head office is responsible.
Value-added tax (VAT) is a consumption tax on the exchange of goods and services. Companies are obliged to add VAT to their prices and to invoice their customers accordingly.
Germany provides an extensive network of double taxation agreements to ensure that double taxation in international business can be avoided.
All commercial business operations are liable to trade tax. Although trade tax is regulated by federal law, it is a municipal tax with rates varying at the municipal level.
All corporations are liable to corporate income tax. This is levied at a flat nationwide rate of 15 percent on the taxable profits of the company.
There are uniform regulations for the registration of trade in goods. In order to be able to be placed in a customs procedure, the non-Union goods must be presented to customs.
Actual import bans only apply to a miniscule number of goods. In some cases, licenses are necessary.