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Any foreign company with a head office and registered business operations outside of Germany can register a German branch office.

The Limited Liability Entrepreneurial Company “Unternehmergesellschaft (haftungsbeschränkt)" is a start-up version of the GmbH with a share capital of less than EUR 25,000. It is often referred to as "Mini-GmbH".

Works councils are in-house committees representing the interests of the employees within a company.

A contract of employment can be terminated by the employer or the employee. Both parties have to observe the statutory notification periods.

There are various employment models in Germany that provide expanding companies with flexible, employment solutions - especially in the starting phase of the business.

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.

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.

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.