Fill the tax registration form (Fragebogen zur steuerlichen Erfassung) online, guided, and in English. Once you are ready, we will take care of submitting it directly to the Finanzamt through the official ELSTER interface.
Need additional help to fill out your registration form? Your personal tax consultant on Sorted can help your to fill the form, only if you need it, so that you can get started the right way.
Our Free plan includes registering as a freelancer and creating invoices on Sorted, so that you don't have to pay anything before you started earning money.
Your first step is to apply for your tax number so that you can invoice your customers correctly. Once you have submitted the registration form, it usually takes 3-6 weeks for the Finanzamt to send your new tax number via post.
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Sorted will guide you through adding your income and expenses and automatically prepare all your tax reports as a freelancer.
Both preparing and submitting the form is free of charge.
After submitting the form you will receive your tax number from the Finanzamt via post. It usually takes 3-6 weeks to arrive.
Sure, when filling the tax registration form, you can select whether you want to apply for a VAT ID.
Sure, when filling the tax registration form, you will be able to enter your expected profit from selling goods. In addition to registering as a self-employed, you would also need to obtain a business license (Gewerbeschein) from you local trade office (Gewerbeamt).
Absolutely, just fill in the form as best as you can and request a review from your dedicated tax firm on Sorted.