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An alternative to a management company in Germany?
Thanks man. Yes I would be freiberufler with the MO, and would even make money out of it thanks to the negotiated rate increase to cover costs (probs save 2000 euros a year) but it's the principle really. Having rarely used agents I'm annoyed at adding in more layers that are needless as per my...- nicodeemus
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An alternative to a management company in Germany?
Another alternative is to work thru my UK limited company, as the initial contract is only 3 months.. but very likely to get extended and I wanted to get into the German tax system from the start.. hmm..- nicodeemus
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An alternative to a management company in Germany?
Just when I thought I had it all sorted... aaarggghh !! Some legal bod in the clients office is making a big song and dance about an AUG.. or arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz .. has anyone ever been required to get one of these for germany? and they cost like 4k euros. Apparently if I used a...- nicodeemus
- Post #30
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An alternative to a management company in Germany?
Result! The legal folks at the agency have now agreed that i am fine to be an individual freelancer - thanks everyone for all your help, if anyone is in Berlin maybe I can buy you a beer sometime ! The agent himself provided a nice little insight on the phone too - apparently they're pretty...- nicodeemus
- Post #27
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An alternative to a management company in Germany?
Yes i have thanks man.. and recognised the name of one of them too! Thanks for explaining those risks to me - no-one has done that thus far - I think they prefer scare stories, eg the tax expert today cited the stories of folks who have gone to prison over this. The thing that annoys me is...- nicodeemus
- Post #26
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An alternative to a management company in Germany?
how long have you all been freiberufler's then? the agent doesn't know what he's talking about, he was taking advice from a tax consultancy whose position is that for my circumstances (and yours too i guess) working as a german freiberufler is too risky, and had an eyewateringly expensive...- nicodeemus
- Post #24
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An alternative to a management company in Germany?
thanks man. reading between the lines my position seems like a challenge to the agents normal ways of working, they feel unnerved by that and are coming up with muddled arguments to try and persuade me otherwise. lately they seem to be confusing the freelancer status argument with the need to...- nicodeemus
- Post #20
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An alternative to a management company in Germany?
Thanks Thomas, Have you ever been presented with the argument about 5/6 ths of your turnover being generated by one client, and therefore not being seen as 'independent' ? This as just come thru to me on an email from a uk overseas tax advisor, via the agency, as reason for needing a...- nicodeemus
- Post #17
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An alternative to a management company in Germany?
Update - tax advisor here in berlin offered excellent advice in a free 2 hour consultation and convinced me that it's fine to work here in germany as a freelancer without the management company, agent disagrees though.. says that is 'not legal'.. any advice?- nicodeemus
- Post #15
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An alternative to a management company in Germany?
Many many thanks for the replies everyone. I had the interview this morning and have already been offered the role :glasses Going to call a steuerberater now.- nicodeemus
- Post #14
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An alternative to a management company in Germany?
I'm not sure I understand all of this, but are these the details you need..? uk contractor.. programming, stats and general consulting in the pharma industry uk agency uk management co client is in berlin, and i would be mostly on-site. thanks for all the input peeps, much appreciated.- nicodeemus
- Post #9
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thanks loads for the reply. i've got the name of a local tax advisor so will hope to speak to them and clarify. i didn't quite understand this bit.. i was thinking the alternative doesn't involve a management company at all? more of a local lone trader arrangement.- nicodeemus
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more.. more.. further to the above I've been doing some more reading on this site.. (particularly the postings of blasterbates which were very helpful.. thanks dude) and.. a) without a management co is it just me that invoices my UK agency..? b) and if so, how is the VAT handled..? I'm not...- nicodeemus
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An alternative to a management company in Germany?
Hi folks, First time in here for a while.. well since around 2002 i guess.. i couldn't even remember my old username.. anyhoo things have been going great for me contracting in the uk using my limited company but now i want to branch out to Germany and hopefully have an interview next week for...- nicodeemus
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