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Originally posted by OneManBand View PostI've been approached by an agency about a contract that involves 2-3 days of work in Germany and the rest here / WFH. The agent said they operate via a German umbrella company, which will pay me net of all German taxes and social security, and the payments will be made to my personal bank account.
He mentioned that I'd retain just over 70% of my daily rate after all taxes.
Does this sound legit? I've searched for the agency name here but found no match. The last thing I need is working with a dodgy umbrella co and being chased by two sets of tax authorities.
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70% sounds reasonable. It depends on how much you earn. We need to differentiate between tax and social insurance. If you were to pay social insurance it would be more like 63%. However for a contract of a year or less and in particular if you are resident in the UK, I would see no reason why you would pay social insurance.
The main thing is query the umbrella that you would be working as a "Freiberufler" (Freelancer). Social insurance is not a tax as it is in the UK and is not enforced by the German tax office.
Even if you are a German resident it is quite possible to opt out of social insurance, as the rules are similar to IR35.
The only thing you need to check is that all your income is declared to the German tax authorities.
A tax calculator is shown here:
Lohn- und Einkommensteuerberechnung
For an income of 100,000 you pay 30,000 tax. Note that there are additional deductions that employees pay. As I mentioned, as a "freiberufler" (freelancer) you are exempt from these deductions.Last edited by BlasterBates; 17 March 2019, 11:18.
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Originally posted by OneManBand View PostI've been approached by an agency about a contract that involves 2-3 days of work in Germany and the rest here / WFH. The agent said they operate via a German umbrella company, which will pay me net of all German taxes and social security, and the payments will be made to my personal bank account.
He mentioned that I'd retain just over 70% of my daily rate after all taxes.
Does this sound legit? I've searched for the agency name here but found no match. The last thing I need is working with a dodgy umbrella co and being chased by two sets of tax authorities.
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Contracting in Germany via German umbrella company
I've been approached by an agency about a contract that involves 2-3 days of work in Germany and the rest here / WFH. The agent said they operate via a German umbrella company, which will pay me net of all German taxes and social security, and the payments will be made to my personal bank account.
He mentioned that I'd retain just over 70% of my daily rate after all taxes.
Does this sound legit? I've searched for the agency name here but found no match. The last thing I need is working with a dodgy umbrella co and being chased by two sets of tax authorities.Last edited by OneManBand; 12 March 2019, 13:04.Tags: None
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