Taxes Freelancer Tax Deductions Germany 2026: The Full Checklist
The Homeoffice-Pauschale now covers up to 210 workdays at 6 EUR each, worth up to 1,260 EUR a year, but plenty of freelancers in Germany still claim the wrong room deduction instead.
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Freelancing & Business
8 guides on freelancing & business for expats in Germany, each dated and linked to the office that decides.
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Credit Card Annual Fees Germany Without Schufa
A freelancer applying for the same 'free' gold Mastercard as a salaried employee can end up paying 30 to 90 EUR a year once FX and withdrawal fees are added in. Here's the real math.
Health Insurance8 min read
Health Insurance for Freelancers in Germany
The day you register as a freelancer, the employer half of your health insurance disappears and you pick up the full premium. Here is how the public versus private choice breaks down in 2026, KSK included.
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Freelancing in Germany as an Expat
Going freelance sounds simple until three offices each want different paperwork on their own timeline. The order to do it in: the permit, Freiberufler versus Gewerbe, the Finanzamt, and health insurance.
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