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What does Gewerbeanmeldung mean?

Gewerbeanmeldung (business registration) registers your own business with the city. You must do it at the latest when you start.

die Gewerbeanmeldung · die Gewerbeanmeldungen (plural)

You register the business at the trade office, often online as well. This costs a fee.

The trade office informs the Finanzamt. Soon after you start, you must fill in a tax registration questionnaire online.

Liberal professions, for example translators or doctors, do not need a Gewerbeanmeldung. They register directly with the Finanzamt.

Example sentence

Bitte legen Sie eine Kopie Ihrer Gewerbeanmeldung vor.

Please provide a copy of your Gewerbeanmeldung.

What you can do

If you get Grundsicherungsgeld (basic income support), tell the Jobcenter beforehand. Income from the business is counted.

  • Finanzamt The Finanzamt (tax office) is the office for taxes. It checks your tax return and sends you the Steuerbescheid.
  • Steuernummer The Steuernummer (tax number) is your number at your Finanzamt. It is at the top of the Finanzamt's letters and notices.
  • Einkommensteuer Einkommensteuer (income tax) is the tax on your income, for example on wages, a pension or profit.
  • Jobcenter The Jobcenter pays money to live on to people who can work but do not have enough money. It also helps with finding work.
  • Abmeldung Abmeldung (deregistration) tells an office that something ends. Usually it means deregistering at the Bürgeramt when you move abroad.