> Ranting about choosing most complex business form and having no money for a consultant is not adequate in my eyes.
replyYou shouldn't need a consultant to open a company. Should be a form and that's it. Maybe an accountant to certify your books, but that's it.
They are not trying to just open a company, they are trying to create one the more complex nested company setups allowed by German law.
replyAnd you really don't have to. I just went to one a single meeting, signed a single piece of paper, paid 60€ (probably still <100€ these days) and was done with it. But as GP already alluded to: I didn't choose the structure that is very well known to be the complicated one.
replyIf you're choosing to go with the most complicated way of setting up a company, a consultant probably doesn't hurt.
replyWhen you choose that you need double layer of limited liability. Maybe having a consultant is extremely good idea. To understand exactly what you need to do at both layers. And maybe in such setup some slow down should be fully expected. As one layer is acting for the other in your stead...
replyTo me things taking longer and being more complicated sounds entirely reasonable and natural in such setup...
> Btw I am always liable as electrician (since it is dangerous) and can’t hide behind limited liability company in Germany.
replyUnder some circumstances you can be held liable through a GmbH, but not generally speaking.
> rejecting the option with VAT number
Means you are planning to run a small business (making less than minimum wage on a yearly basis), also you are opting out of Vorsteuerabzug. Anyone that wants to live off their business needs VAT. And that is given by Bundeszentralamt für Steuern and the wait times are often excruciating.
But his clients aren't all the the greater Munich area so how is that even similar? Surely having a complex form is the issue as this is what fits his needs. Why does the form need to be complicated?
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