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Germany · Live since 2021

German VAT for foreign companies,
handled end to end.

A German VAT compliance service, run by a licensed German tax advisor and delivered through an English dashboard. Registration, every monthly VAT return (UStVA), and every letter from the tax office (Finanzamt).

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At a glance
Tax office Finanzamt
Monthly return UStVA
VAT number format DE + 9 digits
Registration time 4 to 8 weeks
Back-filing Up to 4 years
All-in price €1,499 / year
Who needs this

You owe German VAT before you feel German.

Storing goods in Germany or selling to German consumers past the thresholds creates the obligation. Your company can sit anywhere in the world.

Stock in a German warehouse

Amazon FBA, a third-party fulfilment centre, or your own storage. Holding goods in Germany triggers registration from the first sale.

Marketplace asked for a VAT number

Amazon and other marketplaces need a valid German VAT number on file under section 25e to keep your listings active.

Selling B2C above the EU threshold

For EU-established sellers, cross-border B2C sales above €10,000 a year need either OSS or a local registration; a company established outside the EU has no such threshold and owes destination VAT from the first sale. We tell you which fits your setup.

A letter from the Finanzamt

If a German tax office has already written to you, the deadline is already running. Send us the letter and we read it.

What is included

Four things, every month, for one price.

One price covers the registration and then every routine filing for the year. There is no charge per return and no charge per transaction.

Outside the plan

Catch-up returns for periods before you joined are €99 each. Written advisory beyond routine filing questions is billed from €200 per hour. Both are quoted before any work starts.

01

Registration

We prepare and submit your application to the Finanzamt, including the tax registration questionnaire (Fragebogen zur steuerlichen Erfassung) and every power of attorney (Vollmacht) it needs.

02

Monthly VAT return (UStVA)

You confirm your figures, we prepare the return, a licensed German tax advisor reviews and submits it electronically to your Finanzamt.

03

Tax office correspondence

Routine letters from the Finanzamt come to us, get read in German, and get answered. You see a plain English summary in the dashboard.

04

Deadline tracking

Every period is on a calendar before it opens. You get told what we need and when, and you can see what has been filed and confirmed.

How it works

From signup to first filing, in four steps.

1
Day 1

You sign up

One guided form and your company documents. Your part takes about twenty minutes.

2
Within 48 hours

We file the application

We prepare the Finanzamt application and the mandates, then submit. Nothing further is needed from you.

3
4 to 8 weeks

The Finanzamt issues your number

The tax office sets the pace here. We chase it and keep the status visible in your dashboard.

4
Every month

Your returns get filed

You confirm the figures, we prepare and file the monthly VAT return (UStVA) and the annual return.

The filing calendar

What gets filed in Germany, and how often.

Filing
Frequency
Who prepares and files
Monthly VAT return (UStVA)
Monthly
A licensed German tax advisor
Annual VAT return (Jahreserklärung)
Yearly
A licensed German tax advisor
EC sales list (Zusammenfassende Meldung)
Monthly or quarterly
A licensed German tax advisor
Union OSS return
Quarterly, add-on
A licensed German tax advisor

The monthly VAT return is due on the 10th of the following month. Where a deadline extension (Dauerfristverlängerung) applies to your business, we apply for it and file to the later date.

Germany questions

No. Your company can be based anywhere. For non-EU sellers we act as your German tax correspondent, so tax office mail reaches us and gets answered.

No. Germany does not require fiscal representation for foreign sellers registering for VAT, so there is no surcharge for it here.

We submit your application within 48 hours of receiving your signup. The Finanzamt then typically takes 4 to 8 weeks to issue your tax number (Steuernummer) and VAT identification number (USt-IdNr).

Yes, up to four years back. Catch-up returns are €99 each and quoted before we start. They sit outside the plan price.

A licensed German tax advisor reviews and submits every return. You confirm your own figures first; we do not invent numbers on your behalf.

Ready to register in Germany?

Signup takes about twenty minutes. A licensed German tax advisor takes it from there.

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