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Self-employed in Germany: the rules, explained
Practical guides to bookkeeping, documents and taxes, checked against the official sources and written for everyone who works for themselves, as a Freiberufler (liberal profession) or with a Gewerbe (a registered trade).
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Bookkeeping
What goes on a document, when an Eigenbeleg counts and how long you keep it.
Where to begin
The most useful guides to get started
Bookkeeping
Self-employed tax deductions in Germany: what business expenses can you deduct?
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Income, expenses and invoices in order, free
BravoLisa is bookkeeping software with an AI assistant for the self-employed. In Germany it offers the Free plan: you record your income and expenses, issue invoices as PDF, and Lisa reads your till receipts and purchase invoices.
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Everything you need to keep your figures right, in one app.
- Income and expenses recorded
- Sales invoices as PDF
- Till receipts and purchase invoices read by Lisa
- No credit card needed