> Protip for freelancers and small businesses: While it might look really cool, don't buy IT equipment as a business (unless you want to pay extra for services

> Protip for freelancers and small businesses: While it might look really cool, don't buy IT equipment as a business (unless you want to pay extra for services guaranteeing continous operation of said equipment), but as a consumer. This doesn't pay off. If you're earning more than 15K EUR per year, you have to charge VAT. If you buy stuff as consumer you're not eligible for a VAT return. If you're any kind of limited liability company, stuff needs to be on the company books. You certainly can buy as a private person and resell to company, but that just increased the price by about 20%. Plus: selling stuff to the company makes the tax authorities look really hard at your papers since at least in germany, if prices are not market rate you might just have committed a criminal offence (verdeckte Gewinnentnahme). Talk to your tax accountant before pulling stunts like this.