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I am just wondering which kind of „Selbstständigkeit“/incorporation you are talking about. If you are solo-selbstständig no special tax of 30% applies, maybe Ge

I am just wondering which kind of „Selbstständigkeit“/incorporation you are talking about. If you are solo-selbstständig no special tax of 30% applies, maybe Gewerbesteuer which is much lower. If you are running a GmbH or UG or GbR things might be different, but then why don’t you keep assets inside of the entity? Then the entity could grow its assets and you could only take what you need and save some assets for the future. (Assuming you make more than what you need to maintain your lifestyle)

littlecranky67 4y ago
Yes, a "Selbstständiger" is taxed with personal income tax, but as I wrote, I am incorporated ("1-Mann GmbH"). I was tax "Selbstständig" for over 5 years and moved to a GmbH (=LLC) for various reasons completely unrelated to tax discussions (mostly protection of private assets and limited liability but also other reasons). Edit: Corporate tax in Germany consists of two parts, Gewerbesteuer and Körperschaftssteuer. Those vary depending on where you are incorporated in Germany (Hebesatz), but 30% is a good rough estimate.