This is only about founding a GmbH. Only to avoid high liabilities. ("beschraenkte Haftung") A normal simple Einzelunternehmen is trivial. I needed about 2h ju

This is only about founding a GmbH. Only to avoid high liabilities. ("beschraenkte Haftung") A normal simple Einzelunternehmen is trivial. I needed about 2h just to avoid the trap of the Gewerbesteuerpflicht (tip: system software counts as freies gewerbe, application software development not!), went to the "Steuerbehoerde" (local tax office) and that was it. No "buchhalter", just Online Elster 4x a year for the USt, and 1x a year for the ESt. Same as in the US or every other state. I did that in 3 countries so far. The US was easiest. An engineering office is more complicated because of additional mandatory expensive IHK insurances and membership fees. TKK (Techniker Krankenkasse) is always better