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Your company

Basic details about your business as registered in your home country.

Company name * Exactly as it appears in your country's commercial register (e.g. Companies House, Registre du Commerce, Handelsregister).

Country of incorporation *

Legal form * Your company type in its home country.

Registered address

The official address of your company's registered office (siège social).

Street *

Postal code *

City *

Country

Phone Including international prefix.

Email *

Website

Business activity in Germany

Tell us what your company does in Germany so we can fill in the tax registration correctly.

What does your company do in Germany? *

Description of activity A brief description of your business activity in Germany. This goes on the registration form for the tax office. Keep it simple.

Online marketplaces

List the marketplaces where you sell. The tax office requires this information.

Marketplace 1

Platform name

Your seller ID / account name Found in Amazon Seller Central under Account Info.

Own webshop URL (if applicable) If you also sell through your own website to German customers.

Expected revenue

Expected revenue in Germany (Year 1)

€

Net amount (without VAT). Best estimate is fine.

Expected revenue (Year 2)

€

Start date of activity in Germany * When you first stored goods in or shipped to Germany. Can be a past date.

End date (if known) Leave blank if your activity is ongoing.

People & ownership

Legal representative and company shareholders.

Why do we need this? The German tax office requires the details of at least one person who can legally sign for the company. This is typically the managing director or CEO.

First name *

Last name *

Date of birth *

Position / title

Representative's address

Personal address of the legal representative. Can be the same as the company address.

Same as company address

Street

Postal code

City

Country

Phone

Email *

Shareholders

List shareholders with 25%+ ownership. For sole owner, check below.

Same as legal representative (sole owner)

Shareholder 1

Individual person Company / legal entity

First name *

Last name *

Date of birth

Street

City, Country

Ownership share (EUR)

Ownership share (%)

Bank & SEPA

Bank account and SEPA direct debit mandate.

Why do we need this? If the tax office owes you a VAT refund (common for Amazon FBA sellers with lots of input VAT), they need a bank account to send it to. The SEPA mandate also lets them collect any VAT due automatically — which avoids late payment penalties.

IBAN * Your company's bank account. Can be any EU bank account. Non-EU accounts also work but require a BIC.

BIC / SWIFT (if non-EU bank) Required for banks outside the SEPA zone. EU accounts usually don't need this.

Account holder (if different from company)

SEPA Direct Debit Mandate

We recommend setting up SEPA direct debit with the tax office. This way, VAT payments are collected automatically on the due date — no missed payments, no penalties.

How it works

By checking the box and typing your name, you authorize the tax office to collect VAT payments from your bank account via SEPA direct debit.

Legal documents

Engagement letter, power of attorney, and VAT options.

Engagement Letter

Your service agreement with our licensed Steuerberater covering monthly VAT filings.

What this covers

This engagement letter (Mandats- und Vergütungsvereinbarung) with FRADECO GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft covers:

Monthly VAT return preparation and filing (Umsatzsteuervoranmeldungen)
Recapitulative statement filing (Zusammenfassende Meldung)
Annual VAT declaration (Umsatzsteuerjahreserklärung)
Plausibility checks on all submissions
Transmission receipts (Übermittlungsnachweis)

Monthly fee: €79 net + 19% VAT · Cancel to end of following month

Read full engagement letter (Mandats- und Vergütungsvereinbarung)

Engagement & Fee Agreement
(Mandats- und Vergütungsvereinbarung)

between

[Your company details from Step 1]

— hereinafter referred to as the “Client” (Auftraggeber) —

and

Fradeco GmbH
German-French Tax Advisory Firm (Steuerberatungsgesellschaft)
Simrockstraße 92
53619 Rheinbreitbach, Germany

— hereinafter referred to as the “Advisor” (Auftragnehmer) —

A. Engagement Agreement

1. Advisory Services

1.1 The Advisor shall provide the Client with tax advisory services. The Advisor shall render the following services in accordance with this engagement and fee agreement.

The monthly flat fee of €79 net for the preparation of VAT returns (Umsatzsteuervoranmeldungen), EC Sales Lists (ZM), and the annual VAT declaration (Umsatzsteuerjahrerklärung) covers the following services:

Monthly VAT return (flat fee €79):

Preparation of VAT returns for monthly, quarterly, and annual tax periods (Advisor)
Plausibility review of VAT returns (Advisor)
Recording of all taxable and tax-exempt revenues for the month/quarter (Client)
Correct allocation of revenues to reduced tax rates (Client)
Provision and complete recording of all EC Sales List data (Client)
Determination of all input VAT amounts (Client)
Preparation and submission of VAT returns without document submission (Advisor)
Transmission of the filing confirmation to the Client (Advisor)
Plausibility review of the VAT return and EC Sales List (Advisor)

Annual VAT declaration (included in flat fee):

Recording of all taxable and tax-exempt revenues for the year — VAT reconciliation (Client)
Correct allocation of revenues to reduced tax rates (Client)
Determination of all input VAT amounts (Client)
Reconciliation of the annual declaration with monthly/quarterly VAT returns (Advisor)
Consideration of the special advance payment (Sondervorauszahlung) (Advisor)
Plausibility review of the annual declaration (Advisor)
Determination of VAT refund or additional payment and the corresponding receivable or liability (Advisor)
Preparation and submission of the annual VAT declaration without document submission (Advisor)
Transmission of the filing confirmation to the Client (Advisor)

The following services, which cannot be quantified in advance, are not included and are billed on a time basis (see Section B):

General email correspondence and advisory inquiries (on request)
Ongoing VAT and other advisory services (on request)
Determination of the basis for personal consumption (on request)
Elimination of non-related items (e.g. insurance and tax for vehicle costs) (on request)
Review of VAT assessment notices and initiation of objection proceedings (on request)
Analysis of specific business transactions with regard to VAT (on request)
Requests and requirements from the German tax office, including transmission of additional information/documents (on request)
Review and validation of incoming and outgoing invoices (on request)
Annual VAT reconciliation (on request)

1.2 This agreement applies to all individual, including future, engagements.

1.3 Advisory services are provided exclusively under German tax law.

1.4 The Advisor shall assume the facts stated by the Client to be correct.

1.5 The Advisor shall perform the services with the customary standard of care.

1.6 The Client undertakes to provide all required documents completely and in a timely manner.

2. Fees

The monthly flat fee is €79 net plus 19% German VAT (Umsatzsteuer).

3. Confidentiality and Data Protection

The Advisor is bound by professional secrecy and complies with applicable data protection regulations.

4. Client Cooperation

The Client shall provide all necessary documents completely and in a timely manner.

5. Electronic Communication

The Client consents to communication via email.

6. Liability

Liability for negligently caused damages is limited to EUR 1,000,000. Liability for intentional acts remains unaffected.

7. Termination

Termination with 30 days’ notice to the end of the following month. Automatic renewal.

B. Fee Schedule (Additional Services)

Tax Advisor (Steuerberater): EUR 200/hour
Manager: EUR 150/hour
Senior: EUR 125/hour
Assistant: EUR 90/hour

Billed in 15-minute increments, plus 19% VAT and an expense surcharge of 4% (max EUR 20).

C. Miscellaneous

German law applies. Place of jurisdiction: Montabaur, Germany.

Optional: download the full engagement letter for your records.

Power of Attorney

Authorize our licensed Steuerberater to file German VAT on your behalf.

What you're authorizing

By granting this power of attorney, you authorize FRADECO GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft (represented by Michael Stiller, Steuerberater) to:

Register your company for German VAT (Umsatzsteuer) with the competent tax office
Submit monthly VAT returns (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldungen) via ELSTER/DATEV
Submit annual VAT declarations (Umsatzsteuererklärungen)
Submit recapitulative statements (Zusammenfassende Meldungen)
Receive and respond to all correspondence from the tax office on your behalf
Handle objections (Einsprüche) and appeals related to your German VAT

Optional: download the full Power of Attorney document for your records. The checkbox below is sufficient.

Advanced VAT options

German tax number

We'll handle your VAT registration

Our licensed German Steuerberater will prepare your Fragebogen zur steuerlichen Erfassung, submit it to the Finanzamt, and handle all correspondence until your Steuernummer is issued.

VAT registration in Germany

€499 one-time

The €499 registration fee will be included in your checkout when you submit this form, together with your monthly subscription (€79/mo).

VAT accounting method

Accrual basis (Soll-Versteuerung) — VAT is due when you issue the invoice.
Standard method. Required if annual revenue exceeds EUR 800,000. Most common for e-commerce. Cash basis (Ist-Versteuerung) — VAT is due when you receive payment.
Available if your German revenue is below EUR 800,000. Can improve cash flow but harder to track.

Previous VAT refund applications

No — I have never applied for a VAT refund in Germany Yes — I previously applied for a VAT refund (Vorsteuervergütung) without registration

Small business exemption (Kleinunternehmer-Regelung) The small business exemption (Sec. 19 UStG) is not available for companies based outside Germany. This is automatically marked as "not applicable" on your registration.

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Registered address

Business activity in Germany

Online marketplaces

Expected revenue

People & ownership

Representative's address

Shareholders

Bank & SEPA

SEPA Direct Debit Mandate

Legal documents

Engagement Letter

Power of Attorney

VAT accounting method

Previous VAT refund applications

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