Accounting, Payroll & Tax Support in Europe
European tax compliance is genuinely more layered than the GCC, German corporate tax alone has three separate components, filed apart from VAT and payroll, and missing one piece is an easy way to end up non-compliant without realizing it.
What This Covers
- Bookkeeping and financial reporting to German/EU accounting standards
- Corporate income tax, solidarity surcharge, and trade tax registration and filing
- VAT registration and filing (19% standard / 7% reduced rate)
- Payroll processing, including German social security contributions
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does German corporate tax have three components?
Corporate income tax, the solidarity surcharge, and trade tax are all filed separately, and together they push the effective rate to around 30%, missing any one of them can leave you non-compliant even if you filed the others correctly.
What’s the standard VAT rate in Germany, and is there a reduced rate?
19% standard, with a 7% reduced rate applying to certain goods and services.
