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I had my visa appointment yesterday, and it was approved for THREE YEARS, which is the longest amount of time one can be issued.
So today I filled out a very long form for the Finanzamt to get a tax ID for a business (as a freelancer, that's what I need to be). Unlike the US, you don't just use your tax ID number (the SSN equivalent) to file (business) taxes. And German taxes are due the end of the calendar year, so you can't get a tax advisor right now for love or money. But I won't have any German income for 2021, so I should be OK.
I have a person lined up to file my US taxes for 2021, so that's a good place to start. I also have some German tax advisors bookmarked for later.
I need to open German bank accounts, but that's on my list for next week. Once I've done that, I will need to send my documentation to the person who's managing my application for the artists social insurance thing, and I should also get in touch with the insurance broker again to make sure I get my application for one of the gesetzliche Kassen filled out properly.
So today I filled out a very long form for the Finanzamt to get a tax ID for a business (as a freelancer, that's what I need to be). Unlike the US, you don't just use your tax ID number (the SSN equivalent) to file (business) taxes. And German taxes are due the end of the calendar year, so you can't get a tax advisor right now for love or money. But I won't have any German income for 2021, so I should be OK.
I have a person lined up to file my US taxes for 2021, so that's a good place to start. I also have some German tax advisors bookmarked for later.
I need to open German bank accounts, but that's on my list for next week. Once I've done that, I will need to send my documentation to the person who's managing my application for the artists social insurance thing, and I should also get in touch with the insurance broker again to make sure I get my application for one of the gesetzliche Kassen filled out properly.
