Taxes are a tedious and complicated topic. Because startups are often still developing their business model and encounter complex business transactions (such as financing rounds, changes in shareholders), it is vital that you as founders have a solid basic understanding of taxation – even if you have a tax advisor by your side. This tutorial is designed to be a first step.
How the taxation of a corporation generally works, why VAT means hard cash for your business, and which special tax topics apply to startups are covered in this tutorial:
- How does founding a GmbH work?
- Should you (co-)found a holding company or not?
- Which tax topics should I be familiar with (VAT, income/earnings tax, corporate & trade tax, utilization of tax losses & loss carryforwards, forfeiture of tax losses under Section 8c KStG)?
- Excursus: Social security
