The trade tax (Gewerbesteuer) is a tax most German businesses must pay.

If your business is a Gewerbe, and you make more than 24,500€ per year, you must pay the trade tax.1 Freiberufler do not pay the trade tax.

How the Gewerbesteuer works ➞

Sources and footnotes

  1. gesetze-im-internet.de ⤴