BENEFITS OF FREELANCING IN GERMANY
Freelancing gives you control over your lives, the time you want to spend working and the volume of the work you want to do. There are no specific rules and condition. You don’t have to work nine to five, you can focus on your life outside the work easily, you will be more productive as you can do multiple things at once, doing multiple works at the same time you will make more money, as a freelancer you can also save on your travel expense.
As a freelancer in Germany, you don’t have to register with the Business Registration Authority in Germany, and you also required to pay fewer taxes than other self-employed.
Common benefits for freelancers in Germany
1. Command over work
The biggest benefit of being a freelancer is you are the CEO of your own company, being the Boss you don’t have to answer to anyone but your client and yourself, you have control over your job and workload, you make all the decisions on your own.
2. Freedom of choosing potential clients
As a freelancer you are free to choose the kind of clients and people you want to work with, when you work for someone you don’t get choice of who you work with, you can get stuck with unprofessional clients.
Germany has a great economy, some cities like Düsseldorf and cologne have a strong media and publishing business, these cities including more other cities in Germany has heaps of big to mid-sized businesses. Businesses are encouraged in Germany, so it is obvious to get good clients in almost every city of Germany.
3. Multiple income sources
A major benefit for freelancers is they can work with multiple clients and projects at the same time, there is no law that restricts you for taking up as many projects as you want and can work with them simultaneously.
Few experienced freelancers have polished their skills and make six figures per month by working for a bunch of projects at the same time.
Germany clients know that the taxes and other costs are relatively high in Germany, they are prepared to pay high prices to the freelancers, freelancers have the freedom to charge higher rates than the average rates or fixed rates. Well established freelancers charge a high rate and progressively Increase their income.
4. Flexible work life
Workers from all around the world are opting for a flexible work style, some even switching companies which offers flexible schedule, with freelancing you can work from wherever you prefer. You get to choose your own hours; you don’t have to wait for weekends to give time to your personal life.
You can work from wherever you want to, be it a local coffee shop, or while you are at home, or even while you are on vacation.
Other than these benefits freelancers also get some benefits from the country, even though you have to pay high tax rates in Germany, as a freelancer you are entitled to several tax benefits, by adding number of expenses as business expenses and reduce your taxes. The country also gives financial support to the freelancers during national emergencies.