030 555 721 370
anfrage@guhr-steuerberatung.de
Auerstr. 14, 10249 Berlin
Advisory for · Self-employed & freelancers
Be your own boss, without the tax worries.
You run your business – we run your taxes. Bookkeeping, cash-basis accounts and your tax return run digitally in the background, prepayments become predictable and no legal tax advantage is left on the table. So you get your head free for what actually earns your money.
Receipt upload by app- Dedicated contacts
- 100% digital, across Germany
Sound familiar?
You do your thing – and tax makes it stressful.
This is what we keep hearing from the self-employed and freelancers:
The bookkeeping piles up.
Receipts stack up and you keep putting off the accounts. Alongside the actual work there simply isn't the time – and the guilty conscience grows with every month.
The tax bill comes out of nowhere.
One good year, and suddenly there's a back-payment no one saw coming. Without a reserve, that quickly turns into a real cash-flow problem.
The prepayments arrive all at once.
Four times a year the tax office demands prepayments (§37 EStG) – and after a strong year they jump. Your cash flow slips, even though the business is doing well.
You pay more tax than you need to.
The investment deduction, depreciation, home office, deductible business expenses: as a sole trader much of it goes unused, because no one is actively looking for it.
The GmbH question keeps coming up.
When does converting actually pay off – and when does it only add bureaucracy? No one has given you a clear answer so far.
Protection? That comes later.
Artists' social fund, retirement provision, reserves: as a self-employed person you are your own safety net – and that is exactly what gets postponed most easily.
What we take off your plate
Your taxes – run entirely by us.
Concretely, this is what we handle for you:
Ongoing bookkeeping & cash-basis accounts
We keep your cash-basis accounts (EÜR, §4(3) EStG) and ongoing bookkeeping digitally via DATEV. You upload receipts by app – we do the rest.
Complete income tax return
We prepare your entire tax return with all schedules – from the cash-basis accounts and VAT to trade tax (Gewerbesteuer), if it applies. On time and with no queries for you.
VAT & advance returns
We handle your VAT advance returns and the annual return – and check whether the small-business rule (Kleinunternehmerregelung, §19 UStG) is more favourable for you.
Tax optimisation for sole traders
We get out what is legally there: the investment deduction (§7g EStG), smart depreciation, home office and every deductible business expense – before the assessment arrives, not after.
Prepayments & tax reserve
We adjust your prepayments realistically (§37 EStG) and tell you how much to set aside for tax each month. Back-payments no longer catch you off guard.
Structure, KSK & provision
We register you with the artists' social fund (Künstlersozialkasse), review your retirement provision (e.g. the Basisrente) and calculate when a GmbH really pays off for you.
What changes for you
More clarity, less paperwork.
With us alongside you, several things shift:
The bookkeeping runs without you.
Upload receipts, done. You no longer think about deadlines and account lists, but work on what earns your money.
No more nasty surprises.
Your tax reserve is in place before the back-payment comes. You know early what's coming – and you've set it aside.
Predictable cash flow.
Realistically adjusted prepayments smooth your liquidity across the year. No more bundled demands that drain your account.
Less tax – entirely legal.
Used allowances, depreciation and the investment deduction lower your burden where the law allows. You pay what the law requires – not a euro more.
Finally an answer to the GmbH question.
You know whether and when converting pays off for you – based on your numbers, not on gut feel.
Protected and unburdened.
KSK, provision and reserves are sorted. You are no longer your own shaky safety net – you have a team behind you.
A personal note from Karsten Guhr
Most self-employed people who come to us are brilliant at their craft – and honestly fed up with tax. That's exactly what we take off their hands. What matters to me is that you don't first learn where you stand when the assessment arrives, but know throughout the year.
Head office Berlin · clients from Sylt to Garmisch
Nationwide · 100 % digital
One firm. Available anywhere in Germany.
Whether Berlin, Munich or somewhere in between: we run every mandate fully digital – DATEV-connected, signed PDFs, video meetings. No commuting, no postal delays, no 90s-style bookkeeping.
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DATEV Unternehmen online
Receipts, banking, payroll, reports – you work in the standard interface every German tax advisor speaks. No vendor lock-in.
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Video meetings instead of on-site visits
Quarterly review, tax strategy, holding check – via video with screen sharing. You save half a day every time.
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Signed PDFs & digital powers of attorney
Tax filings, annual accounts, contracts – signed via qualified e-signature. Accepted by the tax office, done in minutes.
How we work
Set it up once, then it runs.
Four steps – fully digital, no ring binders:
Getting to know you & status check
In the intro call we look at your activity, your numbers and your open issues. You find out straight away where you stand for tax and what's worth doing.
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Digital onboarding
We set up DATEV Unternehmen online and receipt upload by app and take over your data. From here, receipts flow to us automatically.
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Ongoing support
Bookkeeping, VAT and your tax reserve run in the background with us. You have dedicated contacts and a clear overview at all times.
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Year-end & optimisation
At year-end we prepare your tax return and accounts – and discuss concrete steps to pay less next year.
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030 555 721 370Frequently asked
What the self-employed often ask us.
Answered briefly and honestly:
Ready to hand over the tax?
You focus on the business – we handle the rest.
In the intro call we look at your situation, your numbers and your saving potential – concrete.