"First of all, I want to make it clear that companies that meet all your requirements do exist." The bald man smiled, "And if you don't open a company for reasons such as immigration, long-term residence, or family reunion, etc., When applying from the industrial and commercial side, your approval time will be shorter accordingly, which is a very good advantage.”
After hearing what he said, Dong Qiangqiang immediately became excited: It seems that it is not that difficult to open a company in Germany, so why are there so few Chinese people?
"A one-person company like the one you just mentioned is theoretically fine, but if you are just one person, then many of your administrative tasks can only be outsourced. For example, the company's financial work, after all, you will always need an accountant. Can I help you with your accounting and year-end tax filing?"
Dong Qiangqiang was thinking about saving labor costs, but he really didn't think about this issue. "What should we do?" he asked urgently.
"Don't worry, there are solutions to these problems, just listen to me." The bald man said patiently, "Actually, the most fundamental problem is your budget."
"My budget?" Dong Qiangqiang was a little confused, "Isn't 10,000 marks enough?"
"Although it is cheap to register a company in Germany, there are still some costs." The bald man spread his hands and counted on his fingers, "First of all, to register a company in Hannover, the registered capital must be at least 50,000 marks. Before you apply for registration You need to let the industrial and commercial review agency see that there is so much money in your company's bank account. Secondly, you need a company's registered address. Of course, you can also find it yourself. If you can't find a suitable one, we can also give it to you. You recommend it.”
Dong Qiangqiang quickly recorded the bald man's request in his notebook.
"The address we provide you with is charged 100 marks per month and 1,200 marks per year. It must be paid for a whole year. If you use our address, you must use the matching forwarding service, because your company may If you receive some business or tax-related letters, the fee is relatively low, only 200 marks per year. There is also the accounting situation we just mentioned. If you outsource it to us, we will charge 1500-2400 marks per year. Fees, which mainly depend on the complexity of your business. When it comes to the company's year-end tax return, there will be fees ranging from 500-600 marks per year. In addition, there will be annual industrial and commercial association membership fees, TV fees, and notary fees. There are other miscellaneous expenses, but these are not much, and the total is only within 600 marks. That’s about it.”
"That is to say, when I apply, there must be at least 50,000 marks in the company account, and then regardless of whether my company has income or not, I have to pay 4,000-5,000 marks to you or the tax bureau or other agencies every year?"
"Yes, but this is not over yet," the bald man continued, "Because you are opening a one-person company, the legal person must also be you. According to the regulations, if you do not want to apply for immigration through opening a company, the legal person of the company can You don’t need to pay yourself a salary. But if you recruit more employees in the future, then you have to consider paying them salaries.”
"If this is the case, how much salary should I pay my employees?" Dong Qiangqiang asked curiously.
"It's hard to say. The salary gap between different jobs is also huge." The bald man picked up a piece of information from the table and looked at it for a few times. "Data shows that the average monthly salary in Germany last year was about 2,500-3,000 marks." Of course, this is data from large companies. I guess the average monthly salary of employees in small and micro companies like yours is around 1,000-1,500 marks."
Seeing Dong Qiangqiang's dumbfounded expression, the bald man said seriously: "In addition to paying employees wages, you also need to provide them with monthly insurance and other necessary employee benefits. Social security is probably 15-20% of his salary income. "
"That is to say, if I recruit one more employee, I will have to spend 1,150-1,800 marks every month to pay for his salary and insurance," Dong Qiangqiang stammered, "I will have to pay it again in a year. 13,800-21,600 marks? If you include the money you just mentioned, it would be 17,800-26,600 marks per year?"
"That's right." The bald man had a professional smile on his face.
"Fortunately, I don't have to pay myself a salary." Dong Qiangqiang said happily, covering his chest.
"That's about it for the second part." The bald man took a sip of water.
"The second part?" Dong Qiangqiang was surprised, suspecting that his ears heard it wrong, "Is there a third part?"
"The 100 marks per month I mentioned just now is the monthly rental fee for the address you use when you apply to open a company using our address, but it is not the property rental fee at the address. The property rental fees in different locations are also Different, some charge 15-20 marks per square meter per month, some charge 30-50 marks, and the outer edge of the city center like ours costs 12 marks. Hey, I can't give you this part of the cost. Forget it, it’s up to you to choose.”
No wonder he laughed just now, his expectation was indeed too naive. Dong Qiangqiang sighed in his heart. No wonder no one starts a company, it’s so damn expensive.
He suddenly felt something in his heart and asked, "What if I don't need an actual office space? For example, what if I work at home?"
At two o'clock sharp, the door of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange opened, and Lu Wei was the first to rush in.
After walking a few steps, she saw Anna's nameplate on the office door in a corner. She raised her hand and knocked lightly on the door.
"Please come in," said the person in the room.
"It depends on what your company's business is? Some companies may have customers visiting every day. If you are at home, well, that's not appropriate. But if you don't need to entertain customers every day, then you can actually work from home. It's no problem. It mainly depends on your business." The bald man breathed a sigh of relief. "The numbers we mentioned above are all ranges. The specific numbers must be based on the actual amount. I calculated this just to give you a first impression. There’s a general idea.”
Dong Qiangqiang whispered helplessly and awkwardly: "That's it, then my budget may... not be enough."
"That's why when applying, the review agency will first check whether there is 50,000 marks in the company's bank account. If you save a little, this 50,000 is almost the entire cost of opening your company in the first year."
"This..." Dong Qiangqiang felt a chill all over his body.
Seeing Dong Qiangqiang's embarrassment, the bald man seemed not surprised: "Many Germans often think that starting a company is cheap, but in fact the cost of starting a company is not low."
Dong Qiangqiang wanted to leave immediately, but was too embarrassed to turn around and leave. He pretended to ask: "If the information submitted during the application is correct, how long will it take for the approval?"
"If the materials are complete and everything goes smoothly, it will take about 3-4 months from submitting the registration materials to getting the court registration certificate. Of course, this is also a theoretical time. In practice, it may be faster or slower. If You understand the holidays." The bald man said very straightforwardly. Dong Qiangqiang has heard before that there are many holidays in Germany. Once a holiday occurs, many things will have to be postponed.
"Well, I understand. Thank you for your time." Dong Qiangqiang stood up hesitantly and solemnly shook the bald man's hand, "I'll go back and think about it."
"No problem, you are welcome to come and communicate at any time. This is my business card." The bald man smiled and thrust a business card with gold letters on a black background into Dong Qiangqiang's hand.
