My parents used to say "everything is a bit complicated here, but once you have all the papers, everything is smooth". No more. This country is declining while thinking they are the greatest.
(and all this is before the final hassle with filing taxes every month/year... errors here land you in court faster than you can see. This year, for my freelancer business I clicked one wrong checkbox (the numbers where right, I paid the right amount of taxes, I just made a little mistake) so they instantly visited me one morning to my surprise to check my books.
If you need a business friendly environment, go elsewhere.
Wow. But hey, on the other side, you could view it as a quality-stamp on the people who've gotten through that kind of hassle. The Germans obviously mean business. Achtung!
(and all this is before the final hassle with filing taxes every month/year... errors here land you in court faster than you can see. This year, for my freelancer business I clicked one wrong checkbox (the numbers where right, I paid the right amount of taxes, I just made a little mistake) so they instantly visited me one morning to my surprise to check my books.
If you need a business friendly environment, go elsewhere.