Tax Advice for Independent Professionals
Running your own practice or consultancy means making decisions about work, people and money every day. You need reliable tax support and financial information you can use.
SKD Steuerberatung provides ongoing bookkeeping, payroll, annual profit calculations and tax returns, backed by personal tax and business advice. Our detailed reporting helps you understand how your business is performing and plan your next steps.
We work with independent professionals across Germany, combining fully digital processes with direct personal contact.
Support for You and Your Business
We welcome enquiries from architects, engineers, IT consultants, software developers, business consultants, lawyers and technical specialists providing assessments and expert opinions. Designers and other independent professionals are also welcome to contact us. For doctors, therapists and related professions, further information is available on our healthcare page.
Whether you work on your own or run a firm with employees and fellow owners, we offer ongoing support built around a long-term working relationship. If you are starting your own business, we can help you assess its financial viability and put the necessary accounting processes in place.
A Clear View of Your Finances
When income varies from month to month or projects take time to complete, it is important to know where your business stands. We keep your books up to date each month and prepare the required VAT returns.
Tracking unpaid invoices is a standard part of our bookkeeping service, including for clients who report their profit using the German cash-basis method, the Einnahmen-Überschuss-Rechnung (EÜR). You can see which clients still owe you money and which supplier invoices remain to be paid.
Our standard reporting package includes your business performance report (BWA), trial balance, receivables and payables reports, and a management report. You also receive comparisons with previous years, charts, industry benchmarking and a short written commentary on your BWA. All reports are supplied digitally.
Together, these give you a practical basis for monitoring costs, following up on payments and planning cash flow. They also help you see how your results have changed over time and how they compare with your industry. We use this information in our discussions with you about business performance and future decisions.
We prepare your EÜR and business tax returns as part of our ongoing bookkeeping engagement, drawing on the records we have maintained throughout the year.
Planning Ahead for Tax and Business Decisions
Before you commit to a major purchase, take on an employee or change the way you run your business, it helps to understand the financial consequences. We advise on the tax implications alongside the funding you will need and the costs you will carry.
We also review your expected tax liability and tax prepayments using the information available. This helps you plan for payment dates and set aside funds as the year progresses.
If you want to examine profitability more closely, we review fee income, staffing costs and other expenses with you. Our aim is to help you understand what is driving your results and make informed decisions about your business.
We can also advise on the tax and financial aspects of joining forces with other professionals, changing your legal structure or planning for succession.
Tax Questions as Your Services Develop
A new service or an assignment for an overseas client may bring different tax and invoicing requirements. We explain the tax implications of your services and advise you on the relevant invoicing requirements.
Our advice covers VAT and the distinction between professional and commercial activities for German tax purposes. Raising these questions while you are planning a change allows us to address the tax implications before you put it into practice.
Payroll and Employee Benefits
We process your payroll and handle the associated filings as agreed, with documents and information exchanged digitally.
When you recruit staff or review pay arrangements, we advise on the payroll tax implications. We also help you make appropriate use of additional employee benefits that qualify for exemption from tax and social security contributions.
Working With Us
We use DATEV applications to exchange documents and make your reports available to you. You send us your records digitally, and we discuss your questions by video call or telephone.
At the start of our engagement, we agree what information you will provide, when we need it and how we will deal with queries. Complete records and timely communication allow us to keep your reporting current and provide advice throughout the year.
If you are moving from another tax advisor, we work through the handover arrangements with you. We establish what has already been completed, which records are needed and the date from which we will take over each service.
Get to Know SKD Steuerberatung
If you value reliable ongoing support, detailed financial reporting and personal advice, we would welcome the opportunity to discuss your business.
Book a free 15-minute introductory meeting to discuss your needs and how we could work together.