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Retention periods compass for freelancers

Retention periods for receipts, invoices and letters with statute references, a calculator and a poster – for self-employed people in Germany.

How long do self-employed people have to keep which documents? The overview assigns books, vouchers, invoices and business letters to the periods (10, 8 and 6 years), each with the reference in the German Fiscal Code, Commercial Code and VAT Act. The calculator shows for every year from when a document can be destroyed at the earliest.

Also included: a pinboard poster, a list to fill in and the list of sources with links. It is a collection of recommendations with sources, not legal or tax advice, and applies to Germany only. All text is in German.

€5.90 Final price · VAT exempt under § 19 of the German VAT Act (small business scheme, Kleinunternehmerregelung) – no VAT is charged.

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Product language: German – based on German law

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Retention periods compass for freelancers: preview
Retention periods compass for freelancers: preview
Retention periods compass for freelancers: sample page
Retention periods compass for freelancers: sample page
Retention periods compass for freelancers: detail view
Retention periods compass for freelancers: detail view

What you get

  • PDF, 6 A4 pages
  • Overview of periods with statutes (§ 147 AO, § 257 HGB, § 14b UStG)
  • Calculator “earliest destruction date”, poster 10 – 8 – 6
  • Own retention list, list of sources, LIESMICH.txt (readme), LIZENZ.txt (licence)

Format & technical details

Format
PDF (A4, vector), as a ZIP file
Scope
6 pages, under 0.1 MB
Requirements
PDF viewer and A4 printer
Product language
German – based on German law
Version
1.0

Licence (right of use)

Simple, unlimited right of use for you or your own business: print and use as often as you like. You may not pass on, resell or publish the files.

The full licence is included as LIZENZ.txt in the download and set out in the terms and conditions.

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