Activities of own-account journalists and press photographers (90.03.5.00)
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The following formalities are performed by responsible authorities and can also be handled via the Point of Single Contact if necessary. Please specify the location via Change selection. If you choose "To the responsible Point of Single Contact for ..." (if available), the contact details of the responsible Point of Single Contact are displayed. The contact details of the competent authority/-ies are displayed after choosing the formality.
Other service-related formalities
For taking-up and pursuit of a service the following service-related formalities, which CANNOT be processed through the Point of Single Contact, must be obeyed:
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Self-employed artists and publicists; registration for social security insurance
Für freie Journalistinnen und Journalisten/Pressefotografinnen/Pressefotografen besteht eine Versicherungspflicht in der Künstlersozialkasse. In den ersten drei Jahren der Berufsausübung muss kein bestimmter Gewinn erzielt werden. Danach muss ein Mindestgewinn von € 3.900,00 jährlich bzw. € 325,00 monatlich erzielt werden. Die Versicherung in der Künstlersozialkasse führt dazu, dass der Journalist in der Renten-/Kranken- und Pflegeversicherung pflichtversichert ist. Eine Arbeitslosenversicherung besteht nicht, Beiträge hierzu müssen nicht gezahlt werden.
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Copyrights; commissioning a collecting society or applying for a usage license
Authors of literary, scientific and artistic works enjoy protection for their works in accordance with the Copyright Act. Accordingly, the author has, among other things, the exclusive right to publicly reproduce his work.
Formalities relating to the employment of workers
If you would like to hire an employee you need to proceed with the following steps. These formalities CANNOT be processed through the Point of Single Contact.
If the employment is terminated you also have to inform the authorities where the employee has been registered.-
Posting of employees to Germany; registration and other obligations
When posting employees to Germany, the Employee Posting Act must be observed.
Tax related formalities
For taking-up and pursuit of a service please also consider the following tax related formalities which CANNOT be processed through the Point of Single Contact:
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Taxes; information in case of cross-border activity
For service providers operating across borders without a branch in Germany, there are various special jurisdictions and special regulations depending on the tax liability, activity or type of tax.
Personal formalities
We would also like to inform you about the following personal formalities which CANNOT be processed through the Point of Single Contact:
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Contract for work and services procedure; application for consent to employ foreign workers under contracts for work and services
If you, as a foreign employer, wish to send foreign workers to Germany under government agreements to perform work contracts, the Federal Employment Agency must first give its approval.
Characteristics and key concepts of the service
This service includes:
- Activities of journalists
- Activities of press photographers accompanying their photographs with text reports, with a principal focus on text reporting
Keywords
- Berichterstatter/innen, selbstständige (Journalistinnen und Journalisten)
- Fernsehberichterstatter/innen, selbstständige
- Feuilletonist(en/innen), selbstständige
- Hörfunkberichterstatter/innen, selbstständige
- Korrespondenten, selbstständige
- Reiseberichterstatter/innen (Reiseberichte, in selbstständiger Tätigkeit)
- Reporter/innen, selbstständige (Journalistinnen und Journalisten)
- Rundfunkberichterstatter/innen, selbstständige
- Sportberichterstatter
- Tätigkeiten von selbstständigen Journalist(en/innen), Pressefotograf(en/innen), sofern sie ihre Fotos selbst mit Textberichten versehen und die Textberichterstattung im Vordergrund steht
- Zeitungsberichterstatter/innen (Journalistinnen und Journalisten), selbstständige