Sales tax book; application
Entrepreneurs who run a travel trade must apply for a VAT booklet from the relevant tax office before starting the activity.
Description
Entrepreneurs who sell their goods in Germany at markets, on public streets or from door to door, i.e. who operate a so-called itinerant trade (ambulant trade) in accordance with Section 22 (5) of the German Value Added Tax Act (Umsatzsteuergesetz) , are obliged to keep a VAT booklet in accordance with an officially prescribed form and to record their sales and input taxes there.
The issuance of the VAT booklet must be applied for at the responsible tax office before the start of the activity.
Prerequisites
- Residence in Germany
- Personal appearance at the time of application
Special notes
An exemption from the obligation to keep VAT records applies to entrepreneurs who:
- operate a commercial establishment in Germany and properly comply with the record-keeping requirements, or
- are taxed on their sales according to the average rates for agricultural and forestry businesses, or
- trade in newspapers and magazines or
- are required by law to keep books or keep books voluntarily
Deadlines
The issuance of a VAT booklet must be requested before the start of the activity.
Required documents
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Required Documents
- Identity card or passport
- Registration confirmation as proof of residence
- Travel trade card, if available
Status: 07.12.2022
Responsible for editing: Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen und für Heimat
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