Registering a business and self-employment
Anyone working self-employed in hospitality usually registers a business and needs a tax number; without these details no invoice can be created.
This information is general and does not replace legal or tax advice. The rules depend on the kind of work and the place — if in doubt, ask the trade office, the tax office or an adviser.
Do I need to register a business?
Usually, yes. Chefs, waiters, bartenders and kitchen porters working on their own account register a business. For approval, Sunworker requires a business registration or a certificate from the tax office. Without a tax number or VAT ID, no invoice can be created and so no shift can be billed.
The usual steps
- Register the business with the trade office of your municipality. The fee for this varies from one municipality to another.
- Register with the tax office and receive a tax number. At the same time you decide whether to use the small business scheme.
- Sort out health and pension insurance as a self-employed person.
- Upload the business registration to Sunworker and enter your invoicing details. Only then can you accept requests.
What Sunworker needs from you
In the onboarding you declare that you work on a self-employed basis and upload your ID and business registration. In your invoicing details you enter your legal form and tax number or VAT ID. Your declaration of self-employment is shown on your profile. As your legal form you choose sole trader, liberal profession, registered merchant, GbR, UG or GmbH.
Insurance and provision
As a self-employed person you register with health and pension insurance yourself and take care of your own cover. Sunworker does not pay social security contributions for you. Whether a Berufsgenossenschaft (statutory accident insurance body) is responsible for your work is best clarified before your first shift. More on this under Insurance and accidents.
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