Cross-Border Tax Advice for Musicians & Artists in Germany (English)

TWO.TAX is the crossborder taxation specialist brand of TwoTax Group. Its international team coordinates German and foreign tax returns, income reporting and double-taxation treaty analysis in English. Clients are served remotely throughout Germany. For professional and legal details see the Legal Notice.

For a coordinated review, contact the team with your countries, tax years, income sources and any filing deadline.

Musician-specific topics

• Künstlersozialkasse (KSK) — application support in English: subsidised health, care and pension insurance for artists (the KSK pays roughly the employer half)
• Royalties: GEMA, Spotify/streaming, international royalties, withholding and treaty questions
• Touring income across borders, per-country taxation of performance fees (Art. 17 OECD)
• EÜR, VAT on tickets/merch/lessons, Kleinunternehmer assessment