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

TWO.TAX is the international brand of TWOTAX GROUP. The group includes Steuerbee & Partner, TwoTax LLC, TwoTax Ltd. and its Canadian affiliated company. It provides cross-border tax consulting for people and businesses whose affairs involve Germany and another jurisdiction.

The responsible entity, office, jurisdictions and deliverables are identified for every engagement.

For a scoped review, use the contact page and include the jurisdictions, tax years, deadlines, relevant correspondence and requested deliverable.

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