What professionals in this field deal with in Germany, from official sources, and a program built for the profession that keeps your records on your own computer.
From $3 a month (about 2.67 EUR)
A lawyer is bound to confidentiality about everything that becomes known in the practice of the profession, except facts that are public or need no secrecy. The lawyer must bind employees to confidentiality in text form and inform them of the criminal consequences of a breach.
A lawyer must keep files that give an orderly and accurate picture of how each mandate was handled, and keep them for six years from the end of the calendar year in which the mandate ended. Documents received from or for the client are returned on request, otherwise kept for the same period.
Standard VAT rate: 19%. Reduced rates reported by the country to the European Commission's Taxes in Europe Database (TEDB): 7%. Rates TEDB lists for the category 'pharmaceutical products': 7%. Some rates apply only to certain regions or categories; check the category of your goods or services in TEDB. Reference: European Commission, Taxes in Europe Database (situation on 6 October 2026).
