Payments from VG Wort are considered income from self-employment for tax purposes. You can report this income in the Taxfix app for specific tax years.
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- VG Wort payments are treated as self-employed income.
- Starting with the 2024 tax year, you can enter this income in the app if you are registered with the tax office as a small business owner.
- Self-employed individuals subject to sales tax (known as “standard taxation”) can use the app starting with the 2025 tax year.
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- What is VG Wort?
- When can I use Taxfix for this?
- When is it not (yet) supported and what can I do instead?
What is VG Wort?
VG Wort is a collecting society that manages copyrights for authors. If you are registered there, you receive payments – for example, for published texts. This income may be subject to tax.
When can I use Taxfix for this?
Payments from VG Wort are treated for tax purposes as income from self-employment. We can support this type of income as follows:
- As a small business owner, starting with the 2024 tax year
- As a self-employed individual subject to sales tax, starting with the 2025 tax year.
When is it not (yet) supported and what can I do instead?
If you want to file your tax return for tax years prior to 2025 / 2024, we are currently unable to process your tax case.
In this case, you can submit your tax return via ELSTER or with the support of a tax advisor.
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