Well, it finally happened. A bullshit company tried to stiff me for close to 2,000 euros, so I sued them. Surprisingly, however, they have already paid about half of what they owe me, even though it is around 3 months overdue. If you are doing business in Germany and writing invoices to companies, then I recommend that you a) make friends with a lawyer, and b) inform yourself about what a Mahnung is and what Schuldnerverzug is. This is information about your right to officially inform a client that they better pay up, and what steps you can take to retrieve your hard-earned cash. You should also read about Inkasso to understand more about the powers you have to collect your dues.

So now that I’ve set up a trading account at my bank and traded successfully for nearly a year, Sparkasse wants me to fill out this form declaring my tax status as a foreigner. As usual, the form lacks clarity and sense (it doesn’t even feature instructions - you have to look for those elsewhere), so I’ve found a page online with tips for Canadians on how to fill it out.

Interestingly enough, it all seems to be mostly U.S. tax law for the IRS, so I’m a little puzzled about why it involves me… I’ll fill out only as little as required and send it back to my bank. For most of you who have read this blog, you know that I hate tax (tax is theft imposed on you via coercion by a handful of illegitimate ‘elected’ individuals), but I’ll play along until I naturalise…

Thanks to Juna for the link support:

somehowjewish.blogspot.com

Toda raba!

My new project:

canadiansinberlin.com