{"id":1142,"date":"2020-10-22T10:11:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T08:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accountable.de\/?p=1142"},"modified":"2023-11-18T11:29:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T10:29:52","slug":"the-difference-between-vorsteuer-umsatzsteuer-and-mehrwertsteuer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/en\/blog\/the-difference-between-vorsteuer-umsatzsteuer-and-mehrwertsteuer\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between Umsatzsteuer and Mehrwertsteuer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\"><strong>When starting out in the world of self-employment, many freelancers find themselves having to deal with taxes for the first time. The different terms used for the various taxes that freelancers in Germany have to pay can be quite confusing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\"><strong>What is the difference between Mehrwertsteuer und Umsatzsteuer? And what exactly is input tax? In this article, we shed some light on the differences between these terms and explain them in more detail.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-umsatzsteuer-vat\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Umsatzsteuer (VAT)?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">The Umsatzsteuer is applied to all sales made by businesses in Germany. For each product sold or each service provided, companies and self-employed persons have to pay a certain percentage of their sales to the government. In most cases, it\u2019s either 19% or the reduced amount of 7%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\"><a class=\"font-inter text-purple underline underline-offset-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/en\/blog\/tag\/vat\/\">\u27a1\ufe0f Find out when you should use each value-added tax rate.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">You can add the tax rate that applies to your business to your invoices. For example, if you issue a customer an invoice for \u20ac100, you still have to disclose the sales tax:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-disc list-outside ml-0 mb-4 space-y-2\">\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">Net amount: \u20ac100<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">Regular sales tax rate: \u20ac19 (19% of the net amount)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">Gross amount: \u20ac119<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Accountable tip<\/strong>: When you create your invoices using Accountable\u2019s tax solution, the correct VAT rate is calculated automatically! Create invoices directly in the free app or on your laptop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\"><a class=\"font-inter text-purple underline underline-offset-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/en\/blog\/the-glossary-of-all-the-words-you-need-to-know-as-a-freelancer-in-germany\/\">\u27a1\ufe0fHere you find are all the German tax terms you need to know<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"umsatzsteuervoranmeldung-advance-vat-return\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">Umsatzsteuervoranmeldung (Advance VAT return)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">The Umsatzsteuer that you receive must be paid to your local tax office (Finanzamt). You determine the amount due in the Umsatzsteuervoranmeldung, which you need to submit annually, monthly or quarterly, depending on your tax office\u2019s requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">On this form, you not only declare the amount of VAT you have received and that you will remit to the tax office, you also have the opportunity to reclaim the VAT you have paid for in purchases relevant to your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\"><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">You are a fashion designer, and you purchase fabric worth \u20ac100 + \u20ac19 VAT. This purchase is necessary for your job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">This means you can claim the \u20ac19 you paid in your next Umsatzsteuervoranmeldung. The \u20ac19 will then be offset against the amount of sales tax you have to pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Accountable tip<\/strong>: You can be exempt from paying Umsatzsteuer if you are considered a <strong>small business owner<\/strong>. This can be helpful, for example, if you have almost no business expenses or work mostly with private customers. The exemption from sales tax makes it easier for your to offer lower prices to your customers. <a class=\"font-inter text-purple underline underline-offset-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/blog\/kleinunternehmerregelung\/\">This article explains when it makes sense to make use of the small business regulation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-mehrwertsteuer\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Mehrwertsteuer?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">The term Mehrwertsteuer is identical to Umsatzsteuer. However, Mehrwertsteuer is more of a <strong>colloquial term<\/strong>. If you want to express yourself correctly when it comes to tax law, you should always use the term \u201cUmsatzsteuer\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">Nevertheless, the term Mehrwertsteuer is mainly used on receipts. If you look on your most recent receipt from your evening out at a restaurant or your last shopping trip, you will no doubt find the abbreviation \u201cMwSt.\u201d, which indicates the calculated sales tax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\"><strong>The origin of the term \u201cMehrwertsteuer\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">Mehrwertsteuer came to be due to the introduction of the value-added principle, which has been in effect in Germany since the end of the 1960s. This means that companies and self-employed persons only have to pay sales tax on the value that is created when selling a product or service. So, if you incur expenses in the process of offering your product or service, these expenses can be deducted from the income generated. The sales tax only has to be paid on the surplus, i.e. the added value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\"><strong>Let\u2019s stick with our example from before:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-disc list-outside ml-0 mb-4 space-y-2\">\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">As a fashion designer, you purchase fabric that costs \u20ac100 + \u20ac19 sales tax.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">The tax office pays you back the \u20ac19 sales tax you paid for purchasing the fabric. Your costs are therefore \u20ac100.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">Now you make a garment and sell it for \u20ac150 + \u20ac28.50 sales tax.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">The added value is \u20ac50: Cost of materials \u20ac100, selling price \u20ac150, added value = \u20ac50.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">You pay \u20ac28,50 sales tax to the tax office and get back \u20ac19 for your material costs:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">\u20ac28,50 &#8211; \u20ac19 = \u20ac9,50.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">So in the end you pay \u20ac9,50 sales tax, which is 19% of the \u20ac50 added value.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-vorsteuer-input-tax\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Vorsteuer (input tax)?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">The term Vorsteuer (input tax) differs from Umsatzsteuer (VAT) only from the perspective of the invoice payer. Businesses account for sales tax on their products and services, and in turn, must pay input tax on products and services they purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\"><strong>Let\u2019s use our fashion designer example to illustrate the difference:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-disc list-outside ml-0 mb-4 space-y-2\">\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">The fabric shop sells fabric that costs \u20ac100 to the fashion designer. The fabric shop has to add 19% <strong>Umsatzsteuer<\/strong> to the price.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-inter text-base text-black\">The fashion designer purchasing the fabric must now pay this 19% as <strong>Vorsteuer <\/strong>(<strong>input tax)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">In other words, incoming invoices show Vorsteuer, whereas outgoing invoices list Umsatzsteuer. The amount is the same, only the term changes depending upon whether you are sending or receiving the invoice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"summary-umsatzsteuer-or-mehrwertsteuer\" class=\"wp-block-heading font-degular scroll-mt-32\">Summary &#8211; Umsatzsteuer or Mehrwertsteuer?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">The topic of taxes can be quite complicated. A basic overview of the different terms can help you to get a better grasp of the topic. Let\u2019s take a look at all three terms one more time so you no longer have to wonder what the difference is between Umsatzsteuer, Mehrwertsteuer and Vorsteuer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">It is actually quite simple because as a self-employed person, the term <strong>Umsatzsteuer<\/strong> is probably the most important. This is because you show Umsatzsteuer on your invoices and pay this in turn to the tax office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\"><strong>Mehrwertsteuer<\/strong> refers to the exact same tax and is a colloquial term that is more commonly used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\"><strong>Vorsteuer<\/strong> is also just another term for Umsatzsteuer. It is the tax amount you pay for professional expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg max-w-full h-auto my-6\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/384730c4-b757-4a7e-9e51-2bac0b337881\" alt=\"pastedGraphic.png\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black\">\ud83d\udca1<strong>Accountable is the tax solution for the self-employed<\/strong>. <a class=\"font-inter text-purple underline underline-offset-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/en\/\">Download the free app<\/a> or create an account directly online. This ensures you have your accounting and tax obligations under control right from the start. This includes the Umsatzsteuervoranmeldung (advance VAT return), Einkommensteuer (income tax) and all other tax returns that self-employed professionals have to file.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When starting out in the world of self-employment, many freelancers find themselves having to deal with taxes for the first time. The different terms used for the various taxes that freelancers in Germany have to pay can be quite confusing. What is the difference between Mehrwertsteuer und Umsatzsteuer? And what exactly is input tax? 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