The Federal Fiscal Court of Germany published Decision No. VR 39/20 on 3 December 2021. The court ruled that self-employed teachers providing services for schools as independent teacher are not VAT exempt. Freelancers are only exempt from trade tax (Gewerbesteuer), and not from value-added tax (Umsatzsteuer or Ust).
Source: GVC
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