Notify the Künstlersozialkasse of a change in the company's activities
The Künstlersozialkasse determines your company's obligation to pay contributions based on your field of activity, among other things.
If your company's field of activity changes, the Künstlersozialkasse must check whether this change affects your obligation to pay contributions.
- Artists' social security contribution Change of the reason for the contribution
- Notify us of a change in the company's purpose or activities
- Notification of change online or by post
- Artists' social security fund checks the duty to pay
- Change is free of charge
- Responsible: Artists' Social Security Fund
The following documents must be submitted, if applicable and available:
- Extract from the commercial register
- Extract from the register of associations
- Extract from the register of cooperatives
- Extract from the partnership register
- Re-registration with the trade register
- Deregistration from the trade register
- Amended articles of association
If you are unable to provide any of these documents, please contact the Künstlersozialkasse to find out which documents you need to submit.
- Your company is already registered with the Künstlersozialkasse.
- Your company's field of activity has changed.
- The change has occurred after the Künstlersozialkasse or a German pension insurance institution has determined or checked your company's obligation to pay contributions.
- The change has already been completed, for example by registration with the competent registry court or trade office.
There are no costs.
You can submit your request online or by post.
Online notification:
- Call up the online form on the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de. This will guide you step by step through the necessary information, which you can enter electronically.
- Note: You will need a valid ELSTER certificate to log in to the online form.
- You will need approximately 10 minutes to complete the online form.
- First enter your personal details, including your tax number. You will find this on the letter from the Künstlersozialkasse in the top right-hand corner.
- Then enter which activities you currently carry out in your company. If activities in your company have ceased, please also state this on the form.
- If available, upload proof of the changed activities.
Notification by post:
- Please inform the Künstlersozialkasse informally of any changes in your company's fields of activity.
- Please include your tax number in your letter. You will find this in the top right-hand corner of the letter from the Künstlersozialkasse.
- If available, enclose a copy of proof of the changed activities.
- Send the informal letter to the Künstlersozialkasse.
After receiving your notification, the Künstlersozialkasse will check your details. If there are any queries or further documents are required, the Künstlersozialkasse will contact you in writing.
If the Künstlersozialkasse comes to the conclusion that the change in your activities will affect your obligation to pay contributions, the Künstlersozialkasse will inform you accordingly.
Processing time: 1 - 4 WeeksDie Bearbeitungsdauer ist abhängig vom Arbeitsaufkommen.
There is no deadline.
- Appeal
Detailed information on how to lodge an objection can be found in the notice from the Künstlersozialkasse.
Federal and Railway Accident Insurance (UVB), Artists' Social Insurance Division
Forwarding service: Deep link to the original portal
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
- Artists' social security contribution Change of the reason for the contribution
- Notify us of a change in the company's purpose or activities
- Notification of change online or by post
- Artists' social security fund checks the duty to pay
- Change is free of charge
- Responsible: Artists' Social Security Fund
The following documents must be submitted, if applicable and available:
- Extract from the commercial register
- Extract from the register of associations
- Extract from the register of cooperatives
- Extract from the partnership register
- Re-registration with the trade register
- Deregistration from the trade register
- Amended articles of association
If you are unable to provide any of these documents, please contact the Künstlersozialkasse to find out which documents you need to submit.
- Your company is already registered with the Künstlersozialkasse.
- Your company's field of activity has changed.
- The change has occurred after the Künstlersozialkasse or a German pension insurance institution has determined or checked your company's obligation to pay contributions.
- The change has already been completed, for example by registration with the competent registry court or trade office.
There are no costs.
You can submit your request online or by post.
Online notification:
- Call up the online form on the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de. This will guide you step by step through the necessary information, which you can enter electronically.
- Note: You will need a valid ELSTER certificate to log in to the online form.
- You will need approximately 10 minutes to complete the online form.
- First enter your personal details, including your tax number. You will find this on the letter from the Künstlersozialkasse in the top right-hand corner.
- Then enter which activities you currently carry out in your company. If activities in your company have ceased, please also state this on the form.
- If available, upload proof of the changed activities.
Notification by post:
- Please inform the Künstlersozialkasse informally of any changes in your company's fields of activity.
- Please include your tax number in your letter. You will find this in the top right-hand corner of the letter from the Künstlersozialkasse.
- If available, enclose a copy of proof of the changed activities.
- Send the informal letter to the Künstlersozialkasse.
After receiving your notification, the Künstlersozialkasse will check your details. If there are any queries or further documents are required, the Künstlersozialkasse will contact you in writing.
If the Künstlersozialkasse comes to the conclusion that the change in your activities will affect your obligation to pay contributions, the Künstlersozialkasse will inform you accordingly.
Processing time: 1 - 4 WeeksDie Bearbeitungsdauer ist abhängig vom Arbeitsaufkommen.
There is no deadline.
- Appeal
Detailed information on how to lodge an objection can be found in the notice from the Künstlersozialkasse.
Federal and Railway Accident Insurance (UVB), Artists' Social Insurance Division
Forwarding service: Deep link to the original portal
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.