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Discontinuing a business or temporarily closing it
Here you will find information and contacts at public authorities that are
relevant if you wish to close your business or discontinue your self-employment
permanently or temporarily – from commercial de-registration to deleting your entry
from registers.
There are 15 services for Discontinuing a business or temporarily closing it
If you are not covered by statutory insurance against workplace accidents, you can apply for voluntary insurance. You can change or cancel your insurance at any time.
If you are registered with the Chamber of Skilled Crafts with several trades or trades similar to trades and individual trades or trades are not to be continued, you must apply for their deletion at your Chamber of Skilled Crafts.
If the requirements for entry in the register of craftsmen or the register of proprietors of a craft or craft-like trade not requiring a license are not (or no longer) met and the HWK becomes aware of this, the deletion is carried out ex officio.
If the equalization association of which you are a member is dissolved or you leave the equalization association, you must once again fulfill your obligations to the Artists' Social Security Fund (KSK) yourself.
If your company ceases operations, you must notify your workers' compensation insurance provider or accident insurance fund. The same applies if you cease your freelance or self-employed work.
If you want to set up a company in Germany, you need to comply with certain regulations and requirements. Here you will find information on setting up, running and closing a company, for example on business licensing.
If you have closed or discontinued your business, you must notify the Artists' Social Security Fund. Closing your business results in the termination of your obligation to pay artists' social security contributions.
If your company is listed in the Federal Network Agency’s digital directory of postal service providers but you no longer provide postal services, you must report the termination of your business activities.
