PAR → BER · FOUNDER GUIDE · OCTOBER 2026
Leaving France for Berlin 🇩🇪 as a founder
≈ 30.2% corporate + trade tax · dividends: 26.4% flat, or 60% of them at progressive rates. Registering your address (the famous Anmeldung) is free. Getting an appointment is the hard part.
What you'd keep vs France
Solo founder, 100% owner, whole profit paid out as dividends each year. How the math works.
| PROFIT | TAX IN 🇫🇷 | TAX IN 🇩🇪 | KEEP IN 🇩🇪 | VS FRANCE / YR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €100K | 41.2% | 38.0% | €62,009 | +€3,252 |
| €250K | 47.4% | 43.9% | €140,220 | +€8,680 |
| €500K | 53.4% | 46.4% | €268,055 | +€35,195 |
| €1M | 53.7% | 48.0% | €519,895 | +€56,785 |
ENTRY TICKET
Anmeldung (address registration)
- Cost
- Free — you're an EU citizen
- Timeline
- Within 14 days of moving in
REQUIREMENTS
- —Passport or ID card
- —Landlord's move-in confirmation
- —Registration form at a Bürgeramt
THE CATCH
Germany taxes founders' dividends about as hard as France does. Public health insurance can add up to ~€14k a year on top (not counted).
SOURCES
Simplified simulation, not tax advice. You own 100%, so France's exit tax on your shares applies. Moving within the EU, it's deferred automatically. It's wiped if you keep your shares 2 years after leaving (5 if they're worth over €2.57M). Moving tax residency means actually living there, not just a mailbox.