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Tax practice in Cottbus for businesses and founders with a focus on payroll, bookkeeping and annual financial statements.
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Tax adviser directory · Brandenburg
Mein MwSt-Rechner lists 11 tax practices and tax advisory firms in Cottbus, last checked on 15 October 2026. Tax advisers based in Cottbus belong to the Steuerberaterkammer Brandenburg. Cottbus levies trade tax in 2026 at a multiplier (Hebesatz) of 400 %; freelancers do not pay trade tax.
8 firms in Cottbus
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Tax practice in Cottbus for businesses and founders with a focus on payroll, bookkeeping and annual financial statements.
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Tax advisory firm in Cottbus for businesses in construction, crafts, real estate, healthcare and hospitality.
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Tax adviser partnership in Cottbus for businesses and founders with a focus on accounting, annual financial statements and succession.
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Tax advisory firm in Cottbus for small and medium-sized businesses, freelancers, associations and private individuals.
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Tax adviser partnership in Cottbus for businesses, private individuals, associations and foundations.
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Tax advisory firm in Cottbus for businesses and business owners with a focus on restructuring and succession.
Tax advisory firm
Tax advisory firm in Cottbus for small and medium-sized businesses, founders and private individuals with a focus on digital accounting.
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Tax practice in Cottbus for freelancers, small and medium-sized businesses and private individuals.
In 2026, the City of Cottbus levies trade tax (Gewerbesteuer) at a multiplier (Hebesatz) of 400% (source: DIHK Hebesatz survey 2026, as of 1 July 2026). Only commercial businesses pay trade tax, not freelancers under § 18 EStG. Sole proprietorships and partnerships receive a €24,500 allowance on trade income under § 11(1) GewStG. The Hebesatz is applied to the tax base of 3.5% of trade income after the allowance. Example for a sole proprietor in Cottbus with €50,000 trade income: (€50,000 − €24,500) × 3.5% × 400% = €3,570.00 trade tax.
Under § 35 EStG, sole proprietors and partners can reduce their income tax by four times the trade tax base amount, capped at the trade tax actually payable. At a Hebesatz of 400%, the trade tax in the example is therefore fully offset, provided the income tax on the commercial income is high enough. Corporations such as a GmbH get neither the allowance nor the credit.
Tax advisers based in Cottbus belong to the Steuerberaterkammer Brandenburg. Whether someone is an appointed Steuerberater can be checked in the official register (Steuerberaterverzeichnis) of the Bundessteuerberaterkammer.
Key tax facts for Cottbus, as of 2026
Calculation: (€50,000 − €24,500 allowance under § 11(1) GewStG) × 3.5 % base rate × 400 % multiplier = €3,570.00. Under § 35 EStG four times the tax base reduces income tax.
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Cottbus applies a trade tax multiplier (Hebesatz) of 400 % in 2026. A sole proprietor with €50,000 trade income pays (€50,000 − €24,500 allowance) × 3.5 % × 400 % = €3,570.00. Under § 35 EStG four times the tax base is credited against income tax.
Tax advisers with their practice in Cottbus are members of the Steuerberaterkammer Brandenburg. Under § 73(1) StBerG the responsible chamber is the one in whose district the adviser has their professional practice. Membership can be checked in the official register of the Federal Chamber of Tax Advisers.
This directory lists 11 tax practices and tax advisory firms in Cottbus, each checked against the legal notice on its own website. It is a curated selection, not a complete list; the official register of the Federal Chamber of Tax Advisers contains every appointed tax adviser.
Fees are set nationwide by the Remuneration Ordinance (StBVV), so the same rules apply in Cottbus as everywhere in Germany. The time fee is €16.50 to €41.00 per started quarter hour (§ 13 StBVV), and a consumer's first consultation costs at most €190.00 (§ 21 StBVV), plus VAT.
No. Freelancers with income from self-employment under § 18 EStG do not pay trade tax, in Cottbus or anywhere else. Trade tax applies only to commercial businesses under § 2(1) GewStG, and sole proprietors and partnerships first deduct an allowance of €24,500 under § 11(1) GewStG.
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