Well, my "self-employement" form was actually 8 pages long and it featured a lot more items than address, name, purpose and processing it took about 4 weeks. To be fair, I could start my business as soon as I sent that out, but I could not invoice clients until I got the reply, which included my new tax number. This is how it works in Germany. Add on top of that the mandatory monthly VAT tax reporting.
That is a significantly higher cost of entry when compared with an Ltd/LLC, not to mention a sole proprietorship.
That is a significantly higher cost of entry when compared with an Ltd/LLC, not to mention a sole proprietorship.