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Should I report 1.156€ earned as Freelancer?

Bear with me, it was 2021 in the aftermath of Covid. I lost my job and went through a break-up and just had a hard time generally in getting my sh together. I'm still kind of doing so (i.e. I'm just… Bear with me, it was 2021 in the aftermath of Covid. I lost my job and went through a break-up and just had a hard time generally in getting my sh together. I'm still kind of doing so (i.e. I'm just now filing taxes for the last 3 yrs). My situation is: from Jan-May '21 I received unemployment, June-July worked a mini-job earning 830€ total, and Aug-Dec earned 1.156€ as a freelancer and lived the rest on savings. The problem is, I never paid into the Krankenkasse as a freelancer. I am under the impression unemployment need not be reported nor a mini-job if you don't exceed 450€ monthly (I didn't) and so that just leaves the freelance earnings.

This amount just feels so trivial, should I report it?

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heidi local · 2mos

the real issue here isnt the Finanzamt, its the Krankenkasse and the fact that you were technically uninsured as a freelancer. if you report the 1.156 euro theyll want to know why you didnt pay KV Beitraege for those months, and theyll backdate it with a penalty. but if you dont report it and they find out through a client or bank check, theyll do the same thing but with a higher fine. either way youll owe something, but reporting it now lets you control the narrative. just call your Krankenkasse and explain the situation, theyre usually willing to set up a payment plan for small amounts

jessicahauk · 2mos

ngl i've been in a similar spot and just left small freelance stuff out, but the problem isn't the finanzamt here, it's the krankenkasse. if they ever check and see you had income without paying the freiwillige versicherung beitrag, they'll backdate it with a penalty. for 1.156 euro you'd owe like 170 euro in kv beitrag for those months, plus a saumniszuschlag. way easier to just report it, pay the 14 euro steuer, and declare your kv status honestly so they don't come after u later. the finanzamt is actually pretty chill about small amounts, but the krankenkasse is not

ribanaheilig · 2mos

honestly the 1.156€ is small but the issue is the krankenkasse, not the finanzamt. the finanzamt will just add it to your income and you'll owe like 0€ in tax after the grundfreibetrag. but the krankenkasse might want their minimumbeitrag for those months, which is like 200€/month even on low income. if u report the freelance income they might come after u for that backpayment, so weigh that risk. i'd still report it to the finanzamt but be ready for the krankenkasse follow-up