You guys in the U.S. are laughing about the German notary, but wait till you hear about the German "Prediction Tax" Because you had one great year two years ago, the tax office simply assumes your future will be just as rich forever. They literally tax imaginary money from future-you. > Money that hasn't been invoiced > isn't in your bank account > or might never exist because your market tanked or you shut down tomorrow. Yes you got it back another two years later, but it’s missing now in your Cashflow. Instead of taxing in real time - yes we’re using accounting / billing software too - they demand pre-payments based on past ghosts. And if you can't pay for the money you haven't earned yet? They freeze your accounts, ruin your business, and send you down the fast lane to jail if everything goes wrong. Welcome to doing business in Germany: And you all think the notary is our biggest problem...