I can soon become a Twitch affiliate. My parents agree, but what does the Youth Protection Act say? That would be my question.
You don't even need to register for a trade if you don't earn 450 euro a month.
Yes, you have to register a secondary business even if you don't have to pay taxes in the end. If you don't, it can be considered tax evasion.
https://help.twitch.tv/...anguage=de
You can do it. But should your parents then register as a secondary business so that this is correct with the taxes. Even if you earn so little that you don't have to pay taxes. The advantage is that you or your parents can have purchases for Twitch, such as a microphone, green screen etc. Deducted from the tax.
As long as you don't earn enough money to be taxed, you don't need a trade.
As soon as you make money you have to be able to prove that you don't have to pay tax on it. And that's only possible if you register it as a secondary business.
And no, Twitch does not fall under the freedom of trade and "donations" on Twitch do not fall under donations but as income.
https://www.gewerbeanmeldung.de/wann-muss-man-gewerbe-anmelden
https://www.gewerbeanmeldung.de/was-ist-ein-kleingewerbe
Quotation from the second link: "Of course, apart from formal criteria, the question 'when do I have to register a business' is also to be understood literally. The legal text says that the trade must be registered as soon as the activity is started. Recommended in practice It is possible to obtain the business license before the start, so that there's legal and operational security for the self-employed and their customers.It is not legal to start your business lively and only then register it later.Fines and additional payments can be made in this Fall quickly become an unsightly reality. "
"This is an unclear term that often gives the impression that you do not need to register for a 'little' business. If the activity is permitted and permanently geared towards profit, it must also be registered. Incidentally, part-time employees also have to be registered Income is stated in the tax return. For the tax office, the amount of income does not play a decisive role, especially since allowances are used to provide social compensation. "
The local citizens' office can also answer these questions if you do not want to believe the Internet.
https://www.gewerbeanmeldung.de/wann-muss-man-gewerbe-anmelden
https://www.gewerbeanmeldung.de/was-ist-ein-kleingewerbe
And what about the Youth Work Protection Act? I somehow read something like that you can only work 20 days a year.
