Very happy with a KIA EV6.

No longer valid. A shitton of companies are UG by now - I operate one myself. It is very rarely an issue,even back when it’s been just an UG we used.

They don’t need a GmbH, a UG would do it for less starting capital, BUT a joint stock company does not protect you from Scheinselbstständigkeit per se.

It’s a proper clusterfuck.

Read up on Scheinselbstständigkeit. Then talk to a tax advisor that is knowledgeable in that topic.

Only once you fully understood the implications you can proceed - and by understanding I mean realizing how utterly hard the law makes it for regular freelancers. And don’t get me wrong, but if you are unable to understand that topic due to language skills don’t do it. Not because it’s not possible to understand the legal situation through translating apps - but more because you will get a LOT of paperwork you must understand precisly because one wrong word will ruin you and cost your customers thousands. And which is often required to be send back within days. (Looking at you, DRV)

That being said classical admin work freelancing unlike actual consulting is almost impossible to do under the current laws.

Welcome to Germany/Austria,etc.