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Submit the requested activity and income certificates to the Artists' Social Security Fund for review at the end of the period of entry into the profession

Service Description

As a newcomer to the profession, you will be insured for the first three years of your self-employed artistic or journalistic activity even if your income does not exceed the limit of EUR 3,900 per year. The Künstlersozialkasse will check your income reports at the end of this initial period.

You are obliged to provide information and documents as part of this review.

The information and documents relate, among other things, to

  • the areas in which you are self-employed as an artist or journalist,
  • how much income you earn from this work,
  • the other areas in which you are active,
  • which types of income your earned income comes from.

The Artists' Social Insurance Fund uses this information to check whether you still meet the requirements for compulsory insurance or entitlement to a subsidy under the Artists' Social Insurance Act.

If you do not provide your information on time or provide incomplete information, you jeopardize your insurance status or entitlement to a subsidy.

Process flow

The Künstlersozialkasse will send you a letter asking you to prove that you are currently exercising your self-employed artistic or journalistic activity for gain.

You can submit your answer online or by post.

Online notification:

  • Call up the online form on the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de. This will guide you step by step through the necessary information, which you can enter electronically.
  • Note: You will need a valid ELSTER certificate to log in to the online form. Alternatively, you can use your electronic ID document.
  • You will need around 20 minutes to complete the online application.
  • First enter your personal details, including your insurance number. You will find this on the letter from the Artists' Social Insurance Fund in the top right-hand corner.
  • On the next page, you will first receive general information.
  • You then enter details of your employment certificates and upload them directly, if available.
  • You then answer questions about your proof of income and upload this too, if available.

Notification by post:

  • Send the requested proof of activity and proof of income to the Künstlersozialkasse.
  • Please also state your insurance number. You will find this in the top right-hand corner of the letter from the Künstlersozialkasse.

After receiving your reply, the Künstlersozialkasse will check your details. You will receive a written notification of the result of the check from the Künstlersozialkasse.

Requirements

  • You are currently subject to compulsory insurance or entitled to a subsidy via the Artists' Social Security Fund.
  • Your entry period has ended.
  • You have not exceeded the minimum income threshold of EUR 3,900 per year at least once during the period in which you started your career.
  • You have been asked by the Künstlersozialkasse to disclose your income situation for the audit.

Which documents are required?

  • completed online application or free response letter to the written request from the Artists' Social Security Fund
  • Contracts with your clients
  • statements from your clients about your remuneration, fees, royalties
  • Invoices issued by you together with a bank receipt confirming receipt of the invoice amounts
  • Income tax assessments or profit and loss statements

The documents should not be older than 6 months. If you send your notification by post, it is sufficient if you enclose a copy of the documents listed here.

What are the fees?

There are no costs.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

There is no deadline.

Processing duration

Processing Time: 1 - 24 Weeks
The processing time depends on the workload.

Legal basis

Applications / forms

  • Appeal
  • Detailed information on how to lodge an objection can be found in the notice from the Künstlersozialkasse.

Appeal

Forms available: No

Written form required: No

Informal application possible: Yes

Personal appearance necessary: No

Online services available: Yes

Further Information

Author

Federal and Railway Accident Insurance (UVB), Artists' Social Insurance Division


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The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS)

Professionally released on

22.03.2023

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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