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Advent prize draw on your website: running it by the rules

Advent calendar with a prize draw: what Section 6 DDG, unfair competition law and the GDPR require for terms of entry, newsletter consent and winner notices.

19 min read

Tax adviser websites: advertise factually, win clients

What Section 57a StBerG allows in advertising, which titles and mandatory details a tax firm website needs, and how enquiry forms and careers pages help.

20 min read

New instalment rules for shops: what applies to invoices

From 20 November 2026, German consumer credit law also covers interest-free instalments and pay-later. What shops should check and when invoices remain exempt.

21 min read

Property management websites: owners, tenants, repairs

Damage reports with property and photo, emergency numbers per building, an owner portal and WEG deadlines: how a management website relieves the office.

21 min read

Wine, spirits, e-cigarettes: age checks in your webshop

What the German Youth Protection Act requires when shipping alcohol, tobacco and e-cigarettes, and how a shop checks per product, at checkout and on delivery.

12 min read

Selling to EU consumers: threshold, OSS and VAT rates

Above 10,000 euros of distance sales to other EU countries, the VAT of the delivery country applies. What the shop needs: rates, prices, checkout, OSS report.

14 min read

Restaurant website: menu, allergens, ordering

The menu as a page instead of a PDF: declaring allergens under Annex II, stating total prices correctly and building an ordering path that holds up.

15 min read

Property listings: the mandatory energy details

Property pages are advertisements: which five details belong in a listing once an energy certificate exists, and how a property template enforces them.

13 min read

Structured e-invoicing for online shops from 2027

Structured e-invoicing from 2027: how a structured format differs from a PDF, who still has time until the end of 2027, and what to change in your shop, customer account and invoice delivery.

14 min read