notify the Artists' Social Security Fund of a change in artistic or journalistic activity

If you are self-employed as an artist or journalist, you may be subject to compulsory insurance under the Artists' Social Insurance Act. To determine this, you must provide certain information and submit documents to the Künstlersozialkasse. The Künstlersozialkasse uses this information to assess whether you are subject to compulsory insurance.

The Künstlersozialkasse reviews your insurance obligation if one of the following points changes:

• the nature of your activities,
• the focus of your overall activity or
• the legal form of your activity.

The same applies if you take up additional self-employed activities that are (possibly) artistic or journalistic. This is because these could be subject to compulsory insurance under the Artists' Social Insurance Act.

You must therefore notify the Künstlersozialkasse of any changes mentioned.

Please note the following:

If a legal entity or company offers the artistic or journalistic activity, it may have to pay artists' social security contributions.

Requirements

• You are currently subject to compulsory insurance or entitled to a subsidy via the Artists' Social Security Fund.
• There has been a change:
  
  • the legal form of your activity
  • the activity itself
  • or: you have taken up another (possibly) artistic or journalistic activity.

What documents do I need?

• Completed online application or informal application with PDF questionnaires if necessary
• The additional documents to be submitted depend on the type of change.
• When founding a GmbH or other companies, please refer to the questionnaires to find out which documents are required.