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What will the IHK course cost you with KOMPASS?

Through the KOMPASS funding programme, solo self-employed people receive up to 90% of the course costs. Two answers are all it takes for your personal example calculation.

Do you meet the KOMPASS requirements?
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  • You have been working on the market as a solo self-employed person for at least two years (verifiable, for example through your business registration or tax assessment).
  • You live in Germany and carry out your work in Germany.
  • You are self-employed as your main occupation: most of your income comes from self-employment.
  • You employ no more than one full-time equivalent (one full-time employee or several part-time employees who together make up one full-time position).
  • You have not received a KOMPASS qualification voucher in the last twelve months.
  • Your de minimis aid does not exceed €200,000 over three tax years (€100,000 in road freight transport).
Are you entitled to deduct input VAT?

Your own contribution

€420net

Course (net)
€4,200
KOMPASS funding (90%)
− €3,780
Your own contribution
€420

As you are entitled to deduct input VAT, you get the VAT (€798) back through your input VAT deduction.

Example calculation based on the course price of €4,998 incl. VAT. Whether funding is granted, and how much, is decided by the KOMPASS contact point. You pay the costs yourself first; the funding is reimbursed after successful completion.

Startup Advisor (IHK)

The course at a glance

80 teaching units in 12 modules, entirely live online, with a certificate from IHK Rhein-Neckar.

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Funding programme

KOMPASS is a funding programme of the German federal government and the European Social Fund Plus (ESF Plus) for solo self-employed people. Your KOMPASS contact point can tell you the exact funding conditions.