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German here. The example with the Kebap owner is -probably- not like it seems, because there are usually two ways how it works:

1. these kind of stores are technically owned and legally run by somebody who just made the paperwork and gave the finances. The people working there dont do any paperwork, and of course they cannot as they often (like in the vietnamese produce stores) dont speak german on a level that would allow to fill out paperwork.

2. Lots of smaller business actually didnt fill out anything, and surpprisingly it somehow works for them, sometimes for years, even in busy areas, i mean they serve hundreds of customers per day but never filed any invoices, only accept cash, nobody speaks german and they dont have any documents. It's fascinating. There are a lot of rules in Germany (of course) when you serve food or alcohol or operate at night or have tables and chairs, and i can tell you it's not even legal to NOT have toilet or to not have prices on the menu, but well, they still run the business, probably without even knowing all the rules.

We can learn from them I think, just SHIP IT!