This practical guide teaches employers how to optimally prepare for audits by the German Pension Insurance. All questions, as well as the legal backgrounds surrounding social insurance, artists' social insurance, and accident insurance, are comprehensively and clearly addressed. Recommendations for action in case of discrepancies, legal options, and numerous case studies complete the work. The book is primarily aimed at HR managers, managing directors, tax advisors, as well as educators and students at continuing education institutions. The second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated and includes a dedicated chapter on artists' social insurance.