Topic: Tax audit 2017 to 2019 Which emails do I have to show the tax auditor, or can he freely search the email archive and read all emails, or only read the emails that include invoices for the period 2017-2019? Can he also read the content of cont...
Background: A lawyer is hired by the legal protection insurance for out-of-court representation. The client wanted to take legal action immediately, as he had been in out-of-court correspondence with the other party for months without reaching a sati...
The tenant would like to apply for a KFW loan to finance a stairlift. The tenant intends to cover the difference of the purchase price including installation, minus the KFW funding, themselves. Attached you will find the signed lease agreement. The ...
Hello, 28 years ago, we bought a caravan and a well-built awning on a permanent campsite and took over the lease agreement for the pitch. Subsequently, we received yearly lease agreements from the campsite operator. Now, the former operator has sold ...
Hello For about 19 years, I have been working partly in field sales for a company. For 14 years, I was provided with a company car for private use, including fuel and a 1% rule. About 4 years ago, the company cars were removed and instead a car allo...
At some points, it is claimed that a privately kept handwritten will must be submitted to the probate court in a sealed envelope in the event of death, as it could allegedly become invalid if accidentally opened. On the other hand, the formal require...
A widow has two children and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Due to advancing age, mobility impairments, and dementia following a stroke, she could no longer stay in her own apartment and had to be admitted to a nursing home for long-t...
Dear Sir or Madam, my wife has owned the apartment on the first floor of a 3-family condominium since August 2008. The ground floor and attic belong to two other owners. Since the establishment of the condominium in 1999, the ground floor also has t...
I bought a used engine for my car (from a specialized company that actually has a good reputation). However, this engine is defective (according to the master workshop that is supposed to install it) - specifically, the engine cannot be turned over (...
Hello, I am a development engineer at a semiconductor manufacturer (around 900 people) for 33 years, 60 years old, and I would like to work only 3 days a week in the future, so I am planning to submit a request for part-time work. I am familiar with...
I have been living in Asia for many years, which I can prove through my numerous visas and stamps, but I still have a "pro forma" residence in Germany. I am insured with HCI (Health Care International), a health insurance specifically for expats whic...
Good day, We are a relatively young couple with 2 minor children. In case of emergencies, we would like to have a will prepared to ensure that the surviving spouse can fully inherit the deceased spouse's estate. We would use the following text for ...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to you as a landlord and requesting a response. It concerns a rental agreement from 01.04.2012 - 31.03.2015. In this rental agreement, a prepayment of operating costs of €150.00 was requested. The landlord and the te...
In 1996, a credit card framework agreement was concluded, which was terminated by the bank in 2010, but the claim has not yet been formally requested by the court. In my opinion, the statute of limitations has expired. In the bank's opinion, claims...
We rented a commercial property as of December 1st, 2014. However, the warehouse and office were not available on December 1st, 2014. Therefore, we had to rent another warehouse as a temporary solution. As we gradually began moving in, by December 1...
How do I properly set up a contract for a rental prepayment of 10 years? It should include the following information: Amendment to the lease agreement dated 1.07.2011, the following agreement is made: The tenant will pay a one-time payment for the r...
And once again, "heating turned off": It is to be assumed that our landlord turned off the heating about 4 weeks ago due to various disputes. Absolutely nothing is working, all radiators remain cold day and night - hot water is still functioning. Ho...
There seems to be no peace.... ... therefore we will soon be availing ourselves of the services of a local lawyer. However, before that, a very important, as I find it, exciting question. Just now we received a fax (for the first time) from a lawyer...
Another question regarding the rental issue: There is a dispute about the size of the rented apartment. According to the lease agreement, it is approximately 90 square meters. I am aware that courts often allow a tolerance of 10% for approximate mea...
And once again, "landlord problem": Within 2 weeks, our heating system has failed for the second time. It has now been four days without usable heating, although hot water is still working. While it is currently very warm outside, the warmth does no...
Dear legal counsel, I am currently facing a behavioral issue of purely legal nature. I have already inquired about the issue here, but was unable to find an appropriate answer in relation to the correct behavior in my situation. Here is the situatio...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have one final question regarding the matter mentioned multiple times: We have rented a property, the rent is covered by the job center. The property is actually larger and slightly more expensive than the maximum rate allowed ...
As a sales representative, I receive a car allowance of 800 euros per month and a fuel card that allows fueling for private purposes as well. Both are taxed as a taxable benefit in the salary statement. With these benefits, the employer excludes furt...
It takes and takes no end... ...Dear Sir or Madam, and every day the groundhog greets... that's how I feel about the circumstances. I'll try to keep it short: There have been disputes with our landlady for several weeks, of a personal nature, which ...
Dear Sir or Madam, What was previously a relaxed relationship between us as tenants and the landlord has turned into a strong tension, partly due to behavior by the landlord that we can no longer understand purely on a factual basis, but seems to be...
