06.03.2020 | answered by Jasmin Pesla
In August 2019, we changed our tax consultancy firm: from Mr. StB M to StB S. There is a friend (Mrs. G) working there, who took over the firm "StB S" on January 1, 2020.
I had agreed on flat-rate conditions for the accounting with this friend over ...
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29.12.2016 | answered by Jan Wilking
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...
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25.09.2016 | answered by Jan Wilking
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...
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16.08.2016 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Hello,
Let's say a person orders a motor vehicle and signs the purchase contract. Withdrawal instructions are all present.
After 3 weeks, the person wants to withdraw from the purchase contract and purchase a slightly more expensive motor vehicle f...
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14.01.2016 | answered by Jan Wilking
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...
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15.10.2015 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Mr. Lawyer,
During the owners' meeting on October 12, 2015, under the agenda item
-Resolution on the determination of the heating period-
the following resolution was passed:
Due to the increasingly frequent significant temperature fluctuation...
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25.08.2015 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have been transferred to a European country by my employer for professional reasons and have relocated with my wife.
The cancellation of the membership at the gym for me and my wife was answered / rejected as follows:
We canno...
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13.08.2015 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Hello.
My female Rottweiler, 13 months old, has not been noticeable so far. She is a sweet and calm Rottweiler, and has been sitting in the animal shelter for a week now after being seized by the local authorities. The problem was that I did not hav...
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02.11.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
Is it possible to revoke the right of way and passage?
We have a neighboring property of about 1000 square meters, which can only be accessed through our 3-meter-wide path. The property is to be sold, but has not been designated as building land for ...
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29.07.2014 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Hello, I have an urgent question. My partner and I bought a house three weeks ago, which is still in the process of being finalized. Now he wants to separate, but the problem is that I financed the loan alone using my own capital and my building soci...
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26.06.2014 | answered by Stefan Steininger
Our employees receive a supplement for Sunday and night work; these are social security and tax-free. According to a ruling by the Federal Labour Court (BAG), this supplement should also be paid in case of illness. Does this apply in general? Is ther...
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22.05.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
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...
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15.05.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
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...
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13.05.2014 | answered by Mikael Varol
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 ...
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07.05.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Sir or Madam,
Based on my previous good experiences, I would like to clarify a final matter in terms of rental law or find out a possible trend. I am aware that street noise as a reason for rent reduction is a delicate issue and often tends to ...
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12.02.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
In our condominium with 6 owners, we employ a garden helper who shows aggressive behavior towards me as a co-owner because I have valid reasons for monitoring his activities, which do not fully meet the requirements of his job description. He is supp...
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03.09.2013 | answered by Andre Stämmler
Before my marriage, I bought a condominium. Then I got married and signed a prenuptial agreement with my husband that includes a separation of property and mutual waiver of inheritance and compulsory portions.
The prenuptial agreement was intended to...
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10.07.2013 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
I have been working for almost 13 years at the German branch of an international airline. Since September 11th (2001), things have been constantly declining in the industry. In 2001, the company had 22,000 employees worldwide, but now there are only ...
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09.05.2013 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
We are a condominium association with 6 units. In the declaration of division it is stated:
Decisions of the owners' meeting are made by a majority of the present or represented voting co-ownership shares, unless a different majority is legally requ...
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23.02.2013 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Hello,
My brother has been employed in an insurance company for 23 years. Now, for unclear reasons, he is supposed to be "transferred" to a subsidiary, in a completely different area within the same city, starting from April 1, 2013, which is in jus...
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13.01.2013 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have asked this question before, but unfortunately the answer was deleted during the relaunch of frag-einen.com.
Therefore, here is my question again.
I have terminated the apartment for 28.03.13 and would like to know if I ha...
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26.09.2012 | answered by Jan Wilking
Good day,
In September 2011, I got married abroad (for the second time), explicitly with separation of property. A week later, I signed a purchase contract for a condominium in Germany. The negotiations had taken almost two years and the seller had ...
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26.05.2012 | answered by Bernhard Müller
My partner X is the sole owner of a condominium. In addition, my partner X and myself, Y, own another condominium in the same property. Since 1992, I, Y, have been listed as a voting member for the joint condominium. From that time until now, I have ...
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29.04.2012 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
Hello,
for two years I have been using a car registered in my name. For tax reasons, the vehicle is linked to my part-time IT consulting business.
The private use amounts to 86%.
I now want to sell this car without being liable for any defects.
F...
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07.03.2012 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am the son of a US citizen and a German mother. I have German citizenship. I have been raised exclusively in Germany. I am over 30 years old and would like to have dual citizenship of the US and Germany. My father is listed by n...
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