Are these the withdrawals from the cash register and all withdrawals from the bank account that I need for my livelihood? Would it then be correct for a sole proprietor to simply record all business expenses as deposits and all business income (minu...
Hello, I am currently working on the tax return of an asset-managing GbR. We only have income from capital gains, from a foreign bank. As far as I know, to declare the tax for the GbR, only a separate and uniform determination declaration is require...
I bought an old farmhouse in 2009. However, I sold the house in 2019, about 6 months before the end of the ten-year period. The tax office is likely to calculate capital gains tax. The question is how I can reduce the profit. The property was rented ...
Hello, In 2016, after the termination of my unit-linked pension insurance, the accumulated fund shares were transferred to my private securities account. The pension insurance was taken out before 1.1.2005, with a minimum term of 12 years, a minimum ...
Good day! Currently, I am planning to move to Singapore for approximately 1-2 years with the intention of returning. At the moment, there are loss offsetting pots from stock market transactions, primarily in the "Other" pot (not in the "Stock" pot)....
Good evening, I co-own a real estate portfolio in Germany with my ex-wife as a GbR. Each of us owns 50%. The portfolio was not subject to separation of property. We are both registered in the land register. Rental income flows into a joint account, f...
Dear Sir or Madam, I run a sole proprietorship in Switzerland and pay myself income from this to my personal German bank account (as I also live in Germany). Furthermore, I founded a UG in Germany last year. In 2018, I transferred 65,000 euros to th...
Hello, I am a German citizen but currently living in South Africa. I have received an offer to work from home in Germany while being based in South Africa and sending invoices to the company employing me. I still have a bank account in Germany, but I...
Hello, My sister and I are equal heirs of our deceased father, we want to transfer a securities account at the bank to both of us. Question: If we want to split the securities account into equal shares at some point, will any taxes (capital gains ta...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have the following question: I am divorced and jointly own 11 condominiums in Germany with my former wife, which we rent out as an investment. We have a joint bank account through which all income and expenses related to the apa...
Good day, For several years now, I have been living and working in Zurich (B-permit / lump-sum taxation, employed on a fixed-term contract, gross salary 87,500 CHF). I have not deregistered my residence with my parents in Germany (I came to Switzerl...
Dear Mr. Knut Christiansen, In addition to my first question: (I apologize - I actually presented the situation incompletely) My husband and I own two apartments, each 50% / 50%. Apartment No. 1: Market value 540,000 € No loan. Purchased in 2007, ...
Dear Sir or Madam, My husband wants to gift me his share of our shared apartment (his 50%). In return, I would take over the remaining debt of the joint loan associated with the apartment. There would be no gift tax incurred for the gift, as it fall...
Hello, I am currently living abroad with my partner. In a few months, we will be moving to Germany and living together in a shared household. We have a child together who also lives in the household. We are not married. My partner does not work, she...
Dear Mr. Tax Advisor, I come from Italy and have been living in Germany for over 10 years. Here in Germany, I completed my studies and started my own business about 8 years ago. Since January 2012, I have been the owner of a condominium in Berlin, w...
Dear expert, My German GmbH had a participation in an Austrian GmbH & Co. KG (tax consolidation model). The Austrian GmbH & Co. KG has gone bankrupt. Is the loss of this participation tax deductible for the German GmbH? Best regards from Lengdorf ...
Hello, I am a ticket reseller. My business is still just below 17,500€ this year, but I will exceed this amount next year and will have to pay the 7% sales tax. My question is how I should prove the purchase of my tickets, as this seems impossible fo...
Assuming the limited partner of a limited partnership takes private withdrawals from the partnership throughout the year and deposits them into a private savings account (without spending them), while leaving the profits in the partnership. At the en...
Dear Sir or Madam, My wife has been self-employed since 2010 (sole proprietorship). The complete accounting (SKR 04, EÜR) has been carried out by myself (private individual) since then. Our vehicle is part of the business assets and is depreciated ...
My wife, my son, and I purchased a property on 9th October 2009 (closing of the purchase contract), with my son owning a 2/4 share. Normally, the speculation period would have ended on 10th September 2019. However, my son went into insolvency in 2010...
I own various apartments and commercial properties as a sole proprietor. The money flow goes through one account. Can I book directly from the account into the various income statements, or do I have to use a transition account? Do I have to create d...
Dear experts, the situation is as follows, with a request for answers to the following questions: A good acquaintance (not related) wants to buy a property. (He currently lives in this property under a rental agreement.) Since he does not have eno...
I have been living in Switzerland for 7 years and will be relocating back to Germany this year, where I will also work again. I have taken advantage of the opportunity to make voluntary payments into a pension account. In Switzerland, this is the 3rd...
Dear Sir or Madam, I use the chart of accounts SKR03 for the EÜR. Now I accidentally entered an eBay fee invoice (account 3125), which was only debited in January 2017, already in December 2016. The closing is of course already done. My problem n...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have a question regarding the gift tax law within the EU (specifically between Germany and Bulgaria). My uncle is a Bulgarian citizen with only one residence in Bulgaria, but he has a German bank account with a sum of 70,000 eur...
