Dear Sir or Madam, Due to a life-threatening illness of my wife (life expectancy 2-4 months), we have decided to undergo immediate, promising treatment at a renowned university hospital. Since only private billing is accepted there, we had to advanc...
Hello, I have a subsidiary company that rents and sells string instruments and accessories. My marketing strategy is affiliate marketing. Affiliates promote my products and receive a commission for any sales they generate. They do not have an emplo...
As a private landlord of the 7 apartments in a multi-family house, I would like to temporarily hire a Polish citizen for 3 weeks as a short-term mini-jobber as a caretaker for tasks around the house (small repairs / renovations, gardening). The total...
Dear Sir or Madam, my limited liability company (UG) is working for a company from the USA (INC). The US company also has a presence in Germany, but the contract was signed with the company in the USA through which billing is also done. The activit...
I have a question regarding the fee schedule for tax advisors: I receive an income tax assessment from my tax office, against which my tax advisor files an objection on my behalf. However, the detailed justification and statement for the objection ...
Hello! First of all, thank you for your help. My question is specifically about value-added tax. I am a streamer (content creator) on the online platform Twitch (similar to YouTube but live). Twitch is an American company. When I stream there, my vie...
The employer has provided me with a company car. This is treated as follows for billing purposes: The net leasing rate is deducted from the gross salary through a salary conversion. The company car is then subject to flat-rate taxation for trips bet...
I am neither a businesswoman, nor do I have a trade or practice a liberal profession. For my income tax, I therefore declare the surplus of income over expenses, without balance sheets or evaluations. Can the tax office demand a breakdown of the inco...
My company is based in the USA, and I have just received a German sales tax number for this purpose. I provide services in Germany under the name of my company in the USA, billing with a USA address, and have collected sales tax for this (1). Addit...
Hello, first some facts about my current situation: I am employed full-time and operate a sole proprietorship as a sideline business (of course with the consent of my employer), both are broadly speaking services in the IT industry. As the business ...
How can I bill my work for a company? I am retired, but I have a 400€ job with another company. Until retirement, my wife had a business that carried out surveying and billing work. We closed this business down 3 years ago. Now, a former client who h...
Dear Sir or Madam, An entrepreneur has registered his business (Online Marketing) at his primary residence, from where he operates the business in a home office. In addition, he has a so-called "virtual office", meaning a business address that serve...
The situation is as follows: - Company is closing the location with the current headquarters - New headquarters will be an existing location - Employee is Co-CEO with a company car - Due to strong international activities and other locations abroad, ...
Hello, I am a student and work part-time as a student assistant in an office, earning less than 800€ per month. I would also like to work irregularly as a hostess at events. My question is: do I need to apply for a business license for this? Can...
Hello, I have been a self-employed graphic designer & media designer in Germany for 13 years, subject to turnover tax, without employees, not required to keep accounting or prepare financial statements. For several months now, in addition to my nor...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am referring to the question regarding §14 of the German Value Added Tax Act (if a business owner hires a student for a service once or twice a year - without value added tax): 1. Does the student need to issue an invoice (with...
Question: Is the billing by the tax office objectionable? Situation: Mr. Y runs a commercial business. (Tiling, drywall, landscaping) Mr. Y and Mrs. X (partnership) are owners of 2 holiday homes with 4 holiday apartments. (rented out to...
Hello, I have been running a kitchen studio in Bonn for 3 months. I supply fitted kitchens, which are installed by a subcontractor commissioned by me. The customer receives an invoice from me for the delivery and installation with VAT shown separate...
Hello, I am a transport entrepreneur (one-man operation) and I do my own accounting. I often refuel my truck in foreign countries (Poland). The billing is done through the service provider DKV-Euroservice. I initially pay the full amount including f...
As a service provider (sole trader, notary, etc.), I receive fees from my clients (seminar leaders) into a separate bank account (under my name) and after settling the seminars, I pass this on to the clients and transfer my fee to myself in parallel....
The billing of heating and hot water costs is done by BRUNATA, in individual invoices for each tenant and the various commercial tenants (shops) to which I belong. All amounts are gross, including the statutory VAT of 19%. In another invoice, the lan...
Dear Sir or Madam, we are a used caravan dealer. We invoice the gross price in our invoices and have to pay 19% to the tax office from the difference between the purchase price (we buy from private individuals) and the selling price (we sell to priva...
Hello, I am renting out a commercial production hall and unfortunately I am currently having some trouble with my tenant regarding the utility bill. This is how I create the bill: I list the net amount, the 19% VAT, and the gross amount. I add the...
Hello, I have registered a part-time business for (online) trading with textiles. I have been doing this alongside my regular job since 2009. (Small business owner, turnover 1000 EUR) Now here's the problem: I also work as an artist. So far, these ...
Hello, I am currently a student in North Rhine-Westphalia and finance my studies with two part-time jobs. In my first job, I earn around 400 euros, and in the second "only" 150. In total, I make about 550 euros per month. I started both jobs on 01....
