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Transition allowance

Hello Mr. Thomas, since 1.2.2019 I have been receiving a company pension of EUR 213.18. (Total for 2019: EUR 2,346.00) Additionally, from Feb 2019 to July 2019, I received a transitional allowance TA of 6 times EUR 2,097.38. In my 2019 tax return, I ...

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Unexpected windfall from the tax office

We are employees and bought a house in mid-2019 and paid accordingly. The previous owners contractually reserved a one-year right of residence against payment of rent. From mid-2019 to mid-2020, we received rent payments, after which the previous own...

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Construction of a dormer window

The construction of a dormer with an extension of the living area by a few square meters, in my understanding, results in the entire construction costs being classified as production costs, with the consequence of a correspondingly long depreciation ...

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Short calculation of income tax on GbR profit.

The question is, on whom it is best to allocate the profits from a GbR and who should be taxed on it. For this, we need to calculate the income tax for 2 persons. Profit of the GbR: 40,000 EUR Person A) Tax class 1, employed with a gross salary of ...

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Double household management abroad

I will start a position at the Royal Mail in England in May 2019, where I will work 4 days a week and can work one day from home in Germany. My contract will be issued by a German subsidiary of Royal Mail. Since the 4 days per week exceed 183 days pe...

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Income approach valuation

I want to gift a small, very old terraced house (84 sqm / 120 sqm / 1921 / land value 80 €) to my niece. I have told the notary an estimated house value of approximately € 70,000, which will also be set in the contractual documents. Does the tax offi...

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Decision of the tax office correct?

Question regarding rental and leasing: For years, I have rented out a granny flat in my owner-occupied house. In my income tax return for 2016, I declared rental income of EU 408,-- cold rent and a lump sum for utilities of EU 92,-- as income, as I h...

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Severance pay and progression clause

Good day, Issue: In 2016: completely unemployed, received 17,500 euros in unemployment benefits, received a severance payment of 10,000 euros; Tax office now demands a payment of almost 1,100 euros. Is this legal? If we deduct work-related expenses ...

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Rental abroad

Good day, I recently acquired a share in a rented condominium in Switzerland. The apartment has multiple owners who collectively manage the property (community of owners). I am a resident and taxpayer in Germany. Now to my questions: Where do I ne...

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