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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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Real estate management company abroad

My wife and I live in Portugal and are also tax residents here. Personally, I own a number of rental properties in Germany, with the rental income we use to support ourselves. All my properties are located in Germany and are managed exclusively by ...

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Asset management GmbH Business object

Good day, I am planning to establish a new company (GmbH) at the beginning of next year. Currently, I am still unsure about the correct business purpose. Below, I describe the purpose of the company and hope you can answer the open questions based on...

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VAT declaration 2019

Dear Sir or Madam, I am facing the following difficulties in preparing the VAT return for 2019: a) I sold a product to an Irish company and physically shipped it. I did not show any VAT on the invoice as the buyer had a valid Irish VAT number. In w...

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Establishing a GmbH?

Hello, I am an employee with a gross salary of 34500 € and I have three rented properties. I pay 630€ in interest for the loans on the properties and have 1470€ for repayment and cash flow. Now I would like to open a brokerage account (starting with ...

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USA Invoice Sales Tax

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...

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GmbH - Pension Promise

Hello, I am the managing partner (30% share) of a GmbH, 62 years old. The GmbH has 3 other shareholders with shares of 30%, 20%, and 20% respectively. The company has promised me a pension, which will be due in 2022. The pension has been secured ...

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Private investment in a German LLC

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...

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How can I deduct the commission from taxes?

Now I own a UG company, maybe soon I will sign an NCDMA contract for a person as a commission. Can I deduct the commission from my taxes later? Or how can I deduct the amount from taxes? Under commission or consultation or how? And under which paragr...

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Change of deployment activity special

Hello everyone, my question is that I am an electrician and my company is based in Odhental near Cologne. It is about the shift work activity. The TÜV doesn't know that we have a warehouse or an office where I only take my break. I work on the TÜV Rh...

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Question about limited tax liability

Question regarding limited tax liability: Residence in an EU country, registered business in Germany. My taxable income in Germany was €13,495 in 2018. The tax office increased this amount by the German basic tax allowance of €9,000. Is this permissi...

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Freelancer with residence outside the EU.

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...

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Value added tax for foreign income

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...

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