08.07.2016 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
Good evening,
I have had a small craft business for 10 years (small business) and during this time I have acquired some low-value assets and some larger fixed assets. Some of them have since become defective and have been disposed of. Would I have ha...
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13.11.2014 | answered by Anton Pernitschka
Hello,
I am a computer science student involved in game development. Through some contacts in Asia and America, I have come across a small project that has offered me a job. The project involves marketing a new game, including in Germany through var...
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05.04.2014 | answered by Ralph J. Schnaars
Hello,
I have programmed my own credit-based (prepaid) customer web interface (online customer system) where you can automatically rent voice chat servers (and soon other servers/services) . You can load your credit beforehand via the following paym...
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12.06.2013 | answered by Michael Herrmann
Due to a changed decision by the local tax office, the income for 2008 has increased retroactively. The tax assessment for 2008 was reissued by the tax office, this time including the child allowance, which was not included before. As a result, the c...
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08.12.2012 | answered by André Hintz
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am looking for a solution to reduce the tax burden on my income from my self-employment.
I operate multiple websites, my company is based in Germany, my residence is in Austria, and I am an Austrian citizen.
One of my thoughts ...
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16.08.2012 | answered by Michael Herrmann
Hello,
I have a company for text creation. I write website content, SEO texts, encyclopedias, manuscripts, stories, customer letters...etc. I charge 19% VAT on my services. My customers always receive full rights of use, exploitation rights, reprodu...
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22.05.2012 | answered by Yanqiong Bolik
Hello,
I am in the process of renting an apartment, the only one in the building. It used to be a manager's apartment, but I am not affiliated with the business; however, I assume that this is not relevant to my question.
Attached is a floor plan. I ...
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21.05.2012 | answered by Michael Herrmann
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am currently running a Minecraft server (Minecraft is a very popular computer game that allows each buyer to legally host a server).
I am now giving players the opportunity to buy items in the game for real money. Currently, I ...
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06.11.2011 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
Dear Sir or Madam,
The move into a single-family house, which was supposed to take place in 09/08, was planned for a house to be built between 06/08 and 09/08. Since 08/2008, I have been in a legal dispute with the construction company, which has pr...
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31.03.2011 | answered by Ulrich Stiller
Dear Sir or Madam,
As an accountant, I am now receiving invoices from other EU countries more and more frequently: Austria, Luxembourg, and Poland. In the case of Austria and Luxembourg, these are material deliveries (e.g. paint for a painting compa...
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11.03.2011 | answered by Ulrich Stiller
Hello,
I have a question regarding the depreciation of low-value assets (GWG) in the accounting (income statement) of a sole proprietor.
Situation/Goal: Planned purchase of a new PC and its classification as a GWG, so that it becomes fully effectiv...
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03.02.2011 | answered by Michael Herrmann
Hello,
I am a sole proprietor (IT + computer science) and have to pay sales tax every 3 months. I make almost 50,000 euros in revenue per year. In April 2009, I bought a company car for 28,000 euros and received the input tax credit. The tax office ...
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01.10.2010 | answered by Ralph J. Schnaars
Hello,
I am currently employed full-time in a company (full-time and permanent).
Now I want to become self-employed as a mediator for a mobile phone company. This means that I will create auctions on eBay and then refer customers to the operator's ...
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22.01.2010 | answered by Ulrich Stiller
Hello,
I have 2 websites or forums and now want to make money with them (through advertising). For this purpose, I have registered a business and checked the box for a side business. The earnings will initially be around 15-50 euros per month, but o...
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02.07.2009 | answered by Michael Herrmann
My wife and I were teachers (lifetime civil servants) until 31.07.2007 and then retired. In the tax assessment for income tax for 2007, the advance deduction was reduced by 6136 euros - as usual. My question: Shouldn't this reduction have been prorat...
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03.06.2009 | answered by Andreas Kerkmann
Hello,
my daughter is 19 years old and has just graduated from high school.
She has been working in my company in a mini-job capacity for the past two years, as she can easily fulfill the tasks at home on the computer.
She will now enroll for the ...
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