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Working for a foreign company

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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Reduce income tax.

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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Advertising costs / business premises

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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Game server (Minecraft) Revenue

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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extraordinary burdens

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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Intra-community (EU) deliveries and services

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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logbook

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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Broker on commission basis

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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Special expenses / advance deduction

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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