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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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Income tax return in the year of departure

Dear Sir or Madam, Below are my questions regarding the income tax return as an employee with limited tax liability in the year of moving out of Germany. My Situation: Since March 2013, I (German citizen) have been employed by a company in Thuring...

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Part-time self-employed and student job

Good day, I am a 23-year-old student who has not had a part-time job so far and is privately insured through my parents (who are civil servants). I will now start working as a freelance contributor for various newspaper editorial offices. My monthly...

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Income tax

Income tax? - Mother-in-law, retiree, old-age pension € 894.40/month, widow's pension € 897.79/month In the future, the purchase of two nursing homes for € 120,000.00 each, depreciation 2%, total monthly rental income € 1100.00. How much income tax...

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Sales tax for services in the USA

I am a freelance software developer and offer project-specific customizations ("consulting") for my custom software also abroad. The software is self-programmed, the customers are always entrepreneurs. Now I need details regarding the USA. I have bee...

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Determination of profit on sale

Dear Sir or Madam, I ceased my small business as a disc jockey in August 2014. My taxable income for the year 2014 is €2,821. I sold DJ equipment (such as speakers, amplifiers, etc.) for a total of €3,870. I transferred assets worth €2,200 into my p...

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Commissions to Cypriot Ltd. - Tax evasion?

G lives in Germany and is the sole shareholder of "IT Solutions GmbH" in Germany and the sole shareholder of the Cypriot "Marketing Ltd.". The Marketing Ltd. has a referral agreement with a business consulting GmbH from Germany. For each mandate reco...

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Side job of a managing director of a GmbH

Situation: A GmbH managing director who is not subject to mandatory pension insurance takes on a consulting mandate for an external company in addition to his managing director duties, for a scope of 6 hours per week. The fee is to be paid directly t...

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Foreign income as a freelancer

Dear Sir or Madam, As a freelancer, I advise a Spanish company and provide my services in Spain. So far, I have invoiced the German branch of the Spanish company. I am eligible for the small business regulation and do not charge any VAT. Now I am ...

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