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...
Hello, I have a question regarding the small business regulation. My wife owns garages (sole ownership) with a total turnover (approximately 18,000 euros) that still falls under the small business regulation. She is currently taking advantage of this...
We are currently discussing in our circle of friends and would like to know for sure: Do tax advisors have a duty of confidentiality? If so, from when does this apply? Are they not even allowed to disclose information from an initial consultation? An...
Good day, in addition to my main job as an employee, I have been working as a freelance voice actor since 2012. (I always take advantage of the small business regulation). Since I have mostly incurred losses, a few years ago, the tax office suspected...
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...
Hello, does the Corona emergency aid (Berlin) count towards the gross turnover limit of 22,000 EUR for small businesses, or can I receive 22,000 EUR + emergency aid? In which line of the income tax return do I have to enter the emergency aid? Thank...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have a question regarding the value added tax return. I work as a freelance translator and was a small business owner until 2018. Since 2019, I have been submitting quarterly VAT returns, and the VAT is also debited quarterly b...
My ex-partner and I have acquired several condominiums together and rent them out as a GbR (civil law partnership). Due to our separation, we now want to divide the apartments. Currently, each of us holds 50% of the GbR and also of the apartments acc...
A KG is being liquidated. There is a limited partner and a general partner involved in the KG. Both have made equal contributions. Due to compensation for services, withdrawals, profits and losses, the capital accounts as of 31.12.2019 are, for examp...
Dear Sir or Madam, the following situation: My wife and I bought and paid for a single-family home for our own use in August 2019. The house is financed by a loan. The transfer of the land register took place in January 2020. Due to a contractual ag...
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...
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...
Good day, I intend to carry out a construction project myself as a property developer. For this purpose, a plot of land with an old building (settlement house) is to be purchased. The house is to be demolished and the plot of land is to be develope...
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 ...
My annual gross income is 94 thousand euros (previously tax class 3). My wife's annual gross income is 27 thousand euros (previously tax class 5). Due to a cancer diagnosis, I will no longer be able to work full-time in the future. I plan to work...
I have invested in a film fund that will be dissolved in 12/2019. The distribution due there is considered income from commercial business. Since I already sold a wind power fund 4 years ago, in which I claimed § 16 para. 4 EStG, I now personally hav...
Our daughter, 23, a student, received a share in a GbR from her grandfather in 2018 and therefore has to submit a separate determination. Her tax software indicates that she needs to enter a tax number and otherwise the submission of the determinatio...
Dear tax expert, I am planning to purchase a building complex in the near future, consisting of several single and multi-family houses. Since the property is very large and I believe I can achieve a high selling price by selling the detached houses ...
Tax law association, Hello, I am the chairman of a sports club. Founded last year, tax-exempt status was granted right from the start. Despite multiple requests, our financial director has not been able to file the tax return. As a new club with a fi...
Hello, Over the years, I have landed in the rank of Top Product Reviewer on Amazon. This has led to manufacturers contacting me since April and offering me products to buy and review on Amazon. I then receive the money for the product via Paypal. ...
Dear Sir or Madam, In 2004 I purchased a house for a price of 400,000 euros. The house was divided into two residential units, a practice part on the upper floor and a residential part on the ground floor (the value for the upper apartment was estim...
Hello! I hope you can help me. My boyfriend and I are expecting a baby in mid-June. Now I'm wondering which tax class I will be in. The situation is as follows: I am German, employed and resident in Germany. My boyfriend is Dutch, self-employed and...
I am a freelancer, and I have purchased a 3-year-old used car with value-added tax, which I would like to include in my business assets. Estimated usage: 50-70% for business purposes. 1. Do I need to inform the tax office about the usage as an assig...
Hello, since Nov. 2016 I have been a small business owner according to §19 Abs.1 UStG and I sell self-made goods on eBay. The annual turnover is also below 17500 Eur. Since I do not have a VAT ID, eBay requests 15% Luxembourg VAT and 19% is also requ...
Hello, I am a German and Swiss dual citizen and I own a company in Switzerland, where I have been working for 9 years and also lived almost continuously until two years ago. My wife - who is only a German citizen - is employed at my company as the d...
