23.01.2022 | answered by Knut Christiansen
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...
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01.07.2021 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Good day, I run a sole proprietorship and would like to purchase an office for it now. Currently, this office is rented in a multi-family house and the tenants should be terminated after my purchase.
What needs to be considered for tax purposes when ...
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07.01.2021 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello,
I am currently working on the tax return of an asset-managing GbR. We only have income from capital gains, from a foreign bank. As far as I know, to declare the tax for the GbR, only a separate and uniform determination declaration is require...
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10.03.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
I bought an old farmhouse in 2009. However, I sold the house in 2019, about 6 months before the end of the ten-year period. The tax office is likely to calculate capital gains tax. The question is how I can reduce the profit. The property was rented ...
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08.03.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Is a claimed employee inventor remuneration paid to a UG subject to sales tax? The purpose of the UG is the exploitation and enforcement of employee inventor rights. If the claim is successful, there will be a one-time payment from a former employer ...
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02.03.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
I obtained my Bachelor of Physiotherapy with my first degree (31.08.2009 - 04.01.2013, Saxion University of Applied Sciences Enschede / Netherlands) and subsequently completed my Master of Public Health (01.04.2014 - 22.07.2016, Leuphana University L...
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30.01.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am self-employed and in 2018 I was still covered by my wife's health insurance without having to pay contributions. Now I am preparing the income tax declaration for 2018. My commercial income exceeds the income limit of 5,220,-...
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09.01.2020 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Hello,
I need some general information about a single line in Annex N-AUS 2014.
I am familiar with and understand all the other lines. DBA is confirmed here, my EU gross income is tax-free in Germany. Only the progression clause is taken into accou...
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20.12.2019 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am registered as a freelance consultant, but have been unable to work due to illness since 08/2018. Until 07/2018, I had revenues, but afterwards only incurred costs (including a home office in my condominium). Nevertheless, in ...
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15.12.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello,
In 2016, after the termination of my unit-linked pension insurance, the accumulated fund shares were transferred to my private securities account. The pension insurance was taken out before 1.1.2005, with a minimum term of 12 years, a minimum ...
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02.12.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
I own a rented condominium (2 rooms, 80 sqm), whose lease has now been terminated. So far, the apartment has only resulted in a small surplus for tax purposes, because for social reasons (elderly, befriended lady) I had set a low rent and have not in...
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30.11.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Good day!
Currently, I am planning to move to Singapore for approximately 1-2 years with the intention of returning. At the moment, there are loss offsetting pots from stock market transactions, primarily in the "Other" pot (not in the "Stock" pot)....
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21.11.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am currently in training and earn 1300 euros gross (tax class 1). In addition, I have a 450 euro job that brings me exactly 450 euros additional income every month. Now I would like to take on another part-time job. To my knowled...
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12.11.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Good evening,
I co-own a real estate portfolio in Germany with my ex-wife as a GbR. Each of us owns 50%. The portfolio was not subject to separation of property. We are both registered in the land register. Rental income flows into a joint account, f...
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06.09.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello, I am in tax class 3 and my wife (civil servant) is in tax class 5. Our annual gross income is distributed approximately 70% (me)/30% (my wife). We are planning to have a second child and would like to increase my wife's later parental leave be...
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04.09.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Unfortunately, I lost money in stock investments to a financial institution in Japan. The scammers disappeared with the money after a while. A report was made to the German public prosecutor's office but it was dismissed.
Thank you in advance for yo...
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31.07.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
I am a freelancer and have 2 leased cars in my business assets. Apart from the leasing costs of the 2 cars, I have no significantly high expenses in my previously prepared income statement or in the monthly sales tax returns for last year.
1. Car
A ...
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29.07.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
We (mother, father, and sons) plan to buy a property as a GbR.
1) Does a pure real estate GbR need to be registered with the tax office (tax number)?
2) Can mortgage interest be claimed as a tax deduction if the borrower is not the GbR, but a shareh...
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28.06.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Child benefit for unmarried couple
Hello, I have the following situation: I live together with my partner and we have a common child. However, we are not married. My partner is on maternity leave but does not receive any income. I pay her maintenanc...
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31.05.2019 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have some questions regarding entries in the Separate & Unified Tax Assessment.
The situation is as follows: GbR with 2 partners (self-employment, no trade)
One partner has made in-kind contributions (office equipment) and cap...
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09.05.2019 | answered by Bernd Thomas
The question is, on whom it is best to allocate the profits from a GbR and who should be taxed on it. For this, we need to calculate the income tax for 2 persons.
Profit of the GbR: 40,000 EUR
Person A) Tax class 1, employed with a gross salary of ...
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12.04.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have acquired a second residence (near my workplace) for my work, for almost 3 years now. Since I use a company car (also for private use), I am currently subject to the 1% flat-rate taxation, as well as the 0.03% for the commut...
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09.04.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Good day,
For several years now, I have been living and working in Zurich (B-permit / lump-sum taxation, employed on a fixed-term contract, gross salary 87,500 CHF). I have not deregistered my residence with my parents in Germany (I came to Switzerl...
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29.01.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello dear experts,
I have been to my tax advisor and would like to obtain a second opinion regarding the classification of my UG (German limited liability company).
The situation is as follows: I have founded a holding UG with the business purpose...
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10.01.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Dear expert,
My German GmbH had a participation in an Austrian GmbH & Co. KG (tax consolidation model).
The Austrian GmbH & Co. KG has gone bankrupt. Is the loss of this participation tax deductible for the German GmbH?
Best regards from Lengdorf
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