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...
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 ...
Hello, I buy used audio equipment and resell it on eBay using the margin scheme according to section 25a of the German VAT Act. Sometimes I also sell only parts from these devices. I often sell abroad, within the EU and to the rest of the world. My ...
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...
I purchased a house with my then partner in February 2017. We are both listed as 50% owners in the land register and have evenly split all costs (including loan agreements). Now that we have separated, we would like to sell the house. The following q...
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...
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...
Good evening, I work as a freelancer and part-time lecturer at an adult education school. I am directly involved in the seminar fees and invoice based on these earnings after each seminar day. Unfortunately, one participant's course fee has not bee...
Dear Sir or Madam, My wife has been self-employed since 2010 (sole proprietorship). The complete accounting (SKR 04, EÜR) has been carried out by myself (private individual) since then. Our vehicle is part of the business assets and is depreciated ...
An entrepreneur A in Cologne receives an order from an entrepreneur B in Vienna. Entrepreneur A in Cologne places this order with an entrepreneur C in Munich, and entrepreneur C in Munich produces the goods and ships them directly to Vienna, thus sup...
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...
Is there a difference in the amount of interest income tax to be paid for foreign residents living in Japan between securities held in Japan and those held in Germany?
Good day, Issue: In 2016: completely unemployed, received 17,500 euros in unemployment benefits, received a severance payment of 10,000 euros; Tax office now demands a payment of almost 1,100 euros. Is this legal? If we deduct work-related expenses ...
Initial situation 2016 (simplified): Civil servant A14, salary 65,000 €, additional income from side business 3,000 € = non-self. income 62,000 €. Additional income from business operation (sole proprietorship trade as a side job). In 2016 loss -85,0...
The practice rooms, which are located in the residential building, occupy 27% of the living space. Half of them are currently in business assets. The practice is being abandoned, and the share of 13.5% is to be transferred back to private assets. In...
Testator A passed away in June 2016. Life partner B has inherited, among other things, a condominium (ETW) previously owned by A. A acquired the ETW in 1972. Following the inheritance, B gifts the ETW to C (A's nephew) in exchange for C taking on the...
My questions revolve around the topic of differential taxation. I am currently setting up an online shop for used LP/CD/DVD. I have been sourcing goods exclusively from private individuals, thus opting for differential taxation for tax purposes. Sin...
Dear Sir or Madam, Next year, my two siblings and I will be selling a house gifted to us by our mother in 2009 (total living area 240 sqm). My mother and I have been living in this house since 1968 (3 apartments 95/95/50 sqm). Since around 1980, one...
Dear tax advisor, I am (still) a small business owner in terms of tax law and work in the sound engineering and media industry. There is a freelancer portal in the U.S.A. where I am registered and receive job assignments. Payment is made through Pay...
Hello Mr. Färber, In addition to my question titled: "Tax in Germany and in the Emirates," I would like to ask if there is a tax difference in my case, as I do not have German citizenship but another European nationality. Best regards...
Background: I hold 70% of the shares in A-GmbH. I have founded a B-UG (limited liability) in which I hold 100% of the shares. Plan: I want to increase the share capital of B-UG (limited liability) to 25,000 EUR in order to convert it into a GmbH. Wi...
My wife and I want to give our daughter and son-in-law the initial capital for a two-family house (high five-figure sum). In return, we will have a lifelong, rent-free right of residence registered in the land register. We are aware that we will have...
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...
Hello, I have the following question regarding the calculation of capital gains tax when cashing out (cancelling) a unit-linked life insurance policy in the first 12 years. Here is the scenario: The insurance company confirms the cancellation on 1...
