Exact beginning of speculation tax
When does the period for the 10-year capital gains tax on real estate start? From approval or divorce settlement agreement / marriage contract? Or only from notarization or entry in the land registry?
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The text translates to: Speculation tax
Hello, I have an urgent question regarding the speculation tax. My father, who passed away in 2018, jointly purchased an apartment with my mother in 2004 for 240,000€, which was rented out to my grandmother. In their divorce in 2010, my father acqu...
Self-use of a previously used apartment as an investment.
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Partial disability pension Additional earnings
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divorce
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Capital gain?
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Taxation of a capital gain
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Assistance with filling out questionnaires for the tax office.
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Sale of property in Germany. Residence in Switzerland. Questionnaire for tax office.
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Speculation tax despite Swiss residency?
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Progression reservation Germany - sickness benefit Netherlands
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Tax liability when selling a property after a partition auction.
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compensation payments
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Extraordinary burden
Dear Sir or Madam, During my research on my issue, I came across your offer and hope that you can help me. I am divorced and pay child support for a minor child. The mother has sued me for higher child support as well as payment of allegedly overdu...
Wife in tax class II, husband in...?
My wife and I have been living separately for 3 months. I have moved into my own apartment, and the children mostly live with my wife. She is employed and has been in tax class V, as usual, while I am in tax class III. Now she has started a new job w...
Divorce/Separation
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heating costs
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Court and attorney fees
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Are spouses from abroad subject to unlimited tax liability?
Dear Sir or Madam, a brief overview of the key facts: - I was married to an Indonesian woman from mid-2002 to mid-2010. We lived together in Germany. Divorce in June 2010. Maintenance payments in the form of a lump sum of 15,000 EUR - paid in cash ...
