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, As a senior employee of a regional bank, I have a company car available for private use. The bank has 4 branches A, B, C, D. My primary workplace is A, where my office is located and I work 2-3 days a week, with a distance of 38 km. Employ...
I am an entrepreneur and employ a secretary for 22 hours per week. Due to successful business performance, we both want to increase her weekly working hours to 29.5. However, she is currently in the most unfavorable gross/net situation possible, bein...
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...
Dear Sir or Madam, Last month we had a customs audit at our premises. The years 2009, 2010 and 2011 were audited. After the audit was completed, it was revealed that we had overpaid customs duties for 2009-2011, totaling 54,000 euros. We have not ye...
Hello, I own an extensive private collection of clothing, costumes, documents, and items belonging to a very famous deceased US actress, an icon who will always be present and in the media. Recently, this collection has been temporarily loaned to mu...
I am a lawyer and work as an employee three days a week. I also spend three days a week working on my PhD. The PhD is for my professional advancement, for example, to take on leadership roles. Three times a year, I work as a lecturer at the Adminis...
Hello, The island of Heligoland is exempt from VAT. Assuming one operates an online mail order business on the island of Heligoland and has both their residence and business premises there. For the online trade, goods are imported from China to Hel...
I am a student in the USA and receive a scholarship there for my living expenses (approximately $19,000). For about half of the year, this is considered a pure scholarship, therefore falls under the tax agreement between Germany and the USA and is no...
I tax my company car as usual with 1% of the list price and 0.03% per kilometer distance to the office. The distance to the office is 3km. I usually drive 2 to 3 times a week to a customer who is about 90km away. Since an office of our company is lo...
Dear Sir or Madam, we are a company with a registered office in China and operate our trading business exclusively from China. In Germany, we only have a warehouse for the storage and distribution of online sold goods with one temporary employee an...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am struggling with the following scenario: Let's assume a small GmbH has made a profit of €20,000, has fully and dutifully taxed this profit with around €5,000 in trade tax, around €4,000 in corporation tax, and around €220 in ...
In the summer of 2008, I agreed to a termination agreement with an employer. In this agreement, I was released from my duties starting in the summer of 2008 with continued payment of salary and no restrictions on my place of residence until December ...
Dear tax advisor, I work at a school (under private association) with a 1/2 position in the educational field. Now, due to the elimination of the previous caretaker position, I have been offered another contract as a caretaker by the association. It...
Hello. I have been offered a motorcycle for purchase, which was acquired by its owner in Germany, however, it was bought without VAT due to the owner's status as a NATO member. The motorcycle is about a year old and has approximately 7000 km. As a...
Hello dear Sir or Madam, I have a question regarding the triangular transaction with the third country. The goods are being delivered from Taiwan to Ukraine. The company in Taiwan is the manufacturer or seller. The company in Ukraine is the buyer. ...
GmbH: There are four shareholders involved, each with an equal share. Two of them are managing directors. One of them works without payment, while the second managing director does not receive any salary for the actual management duties, but instead ...
