12.09.2018 | answered by Steffen Becker
Good morning,
I am currently working as a mechanical engineer at a company and have registered a business (small business) for goods transport up to 3.5 tonnes. I am a partner of Movinga and do not work with them every month. If I receive an order, I...
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26.06.2017 | answered by Peter Jansen
Dear tax advisor,
the following situation within the EU:
I work freelance/self-employed for a company based in an EU country (example: Austria). The place of supply is in the country of the company, also in the EU country.
First, I check the custome...
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10.05.2016 | answered by Grit Weidauer
Hello,
since 2011, I have been developing an Android app as a hobby on the side. With this app, I have made the following income through sales and advertising:
2011 52.60 €
2012 246.45 €
2013 305.04 €
2014 755.10 €
2015 1,068.14 €
I have not yet d...
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09.10.2015 | answered by Tobias Heinrich
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...
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11.01.2013 | answered by André Hintz
Dear expert,
At the moment, I am planning to start a web agency with two colleagues. We would like to work on a freelance basis, possibly as a partnership. Unfortunately, there are a lot of conflicting statements on the internet regarding recognitio...
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12.06.2012 | answered by Ralph J. Schnaars
I intend to initially start a business alongside my job as an employee. I am an engineer and I want to develop a complex machine, so that costs are incurred for several years (3-5). If I am successful, we will move to production, hopefully generating...
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03.11.2011 | answered by Michael Herrmann
Hello,
I am a freelance engineer. I develop simulation software and conduct simulations for clients. I do this work in my home office. There are no other rooms where I work, and I am rarely at the client's location. So, the room is the center of my ...
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21.10.2011 | answered by Manuela Ponikwar
Dear experts,
As an independent IT consultant (specializing in SAP customization), I was assessed for trade tax in 2008 (my then tax advisor had explained to me that registering as a trade was "easier").
My client invoices always include hourly and d...
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29.07.2011 | answered by Yanqiong Bolik
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have been running a business for over 2 years (paying turnover tax), including selling advertising on my website, but now also providing freelance services to clients in the field of internet marketing (SEO, SEA). I would like t...
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22.06.2011 | answered by Ulrich Stiller
An engineer residing and living in Austria works in Germany on a self-employed basis for a large company. He does not have his own place of business in Germany. How are his earnings to be taxed
a) in Germany
b) in Austria
Thank you...
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12.05.2011 | answered by Olaf Gayko
I have been employed as an engineer in an engineering company for 17 years. In June 2010, I acquired 11% of the company shares due to the retirement of a partner. The main reasons for this were to secure my own job and to have a greater influence on ...
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03.12.2010 | answered by Michael Herrmann
Dear Sir or Madam,
Since the end of 2009, I have been living in France. In early 2010, I accepted a job as a freelancer in Algeria and work there for a German company 3-4 days a week on site, and the rest from my residence in Marseille.
As the regi...
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15.04.2010 | answered by Matthias Wander
I would like to rent out an apartment as an office to my wife's sole proprietorship (engineering office) with my wife as a co-owner. Due to the renovation costs, I would prefer to rent with value added tax in order to be able to reclaim the VAT porti...
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09.01.2010 | answered by Matthias Wander
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have the following question:
I am a self-employed engineer and own a company car. This car is parked under a shelter. I would like to purchase a garage door for this shelter/garage.
Can I deduct this garage door (approximately...
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01.12.2009 | answered by Matthias Wander
I work as a sales engineer in field service. Since I live about 200km away from our company branch, I have a home office.
For customer visits, I use my private car. That's why I will claim 0.30 euros per driven kilometer to the customer in my income...
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