Hello, I have a question regarding the small business regulation. My wife owns garages (sole ownership) with a total turnover (approximately 18,000 euros) that still falls under the small business regulation. She is currently taking advantage of this...
Good day, in addition to my main job as an employee, I have been working as a freelance voice actor since 2012. (I always take advantage of the small business regulation). Since I have mostly incurred losses, a few years ago, the tax office suspected...
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 ...
For future real estate transactions (acquisition - appreciation - sale), I would like to establish a GmbH (limited liability company) as I do not want to infect private properties with commercial activities in order to be able to sell them tax-free a...
Hello, Scenario: Person A is employed in an IT company. This company offers a commission for referring an IT professional (Person B). The commission (to Person A) is paid after Person B passes the probation period. The payment to Person A is taxed, ...
My wife is a housewife and I am an employee. Annual income around 100k EUR. We have a female dog that my wife wants to breed for the first time in summer 2020. Then once a year. We can sell the puppies for around 2,000 EUR each. Possibly adding a sec...
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...
We are planning to purchase a second property (B) - the notarization is planned. The property is currently rented out and the draft of the purchase contract mentions it as a capital investment with an undisrupted lease agreement. The handover of prop...
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...
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 Mr. Christiansen, Thank you for your advice, I have another question. Reminder of the key points: My husband and I own two apartments, each 50% / 50%. We will sign the gift contract for apartment No. 1 at the beginning of April and a few weeks...
Dear Mr. Knut Christiansen, In addition to my first question: (I apologize - I actually presented the situation incompletely) My husband and I own two apartments, each 50% / 50%. Apartment No. 1: Market value 540,000 € No loan. Purchased in 2007, ...
Dear Mr. Tax Advisor, I come from Italy and have been living in Germany for over 10 years. Here in Germany, I completed my studies and started my own business about 8 years ago. Since January 2012, I have been the owner of a condominium in Berlin, w...
My partner and I want to build a house. She will receive 140,000€ as an advance inheritance from her parents. With this, we want to buy the property together and both be registered in the land register with a 50% share. We will both take over the fi...
We are a retired couple. I, the husband, receive income from various pensions, while my wife currently has no income of her own. Due to tax advantages, we both have our residence in Portugal and no residence or habitual abode in Germany. My wife want...
Hello, I am an independent violin teacher and musician, exempt from VAT and socially insured through the KSK. My income comes solely from freelance educational and artistic activities. Now I am considering opening a small online shop on the side to ...
Hello, I live in Germany and am selling a property in Austria that I inherited from my late mother in 2015. According to the tax authorities, no inheritance tax is due in Germany because I did not live in Germany at the time of my mother's death. N...
Hello, I have received a letter from the tax office accusing me of engaging in commercial activity. Small parts of my girlfriend's car were sold, and now I am being asked to file a tax return. I receive welfare benefits. How should I behave towards t...
Hello, I am expected to work in Spain from July 2017 for at least 1 year (as an employee). During this time, I will work 1 week per month from Germany (in the company's Berlin office, but the employer is the Spanish branch). Therefore, I will be wor...
Hello, my mother owns approximately 1 hectare of land which is registered as agricultural land. There has been no cessation of business declared so far. Now, this land is supposed to be divided among three children. Half of the land has a market valu...
I work 475 km away from my main residence and have a secondary residence at my workplace. On 44 weekends, I travel to my main residence where my family lives. So far, the employer reimburses me € 142.5 per family trip, calculated as 475 km x € 0.30/...
I have been living in Switzerland for 7 years and will be relocating back to Germany this year, where I will also work again. I have taken advantage of the opportunity to make voluntary payments into a pension account. In Switzerland, this is the 3rd...
Good day, I have the following question: Since 2010, I have been employed as a lawyer in a company that has been deducting pension contributions to the German Pension Insurance (employer and employee share) to the Deutsche Rentenversicherung. At th...
Dear Sir or Madam, I own a condominium which I would like to rent out at a reduced rate to my brother (a student). From my point of view, it would be acceptable from the tax authorities if the living space is rented out above 66% of the local compa...
Dear Sir or Madam, I need information on a possible capital gains tax in the following case: - In 2005, my father inherits an undeveloped plot of land from his sister, which has been in her possession since 1960, valued at approximately 900,000 euros...
