15.02.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
How can I transfer the GmbH of a straw man to myself at the cheapest cost?
Background: The GmbH has a relatively high value. The proceeds from the sale would be quite painful.
My current recommendation is: Get married to a man and then receive it as ...
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03.01.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Good day,
I intend to carry out a construction project myself as a property developer.
For this purpose, a plot of land with an old building (settlement house) is to be purchased. The house is to be demolished and the plot of land is to be develope...
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12.12.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Good morning,
My question relates to a legal text which I unfortunately can no longer find and due to a reset of my system, I no longer have access to my documents.
It concerns the intended obligation to prepare financial statements, which the tax ...
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30.11.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
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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23.11.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
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...
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10.07.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
As heirs (2 persons), we each own 50% of 5 apartments and one office. Initially, one apartment (50%) is now being transferred/sold from the first heir to the second heir as part of the estate settlement.
Capital gains tax is not applicable, as the o...
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28.06.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
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...
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26.05.2019 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Our daughter, 23, a student, received a share in a GbR from her grandfather in 2018 and therefore has to submit a separate determination. Her tax software indicates that she needs to enter a tax number and otherwise the submission of the determinatio...
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19.02.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Dear Sir or Madam,
My husband wants to gift me his share of our shared apartment (his 50%).
In return, I would take over the remaining debt of the joint loan associated with the apartment.
There would be no gift tax incurred for the gift, as it fall...
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29.01.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello dear experts,
I have been to my tax advisor and would like to obtain a second opinion regarding the classification of my UG (German limited liability company).
The situation is as follows: I have founded a holding UG with the business purpose...
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16.01.2019 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Dear Mr. Tax Advisor,
since March 2012 I have been the owner of a condominium in Berlin. I have had my registration there and have actually been living there. However, as I am often away on business, I occasionally rented out my apartment through Ai...
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28.11.2018 | answered by Knut Christiansen
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 ...
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30.09.2018 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Hello,
I registered my business as an online retailer (sole proprietorship) on 01.04.2018. I mainly sell textile items over the internet.
For tax purposes, I have opted for the small business regulation and do not charge sales tax, nor can I deduct ...
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17.04.2018 | answered by Frank-Olaf Illiges
I have a business and, due to my blindness, I am exempt from sales tax according to §4 paragraph 19 of the Sales Tax Law. Now, how would it be if I expand my business into retail sales for both business and end customers?
Here is a fictional example...
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01.04.2018 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
I moved to the USA last year. Prior to that, I was employed in Germany for 9 months and am therefore fully taxable in Germany. In the USA, I receive a Fellowship (US income code 16), which allows me to refer to Paragraph 20, paragraph 3 of the double...
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11.03.2018 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
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...
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16.01.2018 | answered by Peter Jansen
Is this correct? Is a VAT-exempt invoice (not a small business) mandatory in intra-community trade or just an option?
If you as a business sell something to another BUSINESS (with a valid VAT number) in the EU-FOREIGN COUNTRY (EXPORT), then the "des...
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18.07.2017 | answered by André Hintz
Hello,
as part of the anticipated inheritance, I would like to transfer agricultural and forestry properties to my children. In order to make use of the tax exemption that one receives once in a lifetime, as well as the tax exemptions for the childre...
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26.04.2017 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
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...
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16.09.2016 | answered by Frank-Olaf Illiges
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have a question regarding the gift tax law within the EU (specifically between Germany and Bulgaria). My uncle is a Bulgarian citizen with only one residence in Bulgaria, but he has a German bank account with a sum of 70,000 eur...
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01.09.2016 | answered by Patrick Färber
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...
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31.08.2016 | answered by Steffen Becker
Good evening,
I will soon be volunteering as treasurer for a non-profit organization without compensation or reimbursement. Can I claim a tax allowance or similar for this in my tax return?
Kind regards,
Wolfgang Kuhn...
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31.07.2016 | answered by Frank-Olaf Illiges
Hello, my question is how tax payments work when you are employed full-time and also work as an escort on the side. In this Düsseldorf procedure, each date is billed at a flat rate of 25 euros, including taxes, which are deducted directly and handed ...
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21.06.2016 | answered by Ginster Frank
Hello,
do I have to pay taxes on a non-received capital gain?
My father, who passed away in 2012, left my mother, my brother, and me a share in a ship, which represents a total loss of the investment for us. The company is in insolvency and we, as ...
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08.06.2016 | answered by Patrick Färber
Good day,
I have been employed in a Swiss company since February 2014 and I also have an apartment in Frankfurt, Germany. During the week, I reside in a rented room in Switzerland, and I often travel back to Frankfurt on weekends. I have now submitt...
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