31.08.2021 | answered by Bernd Thomas
As a private landlord of the 7 apartments in a multi-family house, I would like to temporarily hire a Polish citizen for 3 weeks as a short-term mini-jobber as a caretaker for tasks around the house (small repairs / renovations, gardening). The total...
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01.07.2021 | answered by Bernd Thomas
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 ...
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04.02.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Dear Sir or Madam,
the following situation: My wife and I bought and paid for a single-family home for our own use in August 2019. The house is financed by a loan. The transfer of the land register took place in January 2020. Due to a contractual ag...
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30.01.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am self-employed and in 2018 I was still covered by my wife's health insurance without having to pay contributions. Now I am preparing the income tax declaration for 2018. My commercial income exceeds the income limit of 5,220,-...
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03.12.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
For various reasons, we had to sell our rented (and therefore not self-occupied) single-family house in August 2019. This property was acquired in March 2010, so capital gains tax is due and we will have to pay it in 2020 along with our 2019 income t...
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28.10.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
My annual gross income is 94 thousand euros (previously tax class 3).
My wife's annual gross income is 27 thousand euros (previously tax class 5).
Due to a cancer diagnosis, I will no longer be able to work full-time in the future.
I plan to work...
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23.09.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello,
my grandparents (both around 90 years old) have lived in your single-family house in Dresden for many years. Unfortunately, they had to move to a nursing home (full care) in the neighboring city of Radebeul. We have re-registered them and cha...
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08.07.2019 | answered by Frank-Olaf Illiges
Dear Madam,
Dear Sir,
I have a question regarding the speculation period for a self-occupied existing property (condominium).
Facts
I purchased a condominium on 02.12.2009 (date of notarial deed). The entry in the land register was made on 19.02.20...
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26.03.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Dear tax expert,
I am planning to purchase a building complex in the near future, consisting of several single and multi-family houses. Since the property is very large and I believe I can achieve a high selling price by selling the detached houses ...
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11.03.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Is there a chance of filing a lawsuit against the rejection ("gross negligence") of the amendment of an income tax estimate (without reservation for review) based on my rental documents submitted only 9 days after the deadline for objections? For exa...
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16.01.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello,
I hope you can help me with the topic of donations.
At the turn of the year, I came across a school in Kenya that is led by a pastor and his family. He teaches over 450 orphans, feeds hungry children in his region, supports them medically, b...
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08.01.2019 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Hello and good day.
I work in Frankfurt/M (police officer) and also have a residence there.
Due to a private change, my center of life has shifted to Austria (distance about 500 km). I am also registered at the residence of my life partner/fiancée ...
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05.10.2018 | answered by Steffen Becker
I want to gift a small, very old terraced house (84 sqm / 120 sqm / 1921 / land value 80 €) to my niece. I have told the notary an estimated house value of approximately € 70,000, which will also be set in the contractual documents.
Does the tax offi...
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15.06.2018 | answered by Bernd Thomas
My wife, my son, and I purchased a property on 9th October 2009 (closing of the purchase contract), with my son owning a 2/4 share. Normally, the speculation period would have ended on 10th September 2019. However, my son went into insolvency in 2010...
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30.05.2018 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am asking you the following question on behalf of a Polish acquaintance (residing in Frankfurt am Main).
The acquaintance from Poland is working as a self-employed individual in Germany. She has a permanent residence here and h...
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14.04.2018 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Tax legally appropriate wording for the notarial contract for the division of the purchase price of a house into movable objects, land, and building with regard to tax recognition for the maximization of depreciation allowances (BFH reference number:...
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20.03.2017 | answered by Patrick Färber
My husband and I have found ourselves in a precarious situation due to double taxation - our situation is as follows:
My husband and I lived and worked in the UK for many years. A few years ago, my husband moved to Germany and our 2 daughters follow...
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18.03.2017 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
Hello,
I am currently going through a divorce and separated from my wife in 2012. I own a single-family house, from which I moved out in July 2012. In 2016, I filed for divorce, which also involved a change in tax class to class 1 starting in Januar...
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17.03.2017 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
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/...
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24.10.2016 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
We have inherited a multi-family house with four apartments with four siblings, and now each of us is listed in the land register with a 25% share. (no declaration of division, so not condominiums, but a multi-family house) By definition and law, we ...
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07.10.2016 | answered by Frank-Olaf Illiges
Since last year, I own two multi-family houses. One of them had more maintenance expenses, which are expenses that can be deducted in the same year, than I had income from this house, resulting in a loss. What is the correct way to account for this l...
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07.09.2016 | answered by Patrick Färber
Hello
I am self-employed and planning to have two apartments, one in Germany (currently) and one in Austria (Vienna additionally).
Economically, my main center of life is expected to be in Austria in 2017 (70-80% of income). However, my personal ce...
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27.08.2016 | answered by Patrick Färber
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...
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18.07.2016 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
Hello,
Last year we bought a vacation apartment in a multi-family house, which was also occupied until the sale. We carried out cosmetic repairs, which in total (including travel costs) exceed 15% of the purchase price.
Nothing was expanded or change...
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10.07.2016 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
Hello,
I acquired a multi-family house in May 2016. The house is fully rented out. Each apartment has a fitted kitchen, which was included in the purchase price. The fitted kitchens were mentioned separately in the sales contract, but without a speci...
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