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Investment deduction amount

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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Raising donations for a school in Kenya.

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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Change of focus in life

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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Income approach valuation

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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Speculation period

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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DBA UK and instructed tax prepayments

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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Tax class after long-term separation

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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A house with profit and one with loss.

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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Saving taxes when renting to family members

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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