03.05.2022 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Hello Mr. Thomas,
since 1.2.2019 I have been receiving a company pension of EUR 213.18. (Total for 2019: EUR 2,346.00)
Additionally, from Feb 2019 to July 2019, I received a transitional allowance TA of 6 times EUR 2,097.38.
In my 2019 tax return, I ...
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07.02.2022 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Dear Sir or Madam,
My question concerns the *extended* limited tax liability in the context of the existing Double Taxation Agreement between Germany (DE) and Singapore (SGP).
- Singapore is a low-tax country (6.63% tax on income of 77,000 EUR)
- I...
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01.11.2021 | answered by Bernd Thomas
The construction of a dormer with an extension of the living area by a few square meters, in my understanding, results in the entire construction costs being classified as production costs, with the consequence of a correspondingly long depreciation ...
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20.12.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
A logbook from the tax office is being rejected because it does not include each individual trip, but rather trips per day to the same property management companies or objects. For example, it is stated: 10.12.2018 8.00 - 14.00 Property management X,...
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16.04.2020 | answered by Henriette Regulla-Schiessl
I am currently liquidating a limited liability company (UG). It is a straightforward case, as it has never been economically active.
The blocking period expired on December 3, 2019. The deletion is planned for next week. The company has remaining as...
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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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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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25.08.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
§ 23 EStG Counting property/3 object limit
Within the last 5 years, I acquired an undeveloped piece of land. A neighbor approached me with a request to be able to acquire a narrow strip of land parallel to his property. I agreed to this.
Shortly af...
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21.08.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
In a first step, I am concerned with the question of whether the judgment of October 24, 2017 (file no.: VIII R 13/15) BFH is applicable to the insolvency-related quasi-total loss of ISIN AT0000A0U9J2 - WKN A1MLSS - Scholz Holding, Inh-Schv.V.2012(20...
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16.08.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello everyone,
my question is that I am an electrician and my company is based in Odhental near Cologne. It is about the shift work activity.
The TÜV doesn't know that we have a warehouse or an office where I only take my break. I work on the TÜV Rh...
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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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19.03.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
I submitted my electronic tax return for the year 2014 to the tax office on 28.12.2018. The printed tax return sent by mail was received by the tax office on 02.01.2019. A assessment was now rejected by the tax office due to the deadline being exceed...
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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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30.01.2019 | answered by Bernd Thomas
I have a question regarding our non-profit organization and a future economic business operation.
Background:
Non-profit registered association since 2002. Tax number available.
The association wants to start an economic business operation to financ...
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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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30.10.2018 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Question about the speculation tax
In 2014, we bought an apartment in which we live ourselves. In early 2018, we purchased special use rights for 4 parking spaces. These are registered in the land register of the apartment.
Now we want to sell the a...
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19.06.2018 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Hello,
Over the years, I have landed in the rank of Top Product Reviewer on Amazon.
This has led to manufacturers contacting me since April and offering me products to buy and review on Amazon.
I then receive the money for the product via Paypal. ...
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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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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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04.04.2018 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Hello,
My name is Matthias. I have been running a business as a sole proprietor for several years. Now I have founded a second business with a partner as a general partnership (OHG). Can I now buy and sell goods back and forth? Is it allowed to sell ...
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27.07.2017 | answered by Steffen Becker
Tax treatment of payments from the Employment Agency for pension insurance contributions to the German Pension Insurance (GRV)
Do these payments have to be entered as retirement provisions made by me in the "Total retirement provisions" section?
Or...
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08.04.2017 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
Hello!
I hope you can help me.
My boyfriend and I are expecting a baby in mid-June.
Now I'm wondering which tax class I will be in.
The situation is as follows:
I am German, employed and resident in Germany. My boyfriend is Dutch, self-employed and...
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13.01.2017 | answered by Grit Weidauer
Hello,
since Nov. 2016 I have been a small business owner according to §19 Abs.1 UStG and I sell self-made goods on eBay. The annual turnover is also below 17500 Eur.
Since I do not have a VAT ID, eBay requests 15% Luxembourg VAT and 19% is also requ...
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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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05.07.2016 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
Hello, I live in an apartment of around 50 m2. I use it as a residence, but I also work there. NOW the apartment above mine is becoming available and I could move there. So I would like to have two apartments. One downstairs that I would essentially ...
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