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Tax return of a wealth-managing GbR

Hello, I am currently working on the tax return of an asset-managing GbR. We only have income from capital gains, from a foreign bank. As far as I know, to declare the tax for the GbR, only a separate and uniform determination declaration is require...

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Help for line 39 Attachment N-AUS 2014

Hello, I need some general information about a single line in Annex N-AUS 2014. I am familiar with and understand all the other lines. DBA is confirmed here, my EU gross income is tax-free in Germany. Only the progression clause is taken into accou...

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Question about limited tax liability

Question regarding limited tax liability: Residence in an EU country, registered business in Germany. My taxable income in Germany was €13,495 in 2018. The tax office increased this amount by the German basic tax allowance of €9,000. Is this permissi...

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Child benefit for unmarried couple

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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Value added tax for foreign income

Hello! First of all, thank you for your help. My question is specifically about value-added tax. I am a streamer (content creator) on the online platform Twitch (similar to YouTube but live). Twitch is an American company. When I stream there, my vie...

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Travel expenses for a foreign vehicle

I will be working for an insurance company in the employed field service starting from 01.02.2019. Currently, "my" car is registered and insured under my mother's name in order to save money on insurance. I will have a lot of travel expenses for cust...

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Income tax refund after getting married abroad

Hello, I have a question regarding the tax treatment after a wedding abroad. My girlfriend and I are getting married in Miami this December. All requirements have been met and a formal certification in Germany is planned. However, the certification ...

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Value Added Tax (VAT) in intra-community trade

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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Income tax return in the year of departure

Dear Sir or Madam, Below are my questions regarding the income tax return as an employee with limited tax liability in the year of moving out of Germany. My Situation: Since March 2013, I (German citizen) have been employed by a company in Thuring...

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Tax liability for foreign accounts

Assuming a German taxpayer brought securities (real shares, fixed-income securities, and accumulating money market instruments) across the border into a newly opened account in Switzerland in 2004 and had them redeemed/sold from there. It is clear th...

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Tax in Germany and in the Emirates

Hello, my family and I will be moving to the Emirates soon. I will be working here for about a week every 3 months and will therefore remain registered here. However, my family will deregister here. I have property here that I will rent out furnishe...

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AG Austria Workplace Germany AG shares

Hello, I would like to enter into an employment relationship with an employer from Austria. The workplace is exclusively in Germany from my home office in Germany. In the contract, it is formulated as follows: The employer guarantees that the income...

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Credit Swiss withholding tax

Hello, my question is regarding the crediting of Swiss withholding tax. I live and work (not self-employed) in Germany. My husband works (not self-employed) and lives in Switzerland, not a cross-border commuter. Withholding tax is deducted from his...

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Foreign transactions in the tax return

I am a small business owner according to § 19 UStG and sell eBooks worldwide. For sales to EU countries, I use the Mini-One-Stop-Shop scheme. I have the following questions for my tax return: 1. Do the turnover amounts in the tax return for checkin...

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