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Deductible costs for vacation rental properties

Dear Sir or Madam, In 2015, I purchased a plot of land in order to build a holiday home in 2016, which will be used solely for rental purposes. In 2015, I incurred expenses such as the purchase of the land, land transfer tax, fees for registrations,...

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Practice in the garden shed

Doctor uses garden pavilion without foundation in his own garden (purchase cost 100,000 €) as a practice. 1 What is the useful life to be used for depreciation (building/garden house)? 2 What withdrawal value should be used if the practice is close...

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Scholarship USA, German income

I am a student in the USA and receive a scholarship there for my living expenses (approximately $19,000). For about half of the year, this is considered a pure scholarship, therefore falls under the tax agreement between Germany and the USA and is no...

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