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Transition allowance

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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Taxation of joint capital investments

Hello, To reduce the risk of individual capital investment, 2 friends and I would like to invest together. The price of the respective investment product would therefore be divided equally among 3 people. What are the options to implement this legall...

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Childcare costs GbR operating expense?

Hello, we are a GbR and would like to cover the childcare costs of one of our shareholders (and then fully deduct this as a business expense if possible). We have only found information for employees (where this seems to be possible without any issu...

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Private investment in a German LLC

Dear Sir or Madam, I run a sole proprietorship in Switzerland and pay myself income from this to my personal German bank account (as I also live in Germany). Furthermore, I founded a UG in Germany last year. In 2018, I transferred 65,000 euros to th...

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club

Tax law association, Hello, I am the chairman of a sports club. Founded last year, tax-exempt status was granted right from the start. Despite multiple requests, our financial director has not been able to file the tax return. As a new club with a fi...

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Selling goods

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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Decision of the tax office correct?

Question regarding rental and leasing: For years, I have rented out a granny flat in my owner-occupied house. In my income tax return for 2016, I declared rental income of EU 408,-- cold rent and a lump sum for utilities of EU 92,-- as income, as I h...

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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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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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Lifetime right of residence for parents.

My wife and I are going to buy a condominium. Originally, we wanted to grant her parents a lifelong right of residence in this apartment in the land register without any compensation. However, we have now found out that this would incur gift tax. Bas...

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