19.08.2021 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Good day,
in addition to my main job as an employee, I have been working as a freelance voice actor since 2012. (I always take advantage of the small business regulation). Since I have mostly incurred losses, a few years ago, the tax office suspected...
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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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10.03.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am currently employed at a GmbH based in Munich. Starting from 01.05.2020, I have signed a new employment contract with the holding company of this GmbH (in Nuremberg). I will also be provided with a company car (1% + 0.03% rule...
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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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20.12.2019 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am registered as a freelance consultant, but have been unable to work due to illness since 08/2018. Until 07/2018, I had revenues, but afterwards only incurred costs (including a home office in my condominium). Nevertheless, in ...
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02.12.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
I own a rented condominium (2 rooms, 80 sqm), whose lease has now been terminated. So far, the apartment has only resulted in a small surplus for tax purposes, because for social reasons (elderly, befriended lady) I had set a low rent and have not in...
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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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31.07.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
I am a freelancer and have 2 leased cars in my business assets. Apart from the leasing costs of the 2 cars, I have no significantly high expenses in my previously prepared income statement or in the monthly sales tax returns for last year.
1. Car
A ...
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26.07.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
We are planning to purchase a second property (B) - the notarization is planned. The property is currently rented out and the draft of the purchase contract mentions it as a capital investment with an undisrupted lease agreement. The handover of prop...
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25.07.2019 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Hello, I am a German citizen but currently living in South Africa. I have received an offer to work from home in Germany while being based in South Africa and sending invoices to the company employing me. I still have a bank account in Germany, but I...
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25.06.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello,
I am currently employed and have a home office in our own house (approximately 17 sqm out of 145 sqm living space). The home office has already been recognized by the tax office.
I have read that the tax office calculates a value increase when...
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17.04.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
I purchased a house with my then partner in February 2017. We are both listed as 50% owners in the land register and have evenly split all costs (including loan agreements). Now that we have separated, we would like to sell the house. The following q...
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12.04.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have acquired a second residence (near my workplace) for my work, for almost 3 years now. Since I use a company car (also for private use), I am currently subject to the 1% flat-rate taxation, as well as the 0.03% for the commut...
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03.02.2019 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Dear Mr. Tax Advisor,
I come from Italy and have been living in Germany for over 10 years. Here in Germany, I completed my studies and started my own business about 8 years ago.
Since January 2012, I have been the owner of a condominium in Berlin, w...
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08.01.2019 | answered by Bernd Thomas
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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06.01.2019 | answered by Bernd Thomas
I am a freelancer with 2 leasing cars.
1. I use the small car 100% for business purposes with logbook entries for each customer trip.
2. I use the larger car (Tiguan) for both business and personal use. However, the business use is only between 10%-...
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09.12.2018 | answered by Knut Christiansen
I will start a position at the Royal Mail in England in May 2019, where I will work 4 days a week and can work one day from home in Germany. My contract will be issued by a German subsidiary of Royal Mail. Since the 4 days per week exceed 183 days pe...
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07.12.2018 | answered by Bernd Thomas
1: Attachment V)
I acquired a condominium in 2017 (title registration in the land register on 18.11.2017), which was in forced administration but was purchased by me freely.
Now I have received a calculation from the forced administrator:
+ Prepaymen...
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05.10.2018 | answered by Steffen Becker
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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18.09.2018 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
Dear Sir or Madam,
My wife has been self-employed since 2010 (sole proprietorship). The complete accounting (SKR 04, EÜR) has been carried out by myself (private individual) since then.
Our vehicle is part of the business assets and is depreciated ...
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25.05.2018 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Since April 2017, my husband has been working from home (1st place of work in the employment contract). Now we would like to deduct the home office for the first time in the tax return for 2017. We purchased our own home in 2013 and have not previous...
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16.04.2018 | answered by Bernd Thomas
The employer has provided me with a company car. This is treated as follows for billing purposes:
The net leasing rate is deducted from the gross salary through a salary conversion. The company car is then subject to flat-rate taxation for trips bet...
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21.03.2018 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am in an employment relationship subject to social security contributions with a home office regulation. Approximately 1 to 2 times a month, I travel by train to the company's headquarters; this is expected by the employer. Acco...
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17.03.2017 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
I work 475 km away from my main residence and have a secondary residence at my workplace. On 44 weekends, I travel to my main residence where my family lives.
So far, the employer reimburses me € 142.5 per family trip, calculated as 475 km x € 0.30/...
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07.09.2016 | answered by Patrick Färber
Hello
I am self-employed and planning to have two apartments, one in Germany (currently) and one in Austria (Vienna additionally).
Economically, my main center of life is expected to be in Austria in 2017 (70-80% of income). However, my personal ce...
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