Dear Sir or Madam, In 2012, I purchased several condominiums in Germany that I now want to sell. In total, there are nine apartments. Normally, by selling nine apartments, corresponding counting objects would be generated, which could classify me as...
We are currently discussing in our circle of friends and would like to know for sure: Do tax advisors have a duty of confidentiality? If so, from when does this apply? Are they not even allowed to disclose information from an initial consultation? An...
My ex-partner and I have acquired several condominiums together and rent them out as a GbR (civil law partnership). Due to our separation, we now want to divide the apartments. Currently, each of us holds 50% of the GbR and also of the apartments acc...
Hello, Scenario: Person A is employed in an IT company. This company offers a commission for referring an IT professional (Person B). The commission (to Person A) is paid after Person B passes the probation period. The payment to Person A is taxed, ...
Our daughter, 23, a student, received a share in a GbR from her grandfather in 2018 and therefore has to submit a separate determination. Her tax software indicates that she needs to enter a tax number and otherwise the submission of the determinatio...
Choice of tax class in combination with separate assessment. Basic data: Married Tax classes: me 3, my wife 5 Income 2019: I earned 20,000 gross salary (January and February), plus 100,000 severance pay (gross). My wife earns 4,600 per month. Questi...
Hello, I am currently living abroad with my partner. In a few months, we will be moving to Germany and living together in a shared household. We have a child together who also lives in the household. We are not married. My partner does not work, she...
Hello, I am an independent violin teacher and musician, exempt from VAT and socially insured through the KSK. My income comes solely from freelance educational and artistic activities. Now I am considering opening a small online shop on the side to ...
Good day, I am a 23-year-old student who has not had a part-time job so far and is privately insured through my parents (who are civil servants). I will now start working as a freelance contributor for various newspaper editorial offices. My monthly...
I am the sole shareholder of an IT GmbH, which has not generated any revenues since mid-2013. Since May 2014, my wife has been appointed as the sole managing director. Due to a pension commitment (shareholder managing director), I have been receiving...
I need help understanding: Last year, for example, I had a gross annual income of 19,760 euros, which will be similar this year. However, it may fluctuate slightly upwards, as I received commissions for the first few months of the year. I now have th...
Information on the trade: Retail trade in clothing, cash accounting, SKR03. How to correctly book an invoice for clothes hangers (net amount 300.00€, unit price 0.57€)? Clothes hangers are used for merchandise display on the clothing rack (low-valu...
How are invoices from abroad to be considered in terms of VAT/input tax, e.g. if the invoice is from Luxembourg and shows 15% value added tax or from Denmark with 25% tax? Or possibly even completely different for invoices from the USA? It is about ...
I, an Austrian citizen, have my residence and place of business in Austria. For a project (IT services and programming), I will be working in Switzerland for the client (Swiss company) for several months (more than 3). The work is a highly qualified ...
Dear Sir or Madam, After completing my studies and internship in 2006, I moved from Frankfurt to London and started my own business here. I hold German and Polish nationality, but am only registered here in England and pay my taxes here. Since 2012...
I am a freelancer and liable for VAT. Now I would like to purchase an existing house with 2 apartments: + Occupy apartment 1 (~50% share) privately + Rent out apartment 2 (~50% share) to a third party Questions: 1a) I would like to assign the entir...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am a German citizen with a permanent residence in France. My place of work is in Germany, where I am employed in public administration and taxed according to the cash-based accounting principle. The tax office responsible for me...
My question relates to the calculation of the 15% threshold, which distinguishes immediately deductible maintenance expenses from subsequent production costs. My husband and I bought an apartment. The 15% threshold of the acquisition costs of the bui...
Good evening, Residence in Germany with family (Domicile), self-employed, doctor. Part-time work in Great Britain. Until March 2013 clear: short term visitor as a free lance/self employed in GB not taxable. Everything taxed here. New: Statutory r...
I have a question regarding the small business regulation. I intend to carry out the following activities: Purchase of Paysafecards (with real money & virtual currency) with which I acquire Amazon vouchers Sale of Paysafecards for virtual currency ...
The situation is as follows: - Company is closing the location with the current headquarters - New headquarters will be an existing location - Employee is Co-CEO with a company car - Due to strong international activities and other locations abroad, ...
Hello, I am a student and work part-time as a student assistant in an office, earning less than 800€ per month. I would also like to work irregularly as a hostess at events. My question is: do I need to apply for a business license for this? Can...
Dear Sir or Madam, I will be working for an Austrian company from Munich starting in October. The company has not been active in Germany before. My future boss wants to start the employment with a so-called consulting contract. Does this mean that I...
Hello, the tax deduction for a home office was denied by the tax office with the verbal explanation that the deduction is only possible for non-self-employed activities. I believe the deduction should be granted, as the home office is the central poi...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am a sole proprietor in the tutoring sector and acquire clients (mostly parents of children). I pass on these orders to self-employed tutors, who then fulfill the orders at the customer's home. Now I have realized that I will so...
