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...
Good day, I am planning to establish a new company (GmbH) at the beginning of next year. Currently, I am still unsure about the correct business purpose. Below, I describe the purpose of the company and hope you can answer the open questions based on...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am self-employed and in 2018 I was still covered by my wife's health insurance without having to pay contributions. Now I am preparing the income tax declaration for 2018. My commercial income exceeds the income limit of 5,220,-...
Hello, I am an employee with a gross salary of 34500 € and I have three rented properties. I pay 630€ in interest for the loans on the properties and have 1470€ for repayment and cash flow. Now I would like to open a brokerage account (starting with ...
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...
Good evening, I co-own a real estate portfolio in Germany with my ex-wife as a GbR. Each of us owns 50%. The portfolio was not subject to separation of property. We are both registered in the land register. Rental income flows into a joint account, f...
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...
Unfortunately, I lost money in stock investments to a financial institution in Japan. The scammers disappeared with the money after a while. A report was made to the German public prosecutor's office but it was dismissed. Thank you in advance for yo...
Donation of a paid-off photovoltaic system (annual profit approx. 5000 euros) from grandfather to minor grandchild. Is this possible? Can the 2-year-old child act as a small business owner towards the tax office? Does a separate tax return need to be...
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...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have the following question: I am divorced and jointly own 11 condominiums in Germany with my former wife, which we rent out as an investment. We have a joint bank account through which all income and expenses related to the apa...
Dear tax expert, I am planning to purchase a building complex in the near future, consisting of several single and multi-family houses. Since the property is very large and I believe I can achieve a high selling price by selling the detached houses ...
Dear Sir or Madam, I already have an appointment scheduled for this Friday for the sale of an old inn, and now unexpectedly the following question has arisen, which unfortunately must be answered by this evening: The inn was transferred into the pr...
Hello dear experts, I have been to my tax advisor and would like to obtain a second opinion regarding the classification of my UG (German limited liability company). The situation is as follows: I have founded a holding UG with the business purpose...
Dear expert, My German GmbH had a participation in an Austrian GmbH & Co. KG (tax consolidation model). The Austrian GmbH & Co. KG has gone bankrupt. Is the loss of this participation tax deductible for the German GmbH? Best regards from Lengdorf ...
A third party has submitted the tax returns for our GmbH (on our behalf) for the year 2015. They have submitted the trade tax, corporation tax, VAT, and the balance sheet. The tax office did not consider the IAB, among other things. When we inquired ...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am involved in two companies. I hold a 20% stake in a start-up that I co-founded in 2014 through a holding company that I own 100% of. I also own 55% of a second, longer-established company privately. I would like to sell my pr...
Hello, I am a German and Swiss dual citizen and I own a company in Switzerland, where I have been working for 9 years and also lived almost continuously until two years ago. My wife - who is only a German citizen - is employed at my company as the d...
For several years, I have had a capital investment in the form of a "gold account" at Sparkasse Pforzheim-Calw. The account is kept in grams, a purchase order at the daily rate results in a "deposit" on this account in grams, a sale order results in...
Hello, do I have to pay taxes on a non-received capital gain? My father, who passed away in 2012, left my mother, my brother, and me a share in a ship, which represents a total loss of the investment for us. The company is in insolvency and we, as ...
Dear Sir or Madam, I would like to start my own business offering cosmetic services, in my own home. Initially, it will be part-time as I am currently covered by my husband's family insurance and expect to generate a monthly revenue of €1000 at the ...
I have purchased several $25 Ad Packs on Getprofitadz on the internet. The purchase price of these packages is an investment that will never be repaid. Lifetime advertising revenues are generated for the Ad Packs, which GetprofitAdz distributes to th...
Hello, Approximately 20 years ago, I purchased a condominium in Thuringia as a capital investment. A mortgage was taken out, which was made repayment-free and linked to a life insurance policy that will repay the mortgage upon maturity (2025). The ap...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am currently living in Germany with my family. Several months ago, I reached a settlement with my employer in court after 30 years of service. I have been receiving my salary as usual. The question now is when and whether I shou...
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...
