My wife and I live in Portugal and are also tax residents here. Personally, I own a number of rental properties in Germany, with the rental income we use to support ourselves. All my properties are located in Germany and are managed exclusively by ...
Hello, I am a small business owner (in the field of cosmetics) and would like to also work as a professional guardian. The profession of a professional guardian is a freelance activity and is NOT subject to VAT. With the income from being a profess...
Hello, I have a subsidiary company that rents and sells string instruments and accessories. My marketing strategy is affiliate marketing. Affiliates promote my products and receive a commission for any sales they generate. They do not have an emplo...
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...
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 facing the following difficulties when preparing the sales tax pre-registration for Q2/2020: a) I have sold a good to an Irish company and physically shipped it as well. I did not show any sales tax on the invoice, as the bu...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have a question regarding the value added tax return. I work as a freelance translator and was a small business owner until 2018. Since 2019, I have been submitting quarterly VAT returns, and the VAT is also debited quarterly b...
I bought an old farmhouse in 2009. However, I sold the house in 2019, about 6 months before the end of the ten-year period. The tax office is likely to calculate capital gains tax. The question is how I can reduce the profit. The property was rented ...
Dear Sir or Madam, I work as a freelance translator, and since last year I am no longer eligible for the small business regulation, which means I have to declare sales tax. I have already sent quarterly sales tax pre-registration to the tax office f...
How can I transfer the GmbH of a straw man to myself at the cheapest cost? Background: The GmbH has a relatively high value. The proceeds from the sale would be quite painful. My current recommendation is: Get married to a man and then receive it as ...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am facing the following difficulties in preparing the VAT return for 2019: a) I sold a product to an Irish company and physically shipped it. I did not show any VAT on the invoice as the buyer had a valid Irish VAT number. In w...
Dear Sir or Madam, my limited liability company (UG) is working for a company from the USA (INC). The US company also has a presence in Germany, but the contract was signed with the company in the USA through which billing is also done. The activit...
Hello, I am a self-employed photographer and in 2020, for the first time, I am no longer a small business owner and am now subject to VAT. Many of my jobs are booked in advance, with either a deposit or full payment made the previous year. This inc...
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...
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...
I want to make deliveries (customers order via online shop) to EU countries without charging sales tax. Since the value of the goods is often low (20-30 €), it is not worth sending them by parcel with proof. I would use Deutsche Post "Warensendungen...
Hello, I have a German business and work with a client in Canada as a software developer. Now I am writing him an invoice (in USD) and I am wondering how it must differ from the invoices to my German clients? - What additional information do I have...
Dear Mr. Christiansen, Thank you for your advice, I have another question. Reminder of the key points: My husband and I own two apartments, each 50% / 50%. We will sign the gift contract for apartment No. 1 at the beginning of April and a few weeks...
Hello, we (online retailer from Germany) have exceeded the €35,000 net threshold in France and have been sending invoices to France with 20% VAT for a few weeks now. We have already received the French VAT ID and have also sent the first VAT returns ...
Hello, I am an author and publish with KDP Amazon. For this, I receive royalties overview from Amazon. I can't see the gross prices and fees. Now I have learned that in order for the accounting to be correct, I must send an invoice to Amazon (Revers...
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%-...
As a self-employed person, I have two types of businesses: 1. a trade (VT) and 2. a freelancer (A1). In both cases, I am subject to sales tax. As far as I know, mutual invoices (from VT to A1 and vice versa) should be exempt from sales tax. With whic...
Good evening, I work as a freelancer and part-time lecturer at an adult education school. I am directly involved in the seminar fees and invoice based on these earnings after each seminar day. Unfortunately, one participant's course fee has not bee...
Hello, I registered my business as an online retailer (sole proprietorship) on 01.04.2018. I mainly sell textile items over the internet. For tax purposes, I have opted for the small business regulation and do not charge sales tax, nor can I deduct ...
Situation: I am a small business owner and will be providing a service (Affiliate Marketing) in another EU country. Question: What do I need to consider for correct invoicing: * According to my research, I will need a VAT ID for this. Do I need t...
