A KG is being liquidated. There is a limited partner and a general partner involved in the KG. Both have made equal contributions. Due to compensation for services, withdrawals, profits and losses, the capital accounts as of 31.12.2019 are, for examp...
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...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have some questions regarding entries in the Separate & Unified Tax Assessment. The situation is as follows: GbR with 2 partners (self-employment, no trade) One partner has made in-kind contributions (office equipment) and cap...
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...
Dear Sir or Madam, My husband wants to gift me his share of our shared apartment (his 50%). In return, I would take over the remaining debt of the joint loan associated with the apartment. There would be no gift tax incurred for the gift, as it fall...
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 ...
I am married but now moving to a different location with my son. My primary residence will remain with my husband, while my son's residence will be considered the second residence. Background: The two of them do not get along anymore, my son is 17, a...
Hello, I am currently preparing my tax return for 2017. I had income from two sources: a) from a part-time job subject to social security contributions (50%) with the option to choose my workplace b) from self-employment on the side I am now a me...
Good day, Issue: In 2016: completely unemployed, received 17,500 euros in unemployment benefits, received a severance payment of 10,000 euros; Tax office now demands a payment of almost 1,100 euros. Is this legal? If we deduct work-related expenses ...
Hello, as part of the anticipated inheritance, I would like to transfer agricultural and forestry properties to my children. In order to make use of the tax exemption that one receives once in a lifetime, as well as the tax exemptions for the childre...
We are a GbR with 3 shareholders. Currently, all shareholders are equally entitled to the profits of the company. We now want to adjust the profit distribution so that only 2 shareholders are entitled to profits. The background of the redistribution ...
We have inherited a multi-family house with four apartments with four siblings, and now each of us is listed in the land register with a 25% share. (no declaration of division, so not condominiums, but a multi-family house) By definition and law, we ...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am running a business in the IT sector and have recently built a residential and commercial building. This house is fully networked (KNX system) and is also intended to be used as a demo house for my business. The house is 160 s...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have a question regarding the disclosure of a building savings contract or the interest rates. Here are some key points: the interest rates are low, i.e. they are well below the tax-free allowance, there is no deposit into 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, I am a small business owner and I purchase DIGITAL goods from a third country. I receive the goods via email. The supplier naturally sends me an invoice without VAT. My question is, do I still have to pay 19% sales tax to the tax authority, s...
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...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am a small business owner according to § 19 of the German Value Added Tax Act. Last month, I purchased goods in a third country (Ras Al Khaimah), a free trade zone with 0% VAT, via the internet using PayPal. These were digital g...
Hello, I have the following question: how do I proceed with depreciation if the cost of the land exceeds the cost of the building? Can the house be depreciated in this case? Key points: Purchase price of the house: 23,000 (acquired in an auction) V...
I have rented a property in a commercial area (Aldi, Takko, Rossmann, Stadtbäckerei, K&K Schuhe) to my wife. The rent is 1.20 euros higher than the rent of the other tenants. This has been criticized by the tax office and not recognized. Are there an...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have been receiving sick pay since 10/10/2014 and it looks like I will still be ill for the whole year (2015). My employer has now terminated my employment as of 31/05/2015 and we have agreed on a severance payment of €30,000. I...
Hello, I have the following question... Key data: Sole proprietorship business for business consulting §4 para. 3 tax code In 2011, silver coins were purchased for 20,000 euros and booked as goods (expense-profit-reducing) voluntary BV (economic c...
We are a craft business (GmbH) and carry out painting services. Our customer is a property developer and it was agreed in the contract: "The VAT liability is transferred to the recipient of the service in accordance with §13b UStG". We invoice our cu...
Dear Sir or Madam, I would need a tax assessment for the sale of a house in Germany that is to take place within the speculation period of 10 years, with the following key data: - The house was built in 2006 (new construction) and purchased and is ...
I would like to privately purchase a single-family house with a small granny flat. As I run a small business (legal form UG), the granny flat, as well as a garage and two additional basement rooms in the house, should be rented out to the company. Th...
