Hello, I have a question regarding commuter allowance or travel expenses to the workplace. I am employed as a driver. My employer is located 50km from my home. My employer "subcontracts" me permanently to the same freight forwarder; throughout the wh...
Hello Mr. Christiansen, I have some questions regarding the company vehicle again. In May 2019, I purchased a Jimny GJ (€23900) and use it exclusively for business trips, so more than 90% of the time. Of course, I keep a logbook. For my private trip...
Hello I am self-employed and would like to use my private car (P1) as a company car now, as there will be some future assignments that require longer trips. I want to settle everything with a mileage log. The current car (P1) is already quite old (m...
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...
Hello, my husband is an employee and also uses our private car for business trips. He receives a flat rate for kilometers from his employer. Last year, the parked car was damaged by another driver during a business trip. Since the damage did not bot...
As a freelance UI/UX designer, I travel from place to place for most of the year and work remotely. Every few months, I come back to Germany before continuing on. Consequently, there are regular travel expenses such as taxi/Uber, flights, and accommo...
I will be living in a shared flat in Munich during the week for work (600km away from my "home base"). However, the landlord does not want to make a rental agreement; meaning I would be "staying with a friend". Now I want to claim back the travel exp...
I am employed full-time and also a small business owner (freelancer) without VAT. It is about the mileage log. Is it sufficient to only indicate the business trips (to clients) with mileage and so on? I only want to invoice a flat rate of 30 cents pe...
Dear tax advisor, I am a small business owner and often travel for work. For each trip, I create a separate travel expense report or self-made receipt, listing actual travel costs (such as those of the German Railways, etc.) and the additional meal ...
Initial situation: Until 30.09.2015 I am resident in DE and earn income from employment. I live in an apartment in my parents' house and have been paying local rent there (proven) for several years. From 01.10.2015 I will move to Zurich and be emplo...
Question about the commuter allowance in the private income tax return The following circumstances apply: 1. I work both as a freelancer (in a partnership) and as an employee (4 days a week) 190 km away from my home. 2. I have a company car at my di...
Good day, how do I deal with the following situation tax-wise, my mother-in-law is 82 years old and suffers from dementia, care level 1. Every day, also several times a day, at least 400 times in the year 2014, my wife goes to her mother before wor...
Good evening, As an employee in sales, I use my private car to travel to customer appointments. For this, I receive a car allowance of 700 EUR/month, which is taxed through the payroll tax card. I calculate the actual travel/driving costs through r...
My girlfriend (employee) is supposed to get a company car from her company. Commute to work: approx. 50km (one way). We are aware of the 1% rule - therefore, with the "commute to work supplement", it is very expensive, and the potentially applicable ...
I purchased a BahnCard 100 for 3,990.00 euros in August 2012 and after one year, in August 2013, I purchased another BahnCard 100 for 4,090.00 euros. In both cases, the payment was made as a one-time payment. The main reason for buying the BahnCard ...
My wife works as an employee in the field service of a company. There is no workplace available for her in the company itself. Therefore, preparatory and follow-up work is carried out by her in a home office. Furthermore, she has been provided with ...
Hello, I have a question about the taxation of my upcoming company car. I work in E and have a rented apartment here. I have also registered my secondary residence in E. However, my primary residence is still in H, where I live in my parents' house...
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, ...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am a freelancer with a vehicle that is used both privately and for business purposes. My company has been in existence since 2009. In 2011, I used the vehicle for more than 50% for business purposes, while in the years 2009, 201...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have a question regarding leasing a vehicle as a small business owner. I have registered a small business on the side in the field of internet services (creating websites and selling advertising space on them). I conduct this ...
I have the following problem: In the last tax return, I was asked to explain immediately how I imagine the taxation of my car, for which I have claimed expenses. Both for the vehicle tax and for the liability insurance, the vehicle is registered as...
Dear Sir or Madam, I need your advice regarding the following situation: Current situation: Self-employed since 01/2012, consulting activity, relatively low turnover this year (approx. €8,000). Vehicle A (MINI, financed, I am the owner and policy...
Dear Sir or Madam, Since April 2011, I have been using my private vehicle for business trips and keeping an electronic trip log in which all trips and costs are recorded. The following 3 categories of trips have been defined: 1) Commute to work 2) ...
Since my friend has moved to London for work reasons, we share an apartment there. At the same time, I live in Germany with my brother in a shared flat. I now need to register a new primary residence or change my registration. The question is whethe...
My employer offers me a company car, which I can also use for private trips. It is common for such company vehicles to be handled with the 1% rule in our country. Since my place of residence is 75 km away from my workplace, this leads to a very high...
