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 ...
The construction of a dormer with an extension of the living area by a few square meters, in my understanding, results in the entire construction costs being classified as production costs, with the consequence of a correspondingly long depreciation ...
As a private landlord of the 7 apartments in a multi-family house, I would like to temporarily hire a Polish citizen for 3 weeks as a short-term mini-jobber as a caretaker for tasks around the house (small repairs / renovations, gardening). The total...
We paid a special levy of 14 TEUR each for the renovation of the bathroom in our condominium in 2018. A corresponding resolution of the owners' meeting from 2017 is available. It is clearly maintenance expenses. The bathroom renovation was necessary ...
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, the following situation: My wife and I bought and paid for a single-family home for our own use in August 2019. The house is financed by a loan. The transfer of the land register took place in January 2020. Due to a contractual ag...
Child benefit for unmarried couple Hello, I have the following situation: I live together with my partner and we have a common child. However, we are not married. My partner is on maternity leave but does not receive any income. I pay her maintenanc...
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...
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...
We are a retired couple. I, the husband, receive income from various pensions, while my wife currently has no income of her own. Due to tax advantages, we both have our residence in Portugal and no residence or habitual abode in Germany. My wife want...
1: Attachment V) I acquired a condominium in 2017 (title registration in the land register on 18.11.2017), which was in forced administration but was purchased by me freely. Now I have received a calculation from the forced administrator: + Prepaymen...
Since April 2017, my husband has been working from home (1st place of work in the employment contract). Now we would like to deduct the home office for the first time in the tax return for 2017. We purchased our own home in 2013 and have not previous...
I moved to the USA last year. Prior to that, I was employed in Germany for 9 months and am therefore fully taxable in Germany. In the USA, I receive a Fellowship (US income code 16), which allows me to refer to Paragraph 20, paragraph 3 of the double...
Question regarding rental and leasing: For years, I have rented out a granny flat in my owner-occupied house. In my income tax return for 2016, I declared rental income of EU 408,-- cold rent and a lump sum for utilities of EU 92,-- as income, as I h...
Hello, my husband and I bought a condominium in June 2011 and lived there until November 2014. In October 2014, my parents moved into the apartment rent-free and have been living there rent-free ever since. My parents pay the maintenance fees, while ...
Hello, I am currently going through a divorce and separated from my wife in 2012. I own a single-family house, from which I moved out in July 2012. In 2016, I filed for divorce, which also involved a change in tax class to class 1 starting in Januar...
Since last year, I own two multi-family houses. One of them had more maintenance expenses, which are expenses that can be deducted in the same year, than I had income from this house, resulting in a loss. What is the correct way to account for this l...
Hello, Can I circumvent the 15% limit by spreading the costs of a renovation project over several years in a building that is partially rented out and partially used for residential purposes (heating system replacement, no higher standard)? I bough...
Hello, Last year we bought a vacation apartment in a multi-family house, which was also occupied until the sale. We carried out cosmetic repairs, which in total (including travel costs) exceed 15% of the purchase price. Nothing was expanded or change...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have purchased a condominium from the property developer, which is currently still under construction. The condominium is intended to be rented out immediately after completion. The notarization has already taken place. Now I w...
According to the attached file, I also kindly request additional clarification and consideration of my detailed question regarding value added tax in relation to UstG §3 (1a) sentence 2, as I transferred my building unit from private to business asse...
My wife, who is from abroad, had no income in 2014, except for the minimum amount of parental leave for about 2 months. The marriage took place within this tax year. We are filing our taxes jointly. Can I declare the costs for rent, food, clothing, a...
Dear Sir or Madam, In 2014, we renewed the fitted kitchen in our rented condominium. The invoice amount was approximately €6,300. The condominium has been in our ownership since 2002 and has been rented out since 2007. The old kitchen was installed ...
My wife intends to buy a condominium together with our son. In the land register, 50% should be registered in my wife's name and 50% in my son's name. My son will then use this apartment. We would like to deduct at least 50% of the corresponding acqu...
Good day, we intend to purchase an apartment from a property developer (which has been completely renovated beforehand) in order to rent it out afterwards. The purchase price does not include three special requests, which we will pay for ourselves ...
