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 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...
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 ...
Hello, on December 31, 2019, I deregistered my business (trade with electronic parts). In January 2020, I sold remaining stocks of goods to my customers on Ebay. How should the revenues for January 2020 be treated? Can I add these revenues to the bus...
Good day! Currently, I am planning to move to Singapore for approximately 1-2 years with the intention of returning. At the moment, there are loss offsetting pots from stock market transactions, primarily in the "Other" pot (not in the "Stock" pot)....
Dear Madam, Dear Sir, I have a question regarding the speculation period for a self-occupied existing property (condominium). Facts I purchased a condominium on 02.12.2009 (date of notarial deed). The entry in the land register was made on 19.02.20...
Dear Mr. Knut Christiansen, In addition to my first question: (I apologize - I actually presented the situation incompletely) My husband and I own two apartments, each 50% / 50%. Apartment No. 1: Market value 540,000 € No loan. Purchased in 2007, ...
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...
I want to gift a small, very old terraced house (84 sqm / 120 sqm / 1921 / land value 80 €) to my niece. I have told the notary an estimated house value of approximately € 70,000, which will also be set in the contractual documents. Does the tax offi...
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...
Dear Sir or Madam, In 2004 I purchased a house for a price of 400,000 euros. The house was divided into two residential units, a practice part on the upper floor and a residential part on the ground floor (the value for the upper apartment was estim...
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, 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...
Hello, my mother owns approximately 1 hectare of land which is registered as agricultural land. There has been no cessation of business declared so far. Now, this land is supposed to be divided among three children. Half of the land has a market valu...
Five years ago, I switched to self-employment. During my self-employment, I used my existing car and depreciated it annually through the AFA (German tax depreciation method). Last year, I gave up my self-employment, and the private car was fully depr...
The practice rooms, which are located in the residential building, occupy 27% of the living space. Half of them are currently in business assets. The practice is being abandoned, and the share of 13.5% is to be transferred back to private assets. In...
Invoice received from private individual. Good day. I am a small business owner (under the small business regulation) and have paid an invoice from a private individual. The invoice amounts to 7190€ (paid in cash, receipt available). Even though the...
Dear Sir or Madam, I own a condominium which I would like to rent out at a reduced rate to my brother (a student). From my point of view, it would be acceptable from the tax authorities if the living space is rented out above 66% of the local compa...
Hello, As a freelancer in the field of online marketing, I would have the opportunity to earn 4,000 euros gross. My question: What realistically would be left net? A very rough estimate is completely sufficient for me. Status: Single, not affiliate...
I am currently setting up an online shop for used LP/CD/DVD. I source my goods exclusively from private individuals, so I have opted for the differential taxation scheme for tax purposes. Since the purchases are only for small amounts (usually up to ...
Dear Sir or Madam, In March 2015, I started a home job via the internet with the job title "Web Search Evaluator". This is work that I carry out online for the company Appen Butler Hill. This company is based in America and I have been receiving my ...
I am renting out a semi-detached house to my parents. Therefore, I fall under the rental provision §21 paragraph 2 EStG (66% rule). The city where the semi-detached house is located has a rental index for apartments. However, according to the city, t...
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...
Disposal of business assets after using 30% of real estate assets in business assets followed by transition to private use (withdrawal). Value added tax and income tax?
Assuming a German taxpayer brought securities (real shares, fixed-income securities, and accumulating money market instruments) across the border into a newly opened account in Switzerland in 2004 and had them redeemed/sold from there. It is clear th...
