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Deduct paid commissions

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...

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Taxes on profits from affiliate marketing

I started participating in an affiliate program this year and am making a profit from it. But how do I deduct this for tax purposes? Do I need to register as a business for this? At the moment, I am not. And where do I need to include this in next ye...

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Commissions to Cypriot Ltd. - Tax evasion?

G lives in Germany and is the sole shareholder of "IT Solutions GmbH" in Germany and the sole shareholder of the Cypriot "Marketing Ltd.". The Marketing Ltd. has a referral agreement with a business consulting GmbH from Germany. For each mandate reco...

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Working for a foreign company

Hello, I am a computer science student involved in game development. Through some contacts in Asia and America, I have come across a small project that has offered me a job. The project involves marketing a new game, including in Germany through var...

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Billing address

Dear Sir or Madam, An entrepreneur has registered his business (Online Marketing) at his primary residence, from where he operates the business in a home office. In addition, he has a so-called "virtual office", meaning a business address that serve...

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Second training deductible?

Hello, In 2000, my wife obtained a Master's degree in English/French literature (M.A.) and worked in the marketing department of a company until the birth of our son. She then took a career break due to the children and now wants to work as a freela...

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Consulting Business economist

Dear Sir or Madam, I intend to start my own business as a "consulting business economist" or "business consultant". I have informed the tax office about registering a self-employed activity because I believe it falls under a freelance activity (§18 ...

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Sale of domain and business assets

I was offered a five-figure euro amount for the rights to one of my domains in the middle or upper range. As a self-employed small business owner in the field of internet marketing and handicrafts, a one-time payment like this would not have a very p...

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Investment deduction amount

Dear tax advisor, I have a question regarding the investment deduction allowance: 1. Can a mobile house (container house) with a photovoltaic and solar thermal system + heat pump and solar storage, primarily used for office, exhibition, and seminar...

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