15.02.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
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 ...
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30.11.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
When does the period for the 10-year capital gains tax on real estate start? From approval or divorce settlement agreement / marriage contract? Or only from notarization or entry in the land registry?
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28.06.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
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...
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22.07.2018 | answered by Tobias Heinrich
My wife brought a 12-year-old son into our marriage. His biological father has passed away, so the 12-year-old child now receives a monthly orphan's pension of approximately 196 EUR. The deceased father did not pay any alimony before.
It is now quest...
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18.05.2018 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Hello,
I have a question regarding the tax treatment after a wedding abroad. My girlfriend and I are getting married in Miami this December. All requirements have been met and a formal certification in Germany is planned. However, the certification ...
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22.01.2016 | answered by Patrick Färber
Hello,
I (German citizen) emigrated to the USA in mid-2015, no longer have a residence in Germany, and got married in the USA (to a US citizen).
I continue to receive a monthly payment from my former German employer due to a non-compete clause. I d...
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18.12.2015 | answered by Tobias Heinrich
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...
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01.06.2015 | answered by Tobias Heinrich
Subject: Possible inheritance tax
Please advise me: Is the "Solution Idea 2" in the "Details" a solution or not? What is your advice then?
Details:
Condition:
1. Marriage contract 1990: Separate property
2. Will: Berlin Will
3. House and land owner...
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07.01.2015 | answered by Frank-Olaf Illiges
Question for Dipl.-Kfm. Frank-Olaf Illiges
Thank you first of all for the detailed answer to my complex of questions. You have explained very clearly. Now further questions on the topic:
If we as a GmbH give away wine to our own employees for 1. les...
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07.11.2014 | answered by Ralph J. Schnaars
Can my severance payment of 350,000 euros in January 2014 be exchanged according to the fifth regulation with tax class 1 by marrying someone with tax class 3, and when will the approximately 35,000 euros be refunded? Best regards...
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27.10.2014 | answered by Anton Pernitschka
I am married with a son (9 years old). My wife and son have their primary residence in Austria, my primary residence is in Germany, and my secondary residence is with my wife. I earn my income in Germany and am the sole provider. In my understanding,...
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29.11.2013 | answered by Anton Pernitschka
Good day,
I got married in September 2012, my husband has tax debts from about 10 years ago. I am the only one earning taxable income (both as an employee and self-employed), and I received income tax prepayment notices until 2013 (before the marriag...
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05.07.2013 | answered by Michael Herrmann
Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like answers to the following questions. My girlfriend and I had our first child on March 16, 2013. My girlfriend took 12 months of parental leave and received parental allowance for this period. I will be taking one month...
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14.11.2012 | answered by Yanqiong Bolik
Which tax class should we choose ?!
Hello, it's getting complicated now:
We will get married in November. Since January, my husband has been receiving a gross salary of 2,750 EUR with tax class 1.
I have been receiving maternity pay of 1,650 EUR unt...
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09.11.2012 | answered by Yanqiong Bolik
Hello,
I got married this year and my husband has a child from his first marriage who does not live with us. My gross annual salary is currently €25,889.00 and my husband earns €39,527.07 annually. We both work 100%, but I would like to work less. Ca...
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23.07.2012 | answered by Yanqiong Bolik
Hello, my fiancé and I will be getting married on 31.08.2012. Currently, we are both in tax class I.
My gross/net salary: 2,368 euros/1,504 euros
His gross/net salary: 2,609 euros/1,650 euros
Starting from 25.09.2012, I will go on maternity leave (e...
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15.07.2012 | answered by André Hintz
My wife works in the public service of another EU country with which a double taxation agreement exists. The DTA states that salaries from public sources in her country of origin are to be taxed.
Throughout the year 2010, we lived together in German...
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31.05.2012 | answered by Yanqiong Bolik
Hello,
I am a German citizen, my husband is a Colombian citizen. We got married here in Germany in August 2011. Our child was born in September 2011.
In 2011, my husband was officially registered in Germany twice: from 1.8.-30.11.11 and from 1st De...
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11.11.2011 | answered by Ulrich Stiller
I live and work in Hessen (main place of residence) and am currently taxed in tax class I - widowed. Now I would like to remarry, my wife is Swiss, currently not employed, and will move into my single-family home (main place of residence is in Hessen...
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17.09.2011 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
I have filed an objection regarding the income tax assessment of my husband and me because
a) the nursing home costs for my mother-in-law were not recognized as extraordinary expenses. My mother-in-law is in nursing care level two and is housed in a...
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12.09.2011 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
A recognized double household management was ended in November 2010 with the move of my wife to Munich. We file a tax return together.
2010 situation:
- Husband's main residence and workplace in Munich, two-room apartment 58 m2
- Berlin, husband's s...
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06.08.2011 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
My questions relate to the income tax return for 2010. Since 2009, I have been working as a freelancer in Germany.
In 2010, I worked continuously for between 2 and 3 weeks in Germany and pre-paid sales tax for 2010 (although I am likely to be below ...
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25.05.2011 | answered by Matthias Wander
Dear tax consultant team,
My husband and I got married in April this year and now would like to change our tax classes (currently both in tax class 1). I am employed full-time with a monthly gross income of €2625. My current net income is €1,629. On...
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23.05.2011 | answered by Michael Herrmann
Dear Sir or Madam,
My future husband has been in private insolvency since May 2010 (to our knowledge, he has not yet entered the well-behaved phase). His gross earnings are 2,300 euros, with a company car tax of 216.14 euros (of which the employer t...
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12.05.2011 | answered by Ulrich Stiller
We are getting married in a week and expecting a baby in August. I have a gross income of 4000 and my partner has a gross income of 3200. My future wife will go on maternity leave in July and then on parental leave. When would it make sense to switch...
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