Question about the deduction of repair and conversion costs of a commercial building/barn into a holiday apartment for rental purposes. On the property with a single-family house, there is a commercial building/barn that is currently being repaired ...
I obtained my Bachelor of Physiotherapy with my first degree (31.08.2009 - 04.01.2013, Saxion University of Applied Sciences Enschede / Netherlands) and subsequently completed my Master of Public Health (01.04.2014 - 22.07.2016, Leuphana University L...
Hello dear experts, I have been to my tax advisor and would like to obtain a second opinion regarding the classification of my UG (German limited liability company). The situation is as follows: I have founded a holding UG with the business purpose...
Hello, I am a freelancer and have a recognized "100% home office" (without limitation). We have had the heating system modernized and received a KfW subsidy (430) for it. In the application we signed, it says: "No tax deduction according to §35a pa...
I am a craftsman based in Germany. We are currently renovating apartments in Austria for a client. We source the materials locally in Austria and install them there. The project will take approximately 6-8 weeks, during which time we will be on site....
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...
1. Question about value-added tax In December 2013, a newly founded complementarity company issued a (single) invoice showing a value-added tax of €13.53. At the beginning of 2014, the annual report was submitted. Due to the restriction to whole numb...
For the purpose of resale, we purchased 50 smartphones from a supplier totaling €33,473.5. After paying the amount of €33,473.5 into the bank account of the "domestic" supplier, the goods were delivered promptly. On the corresponding invoice, the s...
I am planning to buy a house with 3 apartments at the beginning of 2015, and rent out all 3 apartments. Questions: 1) Would it be possible to purchase tools and materials for maintenance measures planned for 2015 still this year, in order to reduce ...
I am a freelancer and liable for VAT. Now I would like to purchase an existing house with 2 apartments: + Occupy apartment 1 (~50% share) privately + Rent out apartment 2 (~50% share) to a third party Questions: 1a) I would like to assign the entir...
Hello, my husband and I own a vacation rental as a GbR, which is exclusively rented out to holiday guests like a hotel and generates an annual revenue of approximately 10,000 euros. He is employed in the industry as his main job. We have carried out ...
Hello, I have been a self-employed graphic designer & media designer in Germany for 13 years, subject to turnover tax, without employees, not required to keep accounting or prepare financial statements. For several months now, in addition to my nor...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am a sole proprietor in the tutoring sector and acquire clients (mostly parents of children). I pass on these orders to self-employed tutors, who then fulfill the orders at the customer's home. Now I have realized that I will so...
Good day, I am planning to start a business (with two people) - specifically a gastronomic operation. I am not sure yet whether a UG or GmbH is the more suitable form and how profit distribution could look like. The situation is as follows: 1.) Each...
I bought a terraced house - new construction. I had it redesigned by the developer from the original plans into a 2-family house for partial rental. The costs for this are included in the construction contract for the house. After the purchase contra...
Hello, I intend to buy a cheap, old house in Saxony in January 2013. I want to live in this house myself and also run a small guesthouse or possibly rent out a section of the house. The house would need to be completely and extensively renovated, a...
Tax return 2011 Moving from Germany to Switzerland Hello, I moved from Germany to Switzerland last year and have questions regarding my German income tax return for 2011. The details are as follows: On October 1, 2011, I moved from Germany to Swit...
Customer D from Germany orders pipes from company A from Holland. Company A from Holland commissions company S from Sweden to deliver the pipes to the branch of company A in Poland. It is contractually agreed that customer D from Germany will receive...
I intend to initially start a business alongside my job as an employee. I am an engineer and I want to develop a complex machine, so that costs are incurred for several years (3-5). If I am successful, we will move to production, hopefully generating...
I am currently a VAT-registered entrepreneur and want to ensure that I can work again VAT-free according to §19 UStG next year (2013). If I am correctly informed, I have to keep my turnover below 17,500.01 euros this year (2012) in order to do so (My...
We have been operating a Limited company in Germany for approximately 6 years. The accounting is regularly done in accordance with regulations. Every year, a balance sheet is prepared by the tax advisor and the corresponding tax returns are filed wit...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am currently in my first year of studies and work on a freelance basis on the side. Can I deduct the following (in connection with my studies or otherwise)? 1. A mathematical software that was purchased for $1899 for studying ...
We are buying a piece of land and building a house on it to then rent it out as a holiday home. How can I claim the VAT on the installments we have to pay to the contractor in advance with the tax office as part of the contract, so that I receive the...
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...
I own a single-family house (built in 1896) with a rented granny flat, which accounts for 20.84% of the living space. In my income tax return, I claimed a total of 20.84% of 82,827 euros for CO2 renovation costs of the house as maintenance expenses ...
