03.02.2022 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Dear Sir or Madam,
In 2012, I purchased several condominiums in Germany that I now want to sell. In total, there are nine apartments. Normally, by selling nine apartments, corresponding counting objects would be generated, which could classify me as...
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01.11.2021 | answered by Bernd Thomas
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 ...
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31.08.2021 | answered by Bernd Thomas
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...
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19.08.2021 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Good day,
in addition to my main job as an employee, I have been working as a freelance voice actor since 2012. (I always take advantage of the small business regulation). Since I have mostly incurred losses, a few years ago, the tax office suspected...
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20.09.2020 | answered by Hannu Wegner
Good day,
I was working in Switzerland from 2016 until the end of 2017 and was considered a cross-border commuter for tax purposes, as I was living in Germany.
After terminating my employment, my money from the pension fund was transferred to a ves...
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23.06.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello Mr. Christiansen,
I have some questions regarding the company vehicle again.
In May 2019, I purchased a Jimny GJ (€23900) and use it exclusively for business trips, so more than 90% of the time.
Of course, I keep a logbook.
For my private trip...
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02.03.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
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...
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04.02.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
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...
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20.12.2019 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am registered as a freelance consultant, but have been unable to work due to illness since 08/2018. Until 07/2018, I had revenues, but afterwards only incurred costs (including a home office in my condominium). Nevertheless, in ...
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15.12.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello,
In 2016, after the termination of my unit-linked pension insurance, the accumulated fund shares were transferred to my private securities account. The pension insurance was taken out before 1.1.2005, with a minimum term of 12 years, a minimum ...
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21.11.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am currently in training and earn 1300 euros gross (tax class 1). In addition, I have a 450 euro job that brings me exactly 450 euros additional income every month. Now I would like to take on another part-time job. To my knowled...
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25.08.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
§ 23 EStG Counting property/3 object limit
Within the last 5 years, I acquired an undeveloped piece of land. A neighbor approached me with a request to be able to acquire a narrow strip of land parallel to his property. I agreed to this.
Shortly af...
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16.08.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello everyone,
my question is that I am an electrician and my company is based in Odhental near Cologne. It is about the shift work activity.
The TÜV doesn't know that we have a warehouse or an office where I only take my break. I work on the TÜV Rh...
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10.07.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
As heirs (2 persons), we each own 50% of 5 apartments and one office. Initially, one apartment (50%) is now being transferred/sold from the first heir to the second heir as part of the estate settlement.
Capital gains tax is not applicable, as the o...
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09.05.2019 | answered by Bernd Thomas
The question is, on whom it is best to allocate the profits from a GbR and who should be taxed on it. For this, we need to calculate the income tax for 2 persons.
Profit of the GbR: 40,000 EUR
Person A) Tax class 1, employed with a gross salary of ...
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06.02.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello
I am self-employed and would like to use my private car (P1) as a company car now, as there will be some future assignments that require longer trips.
I want to settle everything with a mileage log.
The current car (P1) is already quite old (m...
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14.01.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
I am Dutch, 66 years old, and have been registered as a commercial real estate dealer with the tax office in Korbach for more than 10 years. I buy, renovate, and sell old houses from foreclosure auctions as a hobby, but my earnings have been very lim...
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30.10.2018 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Question about the speculation tax
In 2014, we bought an apartment in which we live ourselves. In early 2018, we purchased special use rights for 4 parking spaces. These are registered in the land register of the apartment.
Now we want to sell the a...
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14.04.2018 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Tax legally appropriate wording for the notarial contract for the division of the purchase price of a house into movable objects, land, and building with regard to tax recognition for the maximization of depreciation allowances (BFH reference number:...
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11.03.2018 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
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...
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01.09.2016 | answered by Patrick Färber
Good day,
I have the following question:
Since 2010, I have been employed as a lawyer in a company that has been deducting pension contributions to the German Pension Insurance (employer and employee share) to the Deutsche Rentenversicherung. At th...
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29.06.2016 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
I am contacting your tax expert Mr. Oliver Burchardt with my question regarding the US pension fund 401k.
I have deposited a total of $82,000 into a 401k from 1987 to 1995 in the USA, $10,400 of which was untaxed and $72,000 was taxed. By February 2...
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05.04.2016 | answered by Patrick Färber
Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like to start my own business offering cosmetic services, in my own home. Initially, it will be part-time as I am currently covered by my husband's family insurance and expect to generate a monthly revenue of €1000 at the ...
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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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27.10.2015 | answered by Frank-Olaf Illiges
I was informed by a customer afterwards that an invoice from 2013 should be issued as exempt from sales tax instead of with sales tax (lecturing activity was retrospectively exempt from sales tax according to §4 No. 21 a) bb) UStG).
The customer's s...
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