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...
Good day, I am planning to establish a new company (GmbH) at the beginning of next year. Currently, I am still unsure about the correct business purpose. Below, I describe the purpose of the company and hope you can answer the open questions based on...
Hello, I am currently a freelancer (artist/music teacher registered with the Ksk) exempt from sales tax. To change my very uncertain situation (due to Covid19), I have decided to apply for a permanent position, which I have actually been offered. I...
Hello, does the Corona emergency aid (Berlin) count towards the gross turnover limit of 22,000 EUR for small businesses, or can I receive 22,000 EUR + emergency aid? In which line of the income tax return do I have to enter the emergency aid? Thank...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have a question regarding the value added tax return. I work as a freelance translator and was a small business owner until 2018. Since 2019, I have been submitting quarterly VAT returns, and the VAT is also debited quarterly b...
I bought an old farmhouse in 2009. However, I sold the house in 2019, about 6 months before the end of the ten-year period. The tax office is likely to calculate capital gains tax. The question is how I can reduce the profit. The property was rented ...
Hello, we are a GbR and would like to cover the childcare costs of one of our shareholders (and then fully deduct this as a business expense if possible). We have only found information for employees (where this seems to be possible without any issu...
Now I own a UG company, maybe soon I will sign an NCDMA contract for a person as a commission. Can I deduct the commission from my taxes later? Or how can I deduct the amount from taxes? Under commission or consultation or how? And under which paragr...
Hello, I have sold a sole proprietorship to a GmbH. I have determined and explained the capital gain to the tax office. However, no money will be received from the sale, as the GmbH is insolvent and the debt is uncollectible. Is it possible to clai...
Dear Mr. Christiansen, Thank you for your advice, I have another question. Reminder of the key points: My husband and I own two apartments, each 50% / 50%. We will sign the gift contract for apartment No. 1 at the beginning of April and a few weeks...
1: Attachment V) I acquired a condominium in 2017 (title registration in the land register on 18.11.2017), which was in forced administration but was purchased by me freely. Now I have received a calculation from the forced administrator: + Prepaymen...
Hello, I am an independent violin teacher and musician, exempt from VAT and socially insured through the KSK. My income comes solely from freelance educational and artistic activities. Now I am considering opening a small online shop on the side to ...
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...
I have a business and, due to my blindness, I am exempt from sales tax according to §4 paragraph 19 of the Sales Tax Law. Now, how would it be if I expand my business into retail sales for both business and end customers? Here is a fictional example...
Hello, I am currently preparing my tax return for 2017. I had income from two sources: a) from a part-time job subject to social security contributions (50%) with the option to choose my workplace b) from self-employment on the side I am now a me...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am seeking an answer to the following question regarding the income tax return, attachment EÜR: I am a self-employed architect and cash basis accountant. In 2017, I made two mistakes in the payroll for an employed architect, whi...
Dear experts, the situation is as follows, with a request for answers to the following questions: A good acquaintance (not related) wants to buy a property. (He currently lives in this property under a rental agreement.) Since he does not have eno...
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...
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...
My wife has inherited a farmhouse from her parents, which has always been used for personal use. Therefore, depreciation has never been claimed. According to the available documents, the house was built in 1955. We would like to rent out the house no...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am running a business in the IT sector and have recently built a residential and commercial building. This house is fully networked (KNX system) and is also intended to be used as a demo house for my business. The house is 160 s...
Good evening, I have had a small craft business for 10 years (small business) and during this time I have acquired some low-value assets and some larger fixed assets. Some of them have since become defective and have been disposed of. Would I have ha...
I am neither a businesswoman, nor do I have a trade or practice a liberal profession. For my income tax, I therefore declare the surplus of income over expenses, without balance sheets or evaluations. Can the tax office demand a breakdown of the inco...
I am employed full-time and also a small business owner (freelancer) without VAT. It is about the mileage log. Is it sufficient to only indicate the business trips (to clients) with mileage and so on? I only want to invoice a flat rate of 30 cents pe...
Moving of a sole proprietorship I operate a small sole proprietorship as a business without employees in a room within my own apartment. Since the square meter share is over 10%, the company room is considered business assets. Now I am planning to ...
