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...
Good morning, I am currently working as a mechanical engineer at a company and have registered a business (small business) for goods transport up to 3.5 tonnes. I am a partner of Movinga and do not work with them every month. If I receive an order, I...
Hello, Over the years, I have landed in the rank of Top Product Reviewer on Amazon. This has led to manufacturers contacting me since April and offering me products to buy and review on Amazon. I then receive the money for the product via Paypal. ...
I am currently setting up an online shop for used LP/CD/DVD. I have been sourcing goods exclusively from private individuals, so I have opted for the margin scheme for tax purposes. Since the purchases are only small amounts (usually up to 100 EUR), ...
Hello, I have registered a side business (Germany) which I would like to test for a limited time in the field of event organization (small business regulation). I have already received orders and now the following question arises: For an event in Au...
All my income (pension and income from freelance work under the French law for auto-entrepreneurs) comes from France and I have paid French taxes on it (22% for freelancers), but I am a resident of Germany. My freelance work is carried out only abroa...
Dear Mr. Schnaars, Continuation of my last question regarding address/invoice: As mentioned, I have so far provided my residential address for business registration and used it as the business location, while using another representative address fo...
Hello, I will soon be starting a business under the small business regulation and I am trying to be recognized as a "freelance profession" (construction consultancy) at our tax office. If not, then I will go through the commercial route. So far, I ha...
Hello, the following situation: We are a company required to prepare financial statements and import electronic items from China. We are the importer and therefore also the manufacturer of the product. For some of these items, we need a special cer...
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...
Hello and good day, After my timely termination on 28.02.13, I received the agreed severance payment of 35,000 euros from my employer, along with the February salary, as ordered by the labor court. Unfortunately, I cannot determine if the amount was...
We have 3 children aged 11, 13, and 15. Each of them has their own investment account (2 of them are held in Germany, one for the youngest child is held in Luxembourg) as well as a savings account with a German building society. The grandparents ha...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have a question regarding the registration of a photovoltaic system. In our case: My husband is an employee in tax class 3 and earns approximately 40,000 € gross per year. I am currently on parental leave (with 3 children, the y...
Dear tax consultant, My name is Tobiasz Scibiorski. I intend to establish a limited liability company (UG haftungsbeschränkt) starting in Jan. 2013. Unfortunately, when it comes to taxes, I am a blank slate. The core business will be arranging tran...
Dear Sir or Madam, I need your expertise regarding the following situation. A GmbH & Co. KG has owned real estate since 2008. The GmbH has zero percent contribution to the limited partnership capital. The usufruct of the KG shares is 100 percent he...
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...
Dear Sir or Madam, my husband worked as a freelancer as a skipper and yacht designer from 01/2007 to 02/2011. The revenues have decreased significantly in 2010 and 2011, as some orders were simply cancelled or not paid at all. Now my husband has acce...
Good day. My wife has opened a motorhome rental business on the side. Profit determination = EÜR. I would like to transfer the vehicle I purchased privately six months ago to the company for rental. How should I book this? Private deposit? Additiona...
Dear Madam, dear Sir, Regarding the situation outlined below, I kindly request answers to my questions: - A and B (married couple) have given C (A's cousin) several interest-bearing loans - C has failed to make any interest payments for many years ...
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...
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 would like to become self-employed as a freelancer (§ 18 para. 1 no. 1 EStG in a home office). At the moment, I am not employed and do not receive any unemployment benefits (ALG I or ALG II). In this context, I have some questio...
Dear Sir or Madam, I operate a small trade in building components and I had a tax audit in March. The reason for the audit was that the tax office deemed my markup on the sale of my goods and services to be too low. The tax auditor then simply double...
Dear Sir or Madam, we are a company with a registered office in China and operate our trading business exclusively from China. In Germany, we only have a warehouse for the storage and distribution of online sold goods with one temporary employee an...
Hello, I am a German citizen (with a double household management, not a cross-border commuter) and employed in Austria by an Austrian company. 1. Do I have to file a tax return for 2010 due to my German stock portfolio and profits of approximately 6...
