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...
Hello, I am in tax class 3 and my wife (civil servant) is in tax class 5. Our annual gross income is distributed approximately 70% (me)/30% (my wife). We are planning to have a second child and would like to increase my wife's later parental leave be...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have the following question: I am divorced and jointly own 11 condominiums in Germany with my former wife, which we rent out as an investment. We have a joint bank account through which all income and expenses related to the apa...
Hello, I am currently living abroad with my partner. In a few months, we will be moving to Germany and living together in a shared household. We have a child together who also lives in the household. We are not married. My partner does not work, she...
Hello, In July, I will have my first child and would like to take 12 months of parental leave afterwards. My employer has calculated that I will be on maternity leave until August 31, 2016, and then on parental leave. According to my employment co...
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...
Financing is on both spouses. The husband is the sole owner in the land register. Bills for the construction of the house are mostly in both spouses' names, with some only in the husband's name. First question: Can only the husband act as the landlo...
Initial situation: Until 30.09.2015 I am resident in DE and earn income from employment. I live in an apartment in my parents' house and have been paying local rent there (proven) for several years. From 01.10.2015 I will move to Zurich and be emplo...
Hello everyone, I have a question regarding the calculation of parental leave benefits. We are both working and expecting our child at the end of July (due date is 28.7.2015). My wife will take 12 months of parental leave and I will use the two par...
Dear Sir or Madam, In 2010, my parents built a house and rented it to my husband and me. Now we would like to buy it, but we would incur speculation tax as the current market value is approximately 350-400,000 euros. There are still 270,000 euros in...
Hello, My husband and I are currently considering whether changing tax classes in order to increase the parental allowance still makes sense. After the birth of our child (estimated date 31.12.2014), I will stay at home for one year. My income for ...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have the following question: I am single and work approximately 309 km away from my hometown. Unfortunately, I do not have my own apartment in my hometown but live at my parents' house on weekends, so I cannot claim a double ho...
I am currently on parental leave. In the meantime, my employer has publicly advertised my position and has now offered me a termination agreement in which the employment relationship will be terminated by the end of the year, three months before the ...
Good day! Next year in March, my family and I (we are all German citizens) are moving to Qatar for 5 years. I have a local contract in Qatar (not a secondment contract) starting from 01.03.2014. My wife is currently on parental leave (and it will be...
Hello, my employer has offered me a termination agreement with a severance payment. I have been on parental leave for several years (with 2 children) and had no parental benefits in the last year, so no income. The severance payment would be 5400€, n...
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...
Under what conditions can one receive child benefit or parental allowance from Germany if the primary residence is in the USA? My husband will be transferred to the USA in the middle of next year and will also be taxed there. I will move with our 3 c...
Hello, we are expecting a child on June 16, 2013 and my wife will take parental leave for 1.5 years. Currently, both my wife and I are in tax class IV. Monthly gross salary of the wife: €2630.00 (from non-self-employed work; employee) Monthly gro...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hello, My girlfriend and I are engaged and want to celebrate our wedding next year. Now we are thinking about getting married at the registry office this year for tax reasons. How much would the savings be approximately? Is it really worth it? Inc...
Hello, In July 2011 - during a one-month break between parental leave and re-entry into the workforce - I held or created a lecture and a creative text concept for a university. For this, I received a sum of just under 1000 euros. Is this now conside...
