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...
For future real estate transactions (acquisition - appreciation - sale), I would like to establish a GmbH (limited liability company) as I do not want to infect private properties with commercial activities in order to be able to sell them tax-free a...
The following situation: I am married, have children, and live with my family in location A. I am employed and the company is located in location B. Location B is approximately 600km away, so when I am there, I stay near my parents' house. The hous...
Hello, this year I bought a plot of land with my girlfriend, each owning 1/2. Purchase price 140,000€ / 70,000€ my share Due to various financial solutions, my girlfriend's parents "advanced" the money. So my girlfriend received 180,000€ as an ant...
I own a rented condominium (2 rooms, 80 sqm), whose lease has now been terminated. So far, the apartment has only resulted in a small surplus for tax purposes, because for social reasons (elderly, befriended lady) I had set a low rent and have not in...
Hello, my grandparents (both around 90 years old) have lived in your single-family house in Dresden for many years. Unfortunately, they had to move to a nursing home (full care) in the neighboring city of Radebeul. We have re-registered them and cha...
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...
Good day, How to deduct self-financed training costs for adult child from taxes? Our adult child obtained the Fachholschulreife in August 2018 through the gymnasial leaving certificate after Class 11 and an immediately following "one-year guided in...
Child benefit for unmarried couple Hello, I have the following situation: I live together with my partner and we have a common child. However, we are not married. My partner is on maternity leave but does not receive any income. I pay her maintenanc...
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...
Good day, For several years now, I have been living and working in Zurich (B-permit / lump-sum taxation, employed on a fixed-term contract, gross salary 87,500 CHF). I have not deregistered my residence with my parents in Germany (I came to Switzerl...
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...
I have a question regarding our non-profit organization and a future economic business operation. Background: Non-profit registered association since 2002. Tax number available. The association wants to start an economic business operation to financ...
My partner and I want to build a house. She will receive 140,000€ as an advance inheritance from her parents. With this, we want to buy the property together and both be registered in the land register with a 50% share. We will both take over the fi...
My wife brought a 12-year-old son into our marriage. His biological father has passed away, so the 12-year-old child now receives a monthly orphan's pension of approximately 196 EUR. The deceased father did not pay any alimony before. It is now quest...
I received a real estate gift from my grandparents in 2015. I paid for the notary and land registry costs myself, except for the costs for the deletion of the existing mortgages, which amounted to a few hundred euros and were covered by the donor. Th...
Hello! I hope you can help me. My boyfriend and I are expecting a baby in mid-June. Now I'm wondering which tax class I will be in. The situation is as follows: I am German, employed and resident in Germany. My boyfriend is Dutch, self-employed and...
Hello, my husband and I bought a condominium in June 2011 and lived there until November 2014. In October 2014, my parents moved into the apartment rent-free and have been living there rent-free ever since. My parents pay the maintenance fees, while ...
Hello I am self-employed and planning to have two apartments, one in Germany (currently) and one in Austria (Vienna additionally). Economically, my main center of life is expected to be in Austria in 2017 (70-80% of income). However, my personal ce...
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...
I am renting out a semi-detached house to my parents. Therefore, I fall under the rental provision §21 paragraph 2 EStG (66% rule). The city where the semi-detached house is located has a rental index for apartments. However, according to the city, t...
Dear Sir or Madam, Next year, my two siblings and I will be selling a house gifted to us by our mother in 2009 (total living area 240 sqm). My mother and I have been living in this house since 1968 (3 apartments 95/95/50 sqm). Since around 1980, one...
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...
The question should actually appear in 2 parts, but it is not formatted correctly. The first part - Confirmation of tax-free sale, the 2nd part - Explanation of the procedure. I am German and have been living in the UK since around 2007, paying my t...
Wife owns a residential property. She is the sole owner. They are currently living separately in the separation year. Wife has moved out of the residential property. They will be divorced in January 2016. After the divorce, Husband will continue livi...
