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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29.04.2021 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Are these the withdrawals from the cash register and all withdrawals from the bank account that I need for my livelihood?
Would it then be correct for a sole proprietor to simply record all business expenses as deposits and all business income (minu...
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07.01.2021 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello,
I am currently working on the tax return of an asset-managing GbR. We only have income from capital gains, from a foreign bank. As far as I know, to declare the tax for the GbR, only a separate and uniform determination declaration is require...
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05.06.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello Mr. Thomas,
in which line of the sales tax return must the calculated sales tax for the merchandise inventories that are transferred to private assets be entered?
Warm regards,
Manfred Ulrich
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15.02.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
How can I transfer the GmbH of a straw man to myself at the cheapest cost?
Background: The GmbH has a relatively high value. The proceeds from the sale would be quite painful.
My current recommendation is: Get married to a man and then receive it as ...
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13.02.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello,
Scenario:
Person A is employed in an IT company. This company offers a commission for referring an IT professional (Person B). The commission (to Person A) is paid after Person B passes the probation period. The payment to Person A is taxed, ...
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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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28.01.2020 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Hello,
on December 31, 2019, I deregistered my business (trade with electronic parts).
In January 2020, I sold remaining stocks of goods to my customers on Ebay.
How should the revenues for January 2020 be treated? Can I add these revenues to the bus...
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14.01.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello,
I am an employee with a gross salary of 34500 € and I have three rented properties. I pay 630€ in interest for the loans on the properties and have 1470€ for repayment and cash flow. Now I would like to open a brokerage account (starting with ...
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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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02.12.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
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...
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14.11.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello,
To reduce the risk of individual capital investment, 2 friends and I would like to invest together. The price of the respective investment product would therefore be divided equally among 3 people. What are the options to implement this legall...
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28.10.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
My annual gross income is 94 thousand euros (previously tax class 3).
My wife's annual gross income is 27 thousand euros (previously tax class 5).
Due to a cancer diagnosis, I will no longer be able to work full-time in the future.
I plan to work...
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21.10.2019 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Dear Sir or Madam,
I run a sole proprietorship in Switzerland and pay myself income from this to my personal German bank account (as I also live in Germany). Furthermore, I founded a UG in Germany last year. In 2018, I transferred 65,000 euros to th...
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04.09.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Unfortunately, I lost money in stock investments to a financial institution in Japan. The scammers disappeared with the money after a while. A report was made to the German public prosecutor's office but it was dismissed.
Thank you in advance for yo...
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04.09.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
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...
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21.08.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
In a first step, I am concerned with the question of whether the judgment of October 24, 2017 (file no.: VIII R 13/15) BFH is applicable to the insolvency-related quasi-total loss of ISIN AT0000A0U9J2 - WKN A1MLSS - Scholz Holding, Inh-Schv.V.2012(20...
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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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01.08.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Question regarding limited tax liability: Residence in an EU country, registered business in Germany. My taxable income in Germany was €13,495 in 2018. The tax office increased this amount by the German basic tax allowance of €9,000. Is this permissi...
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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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19.06.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
The situation is as follows: With the birth of our second child in May 2014, my wife's entitlement to benefits increased from 50% to 70% (under the official regulations of Rhineland-Palatinate). Accordingly, the private health insurance premium would...
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09.05.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
I want to make deliveries (customers order via online shop) to EU countries without charging sales tax.
Since the value of the goods is often low (20-30 €), it is not worth sending them by parcel with proof. I would use Deutsche Post "Warensendungen...
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12.04.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have acquired a second residence (near my workplace) for my work, for almost 3 years now. Since I use a company car (also for private use), I am currently subject to the 1% flat-rate taxation, as well as the 0.03% for the commut...
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30.03.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
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...
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06.03.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Dear Sir or Madam,
I already have an appointment scheduled for this Friday for the sale of an old inn, and now unexpectedly the following question has arisen, which unfortunately must be answered by this evening:
The inn was transferred into the pr...
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