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Real estate management company abroad

My wife and I live in Portugal and are also tax residents here. Personally, I own a number of rental properties in Germany, with the rental income we use to support ourselves. All my properties are located in Germany and are managed exclusively by ...

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Sale after 10 years

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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Establishing a GmbH?

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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Maintenance payments for a partner

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...

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Income approach valuation

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...

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Clearing account?

I own various apartments and commercial properties as a sole proprietor. The money flow goes through one account. Can I book directly from the account into the various income statements, or do I have to use a transition account? Do I have to create d...

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DBA UK and instructed tax prepayments

My husband and I have found ourselves in a precarious situation due to double taxation - our situation is as follows: My husband and I lived and worked in the UK for many years. A few years ago, my husband moved to Germany and our 2 daughters follow...

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A house with profit and one with loss.

Since last year, I own two multi-family houses. One of them had more maintenance expenses, which are expenses that can be deducted in the same year, than I had income from this house, resulting in a loss. What is the correct way to account for this l...

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Rental to relatives

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...

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Property rented in England

Dear Sir or Madam, My fiancée (an English citizen with a British passport) has been living and working in Germany for the past two years (receiving her salary from Germany) and also rents out a property in England. The expenses related to the rental...

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Deductible costs for vacation rental properties

Dear Sir or Madam, In 2015, I purchased a plot of land in order to build a holiday home in 2016, which will be used solely for rental purposes. In 2015, I incurred expenses such as the purchase of the land, land transfer tax, fees for registrations,...

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Modify prenuptial agreement

Subject: Possible inheritance tax Please advise me: Is the "Solution Idea 2" in the "Details" a solution or not? What is your advice then? Details: Condition: 1. Marriage contract 1990: Separate property 2. Will: Berlin Will 3. House and land owner...

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