11.02.2022 | answered by Knut Christiansen
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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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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01.09.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
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...
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26.04.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
My ex-partner and I have acquired several condominiums together and rent them out as a GbR (civil law partnership). Due to our separation, we now want to divide the apartments. Currently, each of us holds 50% of the GbR and also of the apartments acc...
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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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12.11.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Good evening,
I co-own a real estate portfolio in Germany with my ex-wife as a GbR. Each of us owns 50%. The portfolio was not subject to separation of property. We are both registered in the land register. Rental income flows into a joint account, f...
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25.08.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
§ 23 EStG Counting property/3 object limit
Within the last 5 years, I acquired an undeveloped piece of land. A neighbor approached me with a request to be able to acquire a narrow strip of land parallel to his property. I agreed to this.
Shortly af...
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11.03.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Is there a chance of filing a lawsuit against the rejection ("gross negligence") of the amendment of an income tax estimate (without reservation for review) based on my rental documents submitted only 9 days after the deadline for objections? For exa...
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11.02.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
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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13.11.2018 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Speculation tax on property with 2 partial areas.
A property consisting of 2 parts is to be sold. One part of the property has been in my possession for decades and was enlarged through an additional purchase 1 year ago.
If the property is now sold...
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05.10.2018 | answered by Steffen Becker
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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05.05.2018 | answered by Bernd Thomas
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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18.07.2017 | answered by André Hintz
Hello,
as part of the anticipated inheritance, I would like to transfer agricultural and forestry properties to my children. In order to make use of the tax exemption that one receives once in a lifetime, as well as the tax exemptions for the childre...
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20.03.2017 | answered by Patrick Färber
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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07.10.2016 | answered by Frank-Olaf Illiges
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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20.07.2016 | answered by Patrick Färber
I am a craftsman based in Germany. We are currently renovating apartments in Austria for a client. We source the materials locally in Austria and install them there. The project will take approximately 6-8 weeks, during which time we will be on site....
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04.05.2016 | answered by Udo Glinka
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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26.03.2016 | answered by Patrick Färber
I have 2 apartments that generate negative income. So far, they have reduced my taxable income. A few years ago, I emigrated. Since then, I have been filing my tax return in Germany as a limited tax resident. The tax office now sends me a notice ever...
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10.03.2016 | answered by Patrick Färber
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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02.02.2016 | answered by Peter Lipp
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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27.12.2015 | answered by Peter Jansen
Disposal of business assets after using 30% of real estate assets in business assets followed by transition to private use (withdrawal). Value added tax and income tax?
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08.06.2015 | answered by Anton Pernitschka
Does value added tax apply when a GmbH sells its previously self-used house (single-family house on foreign land) to its two shareholders (current and future property owners)?
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01.06.2015 | answered by Tobias Heinrich
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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28.05.2015 | answered by Patrick Färber
Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like to purchase a new condominium and then live in it myself. My old apartment is also a condominium and almost paid off - I would like to keep it and rent it out to someone else. To secure a loan from the bank, I would l...
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14.05.2015 | answered by Anton Pernitschka
A and B bought a farmstead and several meadows in 2011, each for 1/2.
One meadow and the green area of the farmstead were officially self-managed. A and B received operating premium, compensatory allowance, and VNP by having a business number and re...
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