12.12.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Good morning,
My question relates to a legal text which I unfortunately can no longer find and due to a reset of my system, I no longer have access to my documents.
It concerns the intended obligation to prepare financial statements, which the tax ...
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09.05.2019 | answered by Bernd Thomas
The question is, on whom it is best to allocate the profits from a GbR and who should be taxed on it. For this, we need to calculate the income tax for 2 persons.
Profit of the GbR: 40,000 EUR
Person A) Tax class 1, employed with a gross salary of ...
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11.07.2018 | answered by Steffen Becker
My former partner has agreed that I receive the single parent relief amount, as we both care for our two children to an equal extent. Now the tax office has sent me the tax assessment, which also includes the tax-free amount of 1,908 €. Shouldn't I a...
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02.01.2015 | answered by Anton Pernitschka
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am planning to claim tax relief for a second household ("relocation") and I kindly ask for your support.
Since 2010, I have been living with my partner in Berlin. I myself live in Frankfurt am Main. We are not married and do no...
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22.09.2014 | answered by Ralph J. Schnaars
I am a self-employed event technician and have several tax debts totaling 37,200 euros with the tax office, including sales tax debts in the tens of thousands. Due to not filing tax returns in the last three years, late fees have been added. The tax ...
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03.12.2013 | answered by Peter Jansen
Hello, I have a limited liability company (UG), my tax advisor has prepared my balance sheet, in which there is no information about the equity. How can I calculate the equity? She also refuses to give me a value, which I find strange.
Best regards,...
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28.03.2013 | answered by Patrick Färber
I will retire in 2015 at the age of 65 and will receive a pension of 400 euros starting in July 2015, as well as a pension of 2100 euros starting in August. How much tax will I have to pay for both retirement benefits combined?...
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21.03.2013 | answered by Patrick Färber
Due to his illness, my brother sold his house with land to us with the establishment of a lifelong usufruct right. Notary: 19.11.2007. Land register entry: 18.06.2008
Purchase price: capitalized value of the right of residence 15,600 EUR (annual valu...
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26.10.2012 | answered by Yanqiong Bolik
Next year (2013) I will receive a severance payment of 160 TEUR, for which the five-fifths rule should apply (concentration). I am married, my wife has no income.
For example:
My income from work in 2012 is 70 TEUR. Next year, I do not plan to have ...
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15.03.2012 | answered by Henriette Regulla-Schiessl
Hello Mrs. Regulla!
Thank you again for your response yesterday!
Yes, we both already receive a full pension. The amount can be seen in the calculation from yesterday.
I have another follow-up question:
We are both privately insured for health care: ...
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14.03.2012 | answered by Henriette Regulla-Schiessl
Hello dear tax advisor,
I am 65 years old today and have been retired since 2010. My gross pension is approximately 25,500 euros per year (VBL pension about 21,400 euros and company pension 4,100 euros). My husband is a civil servant and receives ann...
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10.02.2012 | answered by Michael Herrmann
On the advice of the notary and the tax office in Hildesheim, we should seek tax advice for the following questions.
My wife will be gifting me half of her MFH in the next few days. We will be jointly assessed. The annual rental income (approximatel...
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20.11.2011 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
Dear Sir or Madam,
A GbR established in 2010 consists of 3 partners. These partners were also operating as sole traders before the establishment of the GbR (and still are). It was agreed in the partnership agreement that existing customers of the pa...
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31.10.2011 | answered by Michael Herrmann
Good day,
this year I have received various fees from Austrian institutions through freelance work as an author. However, my place of residence is in Germany.
The total sum is definitely over 2,000 euros. I have been told that one must also submit ...
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21.10.2011 | answered by Manuela Ponikwar
Dear experts,
As an independent IT consultant (specializing in SAP customization), I was assessed for trade tax in 2008 (my then tax advisor had explained to me that registering as a trade was "easier").
My client invoices always include hourly and d...
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12.10.2011 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
Had an accident with my company car in 2009.
I then sold the car and entered it in line 19 of the income statement
(sale of fixed assets). In line 35, I entered the remaining book value. I then immediately bought a new car, and used all possible opti...
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28.08.2011 | answered by Yanqiong Bolik
I have been separated from my wife since the end of June 2011. Our son (21 years old) is currently in training to become a teacher and lives with me. My wife has found an apartment and is currently working in a hardware store. She is currently in tax...
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05.08.2011 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am now 53 years old (born in January 1958) and I am considering selling my business. Either next year or when I turn 55 years old. I would like to invest the proceeds from the sale in real estate. How should I structure this so ...
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24.05.2011 | answered by Michael Herrmann
Hello, I had my child (15 years old) placed in a foster family as part of a assistance measure by the Youth Welfare Office from August to December 2010. The child was not ill, I had asked the Youth Welfare Office for help (I am a single parent). Duri...
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07.05.2011 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
Hello,
I have registered a part-time business for (online) trading with textiles. I have been doing this alongside my regular job since 2009. (Small business owner, turnover 1000 EUR)
Now here's the problem: I also work as an artist. So far, these ...
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03.04.2011 | answered by Michael Herrmann
We have joint assessment as always, my wife has tax class 5 as usual, receives the same gross as in the last years but since 01.2010 almost 100.00€ more net, which was actually great, but now with the tax return we have to pay back 600.00€ with the e...
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28.03.2011 | answered by Ulrich Stiller
Hello!
I have a pension of approximately €5,000 per year and interest income of approximately €20,000 per year. After applying for a favorable examination, the tax office assesses the taxable income at €25,000 according to the table.
Is that okay?
...
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30.12.2010 | answered by Michael Herrmann
Hello and good morning,
I have a question:
In August 2010, I signed a termination agreement with my employer. The termination date will be December 31, 2010. The reason for the late termination was that I wanted to almost comply with the notice per...
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06.09.2010 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am currently employed at a large company (since the start of my training in 1999).
Currently, my company is offering severance packages for employees who wish to leave the company by mutual agreement.
As I have just become a m...
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09.07.2010 | answered by Michael Herrmann
Dear Sir or Madam,
In July 2009, we purchased a condominium in an old water mill that is listed as a historic monument and moved in there in August 2009.
The building received a tax certificate according to §40 DschG from the lower monument authorit...
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