06.09.2020 | answered by Peter Jansen
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am facing the following difficulties when preparing the sales tax pre-registration for Q2/2020:
a) I have sold a good to an Irish company and physically shipped it as well. I did not show any sales tax on the invoice, as the bu...
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21.02.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Dear Sir or Madam,
I work as a freelance translator, and since last year I am no longer eligible for the small business regulation, which means I have to declare sales tax. I have already sent quarterly sales tax pre-registration to the tax office f...
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14.01.2020 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Dear Sir or Madam,
my limited liability company (UG) is working for a company from the USA (INC). The US company also has a presence in Germany, but the contract was signed with the company in the USA through which billing is also done.
The activit...
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25.07.2019 | answered by Bernd Thomas
Hello, I am a German citizen but currently living in South Africa. I have received an offer to work from home in Germany while being based in South Africa and sending invoices to the company employing me. I still have a bank account in Germany, but I...
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22.05.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
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...
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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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29.03.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello,
I have a German business and work with a client in Canada as a software developer. Now I am writing him an invoice (in USD) and I am wondering how it must differ from the invoices to my German clients?
- What additional information do I have...
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24.03.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello!
First of all, thank you for your help.
My question is specifically about value-added tax.
I am a streamer (content creator) on the online platform Twitch (similar to YouTube but live).
Twitch is an American company. When I stream there, my vie...
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15.03.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am selling eBooks as a small business owner according to § 19 UStG via Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP).
Once Amazon has transferred a payment, I issue a pro forma invoice to Amazon for the amount, with a note regarding th...
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14.01.2019 | answered by Knut Christiansen
Hello,
I am an author and publish with KDP Amazon. For this, I receive royalties overview from Amazon. I can't see the gross prices and fees. Now I have learned that in order for the accounting to be correct, I must send an invoice to Amazon (Revers...
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26.08.2018 | answered by Steffen Becker
Situation:
I am a small business owner and will be providing a service (Affiliate Marketing) in another EU country.
Question:
What do I need to consider for correct invoicing:
* According to my research, I will need a VAT ID for this. Do I need t...
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16.01.2018 | answered by Peter Jansen
Is this correct? Is a VAT-exempt invoice (not a small business) mandatory in intra-community trade or just an option?
If you as a business sell something to another BUSINESS (with a valid VAT number) in the EU-FOREIGN COUNTRY (EXPORT), then the "des...
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26.06.2017 | answered by Peter Jansen
Dear tax advisor,
the following situation within the EU:
I work freelance/self-employed for a company based in an EU country (example: Austria). The place of supply is in the country of the company, also in the EU country.
First, I check the custome...
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05.11.2016 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
Dear Madam, dear Sir,
I am a small business owner myself, and would like to know how to invoice for web design work for an association in Austria.
The association only has a tax number, but no VAT identification number. As far as I can see in advan...
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03.08.2016 | answered by Steffen Becker
Hello!
My questions:
1. I am a small business owner and have customers in Switzerland and Austria. I have been told that I need a VAT ID for this. I also sometimes employ colleagues from the EU. Do I need a VAT ID for that as well?
2. Do I need a tra...
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31.07.2016 | answered by Frank-Olaf Illiges
Hello, my question is how tax payments work when you are employed full-time and also work as an escort on the side. In this Düsseldorf procedure, each date is billed at a flat rate of 25 euros, including taxes, which are deducted directly and handed ...
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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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31.05.2016 | answered by Grit Weidauer
Question regarding value added tax law:
My company receives commissions mainly from outside the EU. The commissions are for the referral of customers generated through the internet. The customers are generated by directing interested parties to cert...
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24.05.2016 | answered by Oliver Burchardt
Good evening
Do I have to register as an escort or sex worker for part-time and private work, or can I also register it as "personal and professional services"? I do not want my employer to find out... and what about paying taxes... since I only want...
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21.04.2016 | answered by Grit Weidauer
I would like to offer my software/app for download as a small business owner on a well-known sales platform. The operator of the platform is based in Ireland. The buyer pays the amount directly to the platform operator's account when purchasing the a...
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01.02.2016 | answered by Peter Lipp
If I work for another company as a salary recipient and receive commission for my work from there, how do I have to pay taxes on it - at the end of the year with a tax return or income tax declaration, or do I have to register my own company for this...
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27.10.2015 | answered by Frank-Olaf Illiges
I was informed by a customer afterwards that an invoice from 2013 should be issued as exempt from sales tax instead of with sales tax (lecturing activity was retrospectively exempt from sales tax according to §4 No. 21 a) bb) UStG).
The customer's s...
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09.08.2015 | answered by Frank-Olaf Illiges
I started participating in an affiliate program this year and am making a profit from it. But how do I deduct this for tax purposes? Do I need to register as a business for this? At the moment, I am not. And where do I need to include this in next ye...
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26.05.2015 | answered by Anton Pernitschka
My company is based in the USA, and I have just received a German sales tax number for this purpose.
I provide services in Germany under the name of my company in the USA, billing with a USA address, and have collected sales tax for this (1).
Addit...
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17.03.2015 | answered by Patrick Färber
Hello,
We are event organizers and book many DJs and live acts from abroad. In the UK, the small business profit limit is much higher than in Germany. Therefore, many DJs do not have a VAT number. On their invoices it states "not VAT registered in th...
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