Dear Tax Advisor, Until recently, I only had savings accounts, savings books, investment accounts, and a building society contract with German banks. Therefore, filling out the investment income form in the tax return was not necessary for me. Now ...
Hello, the situation is as follows: We generate global revenues in electronic services through an online platform. The payments (credit card payments) are made to external payment providers. These providers pay the money to our bank at irregular int...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hello dear experts, I have been to my tax advisor and would like to obtain a second opinion regarding the classification of my UG (German limited liability company). The situation is as follows: I have founded a holding UG with the business purpose...
Hello, I am an independent violin teacher and musician, exempt from VAT and socially insured through the KSK. My income comes solely from freelance educational and artistic activities. Now I am considering opening a small online shop on the side to ...
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...
Hello, I am expected to work in Spain from July 2017 for at least 1 year (as an employee). During this time, I will work 1 week per month from Germany (in the company's Berlin office, but the employer is the Spanish branch). Therefore, I will be wor...
Hello, I acquired a multi-family house in May 2016. The house is fully rented out. Each apartment has a fitted kitchen, which was included in the purchase price. The fitted kitchens were mentioned separately in the sales contract, but without a speci...
Hello, In July, I will have my first child and would like to take 12 months of parental leave afterwards. My employer has calculated that I will be on maternity leave until August 31, 2016, and then on parental leave. According to my employment co...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am currently living in Germany with my family. Several months ago, I reached a settlement with my employer in court after 30 years of service. I have been receiving my salary as usual. The question now is when and whether I shou...
Hello, I have some further questions regarding the following page of yours: http://frag-einen.com/steuerberater/vorsteuer/umsatzsteuer-auf-amazongebuehren-500984.html I work with Amazon myself and exclusively offer "Fulfillment by Amazon". The onl...
Hello, I am currently in the process of purchasing a condominium and negotiating the details for the purchase contract. Since I could imagine renting out the property in the future after a period of owner occupancy, I am wondering if it makes sense i...
Hello, first some facts about my current situation: I am employed full-time and operate a sole proprietorship as a sideline business (of course with the consent of my employer), both are broadly speaking services in the IT industry. As the business ...
Dear Sir or Madam, I will be working in Switzerland starting from 01.01.2015. My employer is located over 150km from my German place of residence. Since I will be commuting partially and staying in Switzerland partially, I would like to make use of ...
Background: I am German, residing in Zurich/Switzerland with a settlement permit C. As part of an inheritance, I am considering taking over one of three apartments (in Baden-Württemberg) from the other members of the inheritance community (at a net ...
Hello, I moved from Germany to Switzerland for work on March 1, 2014 and at that time I changed my residence to Switzerland. I spent January and February 2014 in Germany and received unemployment benefits (ALG 1) during that time, with no taxable in...
I have a sole proprietorship, consisting essentially of a self-created website and an app that is rated with AK. Now a sponsor wants to enter and contribute €15,000 for a 40% stake in the to-be-founded company (as capital reserve/start-up capital). I...
Hello, due to a change of tax advisor, there have been significant delays in filing the tax return for the year 2011. My old tax advisor took considerable time until the end of September this year to transmit the data to my new tax advisor. After my...
Dear Sir or Madam, I will be working for an Austrian company from Munich starting in October. The company has not been active in Germany before. My future boss wants to start the employment with a so-called consulting contract. Does this mean that I...
Good day, I am planning to start a business (with two people) - specifically a gastronomic operation. I am not sure yet whether a UG or GmbH is the more suitable form and how profit distribution could look like. The situation is as follows: 1.) Each...
Hello, my questions concern the acquisition of a 3-family house. Currently, one apartment is being used by the seller and 2 apartments are rented out, starting from July we will take over the seller's apartment, the other two will remain rented out....
We have 3 children aged 11, 13, and 15. Each of them has their own investment account (2 of them are held in Germany, one for the youngest child is held in Luxembourg) as well as a savings account with a German building society. The grandparents ha...
