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 ...
Dear Sir or Madam, My question concerns the *extended* limited tax liability in the context of the existing Double Taxation Agreement between Germany (DE) and Singapore (SGP). - Singapore is a low-tax country (6.63% tax on income of 77,000 EUR) - I...
We are employees and bought a house in mid-2019 and paid accordingly. The previous owners contractually reserved a one-year right of residence against payment of rent. From mid-2019 to mid-2020, we received rent payments, after which the previous own...
Good day, in addition to my main job as an employee, I have been working as a freelance voice actor since 2012. (I always take advantage of the small business regulation). Since I have mostly incurred losses, a few years ago, the tax office suspected...
A logbook from the tax office is being rejected because it does not include each individual trip, but rather trips per day to the same property management companies or objects. For example, it is stated: 10.12.2018 8.00 - 14.00 Property management X,...
Hello, does the Corona emergency aid (Berlin) count towards the gross turnover limit of 22,000 EUR for small businesses, or can I receive 22,000 EUR + emergency aid? In which line of the income tax return do I have to enter the emergency aid? Thank...
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...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have a question regarding the value added tax return. I work as a freelance translator and was a small business owner until 2018. Since 2019, I have been submitting quarterly VAT returns, and the VAT is also debited quarterly b...
A KG is being liquidated. There is a limited partner and a general partner involved in the KG. Both have made equal contributions. Due to compensation for services, withdrawals, profits and losses, the capital accounts as of 31.12.2019 are, for examp...
Is a claimed employee inventor remuneration paid to a UG subject to sales tax? The purpose of the UG is the exploitation and enforcement of employee inventor rights. If the claim is successful, there will be a one-time payment from a former employer ...
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...
How can I transfer the GmbH of a straw man to myself at the cheapest cost? Background: The GmbH has a relatively high value. The proceeds from the sale would be quite painful. My current recommendation is: Get married to a man and then receive it as ...
Dear Sir or Madam, the following situation: My wife and I bought and paid for a single-family home for our own use in August 2019. The house is financed by a loan. The transfer of the land register took place in January 2020. Due to a contractual ag...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am facing the following difficulties in preparing the VAT return for 2019: a) I sold a product to an Irish company and physically shipped it. I did not show any VAT on the invoice as the buyer had a valid Irish VAT number. In w...
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...
Hello, I am a self-employed photographer and in 2020, for the first time, I am no longer a small business owner and am now subject to VAT. Many of my jobs are booked in advance, with either a deposit or full payment made the previous year. This inc...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am registered as a freelance consultant, but have been unable to work due to illness since 08/2018. Until 07/2018, I had revenues, but afterwards only incurred costs (including a home office in my condominium). Nevertheless, in ...
Now I own a UG company, maybe soon I will sign an NCDMA contract for a person as a commission. Can I deduct the commission from my taxes later? Or how can I deduct the amount from taxes? Under commission or consultation or how? And under which paragr...
§ 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...
Question regarding limited tax liability: Residence in an EU country, registered business in Germany. My taxable income in Germany was €13,495 in 2018. The tax office increased this amount by the German basic tax allowance of €9,000. Is this permissi...
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...
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...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have acquired a second residence (near my workplace) for my work, for almost 3 years now. Since I use a company car (also for private use), I am currently subject to the 1% flat-rate taxation, as well as the 0.03% for the commut...
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...
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...
