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...
Good day, I am planning to establish a new company (GmbH) at the beginning of next year. Currently, I am still unsure about the correct business purpose. Below, I describe the purpose of the company and hope you can answer the open questions based on...
Hello, I am currently a freelancer (artist/music teacher registered with the Ksk) exempt from sales tax. To change my very uncertain situation (due to Covid19), I have decided to apply for a permanent position, which I have actually been offered. I...
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...
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...
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 ...
Good day! Currently, I am planning to move to Singapore for approximately 1-2 years with the intention of returning. At the moment, there are loss offsetting pots from stock market transactions, primarily in the "Other" pot (not in the "Stock" pot)....
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...
Unfortunately, I lost money in stock investments to a financial institution in Japan. The scammers disappeared with the money after a while. A report was made to the German public prosecutor's office but it was dismissed. Thank you in advance for yo...
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...
I have invested in a film fund that will be dissolved in 12/2019. The distribution due there is considered income from commercial business. Since I already sold a wind power fund 4 years ago, in which I claimed § 16 para. 4 EStG, I now personally hav...
Dear Madam, Dear Sir, I have a question regarding the speculation period for a self-occupied existing property (condominium). Facts I purchased a condominium on 02.12.2009 (date of notarial deed). The entry in the land register was made on 19.02.20...
Hello...my question would be whether a severance payment always has to be taxed by the employer or if I can also have it paid out gross, in order to then declare the amount myself in the tax return for the year of payment, along with other income, wh...
Our daughter, 23, a student, received a share in a GbR from her grandfather in 2018 and therefore has to submit a separate determination. Her tax software indicates that she needs to enter a tax number and otherwise the submission of the determinatio...
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...
Dear Mr. Christiansen, Thank you for your advice, I have another question. Reminder of the key points: My husband and I own two apartments, each 50% / 50%. We will sign the gift contract for apartment No. 1 at the beginning of April and a few weeks...
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...
Dear Sir or Madam, I already have an appointment scheduled for this Friday for the sale of an old inn, and now unexpectedly the following question has arisen, which unfortunately must be answered by this evening: The inn was transferred into the pr...
Dear Mr. Tax Advisor, I come from Italy and have been living in Germany for over 10 years. Here in Germany, I completed my studies and started my own business about 8 years ago. Since January 2012, I have been the owner of a condominium in Berlin, w...
I am a freelancer with 2 leasing cars. 1. I use the small car 100% for business purposes with logbook entries for each customer trip. 2. I use the larger car (Tiguan) for both business and personal use. However, the business use is only between 10%-...
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 ...
Question about the speculation tax In 2014, we bought an apartment in which we live ourselves. In early 2018, we purchased special use rights for 4 parking spaces. These are registered in the land register of the apartment. Now we want to sell the a...
Hello, I have received a letter from the tax office accusing me of engaging in commercial activity. Small parts of my girlfriend's car were sold, and now I am being asked to file a tax return. I receive welfare benefits. How should I behave towards t...
