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...
I am currently liquidating a limited liability company (UG). It is a straightforward case, as it has never been economically active. The blocking period expired on December 3, 2019. The deletion is planned for next week. The company has remaining as...
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...
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...
Hello, we (online retailer from Germany) have exceeded the €35,000 net threshold in France and have been sending invoices to France with 20% VAT for a few weeks now. We have already received the French VAT ID and have also sent the first VAT returns ...
Hello, I hope you can help me with the topic of donations. At the turn of the year, I came across a school in Kenya that is led by a pastor and his family. He teaches over 450 orphans, feeds hungry children in his region, supports them medically, b...
Tax legally appropriate wording for the notarial contract for the division of the purchase price of a house into movable objects, land, and building with regard to tax recognition for the maximization of depreciation allowances (BFH reference number:...
Hello, since Nov. 2016 I have been a small business owner according to §19 Abs.1 UStG and I sell self-made goods on eBay. The annual turnover is also below 17500 Eur. Since I do not have a VAT ID, eBay requests 15% Luxembourg VAT and 19% is also requ...
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...
Dear experts, my question is: we want to open a restaurant, there are 3 people (GbR already have a standard contract here). The license should only be applied for by one of us. This means that only one of us is the managing director to the outside, t...
Hello, Can I circumvent the 15% limit by spreading the costs of a renovation project over several years in a building that is partially rented out and partially used for residential purposes (heating system replacement, no higher standard)? I bough...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have a question regarding the gift tax law within the EU (specifically between Germany and Bulgaria). My uncle is a Bulgarian citizen with only one residence in Bulgaria, but he has a German bank account with a sum of 70,000 eur...
My wife has inherited a farmhouse from her parents, which has always been used for personal use. Therefore, depreciation has never been claimed. According to the available documents, the house was built in 1955. We would like to rent out the house no...
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 ...
Dear Sir or Madam, The following situation: Starting next month, I will be working freelance as an emergency doctor on the side. The fee for this service is, as far as I know, exempt from VAT. At the same time, I will also be receiving a consulting...
Hello, I started a further education in 2014 and funded it through Meister Bafög. I always have my tax return done by the Verdi Lohnsteuerhilfeverein. When I presented them with the documents from the bank (for interim financing), the notification f...
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...
I am self-employed and use my private car (business use less than 50%) for work-related trips. I keep records (lists) of my business trips, which can be traced back to my activity reports and invoices to my clients. However, I do not keep a mileage l...
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...
Dear Sir or Madam, I recently started my own business as a provider of training courses and now I want to expand my operations. I would like to ensure that my accounting is done correctly from the beginning, so that it can withstand the scrutiny of ...
Dear Sir or Madam, In 2014, we renewed the fitted kitchen in our rented condominium. The invoice amount was approximately €6,300. The condominium has been in our ownership since 2002 and has been rented out since 2007. The old kitchen was installed ...
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...
I need help understanding: Last year, for example, I had a gross annual income of 19,760 euros, which will be similar this year. However, it may fluctuate slightly upwards, as I received commissions for the first few months of the year. I now have th...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am a small business owner according to § 19 UStG and would like to offer eBooks for sale to individuals worldwide in an online shop. Regarding pricing and invoicing to individuals from third countries (countries outside the EU)...
I have a business (including office equipment mail-order business). Through a competition law warning from my appointed lawyer to a competitor, I have received a cease and desist declaration from the competitor, who has agreed to pay me a penalty in ...
