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Child benefits in Germany

11.05.2015 von Peter Scheller (Kommentare: 5)

In Germany there is a wide range of tax incentives for parents and other persons who provide a home for children. However, the complex network of regulations makes it hard for Germans and especially expatriates to keep a sufficient overview. The following …

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Taxation of Stock Option Plans in Germany

08.05.2015 von Peter Scheller (Kommentare: 30)

Expatriates especially from the USA and the Anglo-Saxon world who have been sent to Germany by their employers are often beneficiaries of stock option plans. Regularly these employees exercise options while staying in Germany. This raises the question of how benefits will be …

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Income tax assessment in Germany

02.05.2015 von Peter Scheller (Kommentare: 0)

A lot of countries such as the USA and the UK adopted a self-assessment regime in order to collect income tax. This means that an individual has to declare tax relevant items such as taxable income and deductible expenses. Every taxpayer has …

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Property Service Fees

30.03.2015 von Peter Scheller (Kommentare: 0)

Individuals can claim tax deductions for expenses connected to private homes. These rules promote family homes but also secondary residences or holiday homes. In Germany these fees are called Haushaltsnahe Dienstleistungen. Services must be linked to the household. These favourable regulations cover employments …

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Profit distribution and German Church Tax

04.06.2014 von Peter Scheller (Kommentare: 0)

In Germany religious communities can request the tax authorities to collect a church tax from their members. In the past the Roman-Catholic Church and most of Protestant communities gave the authority of tax collection to the tax authorities. The church tax will …

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Expatriates: 10 tax issues to be considered in Germany

26.05.2014 von Peter Scheller (Kommentare: 61)

Tax systems are different in every country. Therefore expatriates working abroad face special challenges. German tax regulations are different to regulations in other countries. Individuals who are working and living in or considering re-locating to Germany should pay attention to 10 …

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