Timeline for Income tax return for 2013 in Germany - how to?
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| Jan 31, 2015 at 23:13 | answer | added | eric | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 16, 2015 at 16:29 | answer | added | gnasher729 | timeline score: -1 | |
| Jan 16, 2015 at 14:40 | answer | added | Matt | timeline score: 0 | |
| May 14, 2014 at 15:39 | comment | added | shadyyx | @walkmanyi I know very well what are You talking about since I was self employed in CZ for last 4 years. There the tax return form was very easy (especially when using flat-rate expenses) and I was always doing this for myself only. Here I think I could also finish it by myself but then I would most probably miss some expenses that could turn on my side by lowering the income tax... | |
| May 14, 2014 at 15:25 | comment | added | walkmanyi | the fee was a percentage of income on the tax report, so it varied over years, but yes, the idea was kind of a "subscription", however, there was no penalty and issues with cancelling the scheme. I personally gave a try to the Elster thingy, only to find out I can't complete the job in a solid way due to complexity of whatever exceptions, etc. Notice, German tax law regarding "physical persons" is much more involved than Czech law - I know both well from personal experience :-). In DE you get tax deductions on things you wouldn't dream about in CZ. Ergo, an adviser pays off. | |
| May 14, 2014 at 11:06 | comment | added | shadyyx | @walkmanyi OK, thank You, I will look into these organisations... Do I understand it right that You have to pay those 140 EUR each year? I'm not sure whether I'll need their help every year... So far I need it right now and after explaining how the things go here in DE I think I should be able to make the tax return next year by myself... | |
| May 14, 2014 at 9:36 | comment | added | walkmanyi | Based on personal experience as an expat in Germany, the tax consultant pays off very well. i) it never was 10 minutes, ii) there are also "Lohnsteuervereine" which serve well and are cheaper than "regular" companies (for our family I never paid more than 140.- EUR) and iii) the biggest benefit is that they "cover" you in any interactions with Finanzamt. That means that whenever Finanzamt says "NO", and they will if they can - and they always can - it's not you who will handle the communication and letters, but the tax advisor will. Ca 150 EUR well spent if you get several hundreds back. | |
| May 13, 2014 at 18:45 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackFinance/status/466288064474542080 | ||
| May 13, 2014 at 15:16 | vote | accept | shadyyx | ||
| May 13, 2014 at 12:47 | answer | added | Michael Borgwardt | timeline score: 2 | |
| May 13, 2014 at 11:54 | history | asked | shadyyx | CC BY-SA 3.0 |