If you are moving to Germany, before you move you should already be thinking about and preparing for tax season. This is not to scare you for high German taxes, but rather to advise you on a simple practical matter which could save you some serious Euros and even more serious Dollars the way the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘taxes’
Two quick German tax quirks
Coming from the States I call them quirks, but you can easily see why they exist:
Tax preparation costs are federally legislated, not set by the individual preparers. The amount is based on your income level. Guess there is no incentive for them to innovate.
Expenditures for local craftsman/workman services, for example having your apartment painted, are [...]
Some simple German income tax form vocabulary for expats
Whether you are lucky enough to have your company provide a tax preparation service to you or you have to worry about your taxes yourself it’s always good to understand some of the vocab.
To start with…
Einkommen ( income) + Steuer (tax) + erklärung (explanation) =
Einkommensteuererklärung (income tax return)
… if only they were all that [...]
Paying taxes in Lörrach – IBAN numbers
While I have not written about how taxes work as Grenzgänger in Lörrach and Basel – YET - let me add a quick link for any of you who do have to pay in the near future and need the IBAN numbers for the Lörrach Finanzamt:
IBAN and BIC codes for the Lörrach Finanzamt
Grenzgänger – Expat Taxes in Germany and Switzerland
Living in Germany – working in Switzerland – working in Germany – worked in the US – American citizens – a new administration and probably (hopefully) some changes to the tax code. Sounds like a recipe for fun when it comes to taxes.
Disclaimer: We’re not tax accountants or lawyers over here at Tapxe just two [...]
