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by fro90
Fri Nov 01, 2024 3:12 pm
Forum: Visa & residence permit
Topic: Family reunification with EU nationals through son in law
Replies: 12
Views: 432

Re: Family reunification with EU nationals through son in law

The EU directive must be transposed into national law - the law in question is Freizügigkeitsgesetz/EU. I see two main problems with this: Firstly, Anmeldung --> if not living in Germany and the plan is just to return twice per year without any intention of making it a residence - permanent or not -...
by fro90
Fri Nov 01, 2024 3:04 pm
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: Income tax allowance 2025
Replies: 1
Views: 118

Re: Income tax allowance 2025

This is not new. If you have "Werbungskosten" exceeding 1.830 per year or other tax-deductible expenses (e.g. Sonderausgaben like disability), then you can apply for an extra tax allowance for 2025. The Finanzamt will usually give you the allowance if your burden is 600 EUR or more (your n...
by fro90
Wed Oct 30, 2024 6:36 pm
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: UK student loan - tax-deductible
Replies: 0
Views: 81

UK student loan - tax-deductible

Hi folks. For the past couple of years, I have been entering my UK student loan into my German tax return - all fine and well. The interest I have been deducting as normal in full, converted to EUR on a monthly basis using the official rates. In addition, I am deducting the portion of the repayment ...