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by PandaMunich
Thu Jul 30, 2026 11:14 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: What made you smile today? :)
Replies: 359
Views: 650154

Re: What made you smile today? :)

Get a cat :-)
But it should one of a line of proven mousers, i.e. one from a farm.
by PandaMunich
Sun Jul 26, 2026 8:13 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: CSD attack in Berlin
Replies: 6
Views: 796

Re: CSD attack in Berlin

1.) One woman dead. 2.) All other injured people are stable, nobody is in a life critical situation (anymore). 3.) They've got him. 4.) He's dead. https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/csd-in-berlin-polizei-fahndet-nach-tatverdaechtigem-abdul-b-a-0b05b0b9-df30-4ab1-a509-fe54653ae2b1 That Spiegel article ...
by PandaMunich
Fri Jul 24, 2026 4:58 pm
Forum: Berlin
Topic: How to handle payment issue on taxes
Replies: 12
Views: 11987

Re: How to handle payment issue on taxes

booksnthings wrote: Fri Jul 24, 2026 1:51 pm I don't know why I had that 1000 figure in my head...maybe that's what it used to be.
Yes, the limit was 1,000€ up to 31.12.2024: https://www.buzer.de/gesetz/5509/al210286-0.htm
by PandaMunich
Fri Jul 24, 2026 12:06 pm
Forum: Berlin
Topic: How to handle payment issue on taxes
Replies: 12
Views: 11987

Re: How to handle payment issue on taxes

Until 2025, I've never collected over 1000EUR in VAT, so I've only ever done annual VAT filings. In 2025, I went over that threshold, though was still under 2000EUR. The limit is 2,000€, not 1,000€, see § 18 (2) sentence 3 UStG: https://dejure.org/gesetze/UStG/18.html --> continue doing yearly VAT ...
by PandaMunich
Sat Jul 18, 2026 2:01 pm
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: Kindergeld for a Duales Studium student?
Replies: 5
Views: 533

Re: Kindergeld for a Duales Studium student?

it sounds like high earners are saving more through Kinderfreibetrag than with getting Kindergeld? Yes. How the tax filing will work for us now? I thought she would be a separate entity since she will have good income (more than minimum wage). The same it was. She remains as a "child" on ...
by PandaMunich
Fri Jul 17, 2026 8:43 am
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: Kindergeld for a Duales Studium student?
Replies: 5
Views: 533

Re: Kindergeld for a Duales Studium student?

I am hoping she can start receiving Kindergeld directly, and report it as her income, not us. Kindergeld is not income. All that happens in your tax return is that they compare your Kindergeld amount with the tax amount you would save through the Kinderfreibetrag. And if the latter is more (which o...
by PandaMunich
Wed Jul 01, 2026 11:33 am
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: HMRC: is it worth paying voluntary class 3 NI contribution?
Replies: 6
Views: 566

Re: HMRC: is it worth paying voluntary class 3 NI contribution?

Don't forget to claim for these NI contributions in your German income tax return: viewtopic.php?p=10813#p10813
by PandaMunich
Thu Jun 25, 2026 10:35 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: German word of the day
Replies: 133
Views: 312241

Re: German word of the day

Franklan wrote: Tue Jun 23, 2026 9:07 pm Wann wird's mal wieder richtig Sommer
In case people are wondering, that's a Rudi Carrell song from 1975 :D
by PandaMunich
Thu Jun 11, 2026 11:44 am
Forum: Spending less money
Topic: Attractive PayBack deals
Replies: 81
Views: 255394

Re: Attractive PayBack deals

Dear me, you need to change your password.
And if you used that same password elsewhere, also change it there.
by PandaMunich
Tue Jun 09, 2026 10:12 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Travel Insurance?
Replies: 9
Views: 3217

Re: Travel Insurance?

Nixon wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2026 8:58 am A piece of mind.
Peace of mind.
by PandaMunich
Tue May 19, 2026 12:41 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Things to ponder
Replies: 28
Views: 70687

Re: Things to ponder

Gemini's answer to this claim: The Short Answer No, it is absolutely not true. The claim that "Only 55 people out of 100 can read this" is completely fabricated. In reality, the vast majority of literate, fluent English speakers can read this paragraph with relative ease. The statistic at ...
by PandaMunich
Sat May 16, 2026 5:01 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Gardening
Replies: 116
Views: 398372

Re: Gardening

I planted my tomatoes yesterday.
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by PandaMunich
Sun May 10, 2026 5:28 pm
Forum: Berlin
Topic: "Correct Rents are the Exception"
Replies: 7
Views: 7321

Re: "Correct Rents are the Exception"

I'll be moving from one furnished apartment to another. As far as I can tell, they are exempt from rental control. They're not, you simply ask the landlord for proof what the furniture cost and when it was purchased and use 2% of that cost as the "furniture surcharge". --> the rent after ...
by PandaMunich
Thu May 07, 2026 11:41 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: German word of the day
Replies: 133
Views: 312241

Re: German word of the day

It's a compound noun, so write it in one word and capitalise it 😉
--> morgendlicher Liegestuhlsprint.

https://archive.is/ACAm6
by PandaMunich
Thu May 07, 2026 4:54 pm
Forum: Visa & residence permit
Topic: alter/renew Meldebescheinigung after relocation?
Replies: 3
Views: 5031

Re: alter/renew Meldebescheinigung after relocation?

<deleted_user> wrote: Thu May 07, 2026 4:50 pm it is doable online too, with eAT / and ID cards
Yes: https://service-berlin-de.translate.goo ... r_pto=wapp
by PandaMunich
Wed May 06, 2026 8:11 am
Forum: Berlin
Topic: "Correct Rents are the Exception"
Replies: 7
Views: 7321

Re: "Correct Rents are the Exception"

Unless you are moving into a new build or into an appartment that went through such an extensive renovation that it may as well have been a new build, the Mietpreisbremse applies to all apartments in Berlin.

Please read: https://allaboutberlin.com/guides/conny-review
by PandaMunich
Wed May 06, 2026 8:03 am
Forum: Visa & residence permit
Topic: alter/renew Meldebescheinigung after relocation?
Replies: 3
Views: 5031

Re: alter/renew Meldebescheinigung after relocation?

Yes, you need to book an appointment at a Bürgeramt (any will do) and then bring along your passport and the signed Wohnungsgeberbescheinigung issued by your landlord: https://www.aesthetics.mpg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/100-Institute/Administration-Services/IO-InternationalOffice/Wohnungsgeberbestae...
by PandaMunich
Mon May 04, 2026 8:54 pm
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: NI back payments – claim in 2025 German tax return?
Replies: 6
Views: 8835

Re: NI back payments – claim in 2025 German tax return?

They're wrong.
Which country gets to tax it is governed by the double taxation agreement.
by PandaMunich
Mon May 04, 2026 12:19 am
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: NI back payments – claim in 2025 German tax return?
Replies: 6
Views: 8835

Re: NI back payments – claim in 2025 German tax return?

Please read: viewtopic.php?p=4188#p4188
  1. Yes.
  2. Fully, i.e. 100%.
  3. In the year you paid them, i.e. 2025, because of the Abflussprinzip of § 11 (2) EStG: https://dejure.org/gesetze/EStG/11.html
by PandaMunich
Sun May 03, 2026 11:49 am
Forum: Taxes & finance
Topic: Taxing inheritance - Writing a Will
Replies: 5
Views: 6556

Re: Taxing inheritance - Writing a Will

1. How Germany taxes value of a property, value on purchase date or value at the time of death? How is that value calculated if it is the value at the time of death? Market value on date of death. 2. Is it better to give properties to daughters as a bulk through an LLC that already exist, or to sep...