motorradsilke
2023-05-10 04:23:56
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You can tell that you are not very deep into tax issues. The tax authority is trying to clarify a tax matter via §88 in conjunction with §93.
Which matter is that, that you immediately say "No, they are not allowed to"?
When purchasing real estate, this usually examines the financing issue. Especially if it is not clear from, for example, other tax documents where the high equity capital comes from. And/or it is investigated on a random sampling basis. Germany is, after all, a paradise for money launderers in the area of real estate, as there are countless possibilities. And honestly, with money laundering, if a suspicion is actually pursued or if it is generally checked on a random basis, you do not want to mess with the tax office and the following authorities. They then quickly end up at your bank – such inquiries are always answered by the legal department here. You also do not get any information about what it is about.
Annoying? Yes. Legitimate? Yes. To be answered? Yes.
In the comments on §93, the following is also to be read (on the subject of cause): "It is rather sufficient if a request for information is indicated due to concrete moments or due to general experience." And general experience is often negative, thus sufficient for the request for information.
That was a brief excursus.
Ok, you may be right about the financing issue. Although "general experience" in a dispute also has to relate to the concrete case. But presumably, the tax office will already come up with an appropriate explanation.
However, at least my inquiry was not about the financing issue, but about the use of the property. And the OP is also being asked about the use. And this question about the use is unnecessary and presumes that I might not declare something. If I rent out the property, I then declare the income in the tax return at the appropriate time. If I intend to conceal that, I will do so in the questionnaire as well.
All other uses are not interesting for tax purposes.