Trends in property acquisition tax

Value-added tax would only apply in house sales if commercial business partners trade with each other.

If necessary, the legislator will figure out how a house sale by a private seller can also be subject to value-added tax. Such an exception already exists, for example, in the delivery of new cars to private individuals within the EU area. There, the private person must declare and pay the taxes.

Import turnover tax is normal, it doesn't only exist for cars.

6% is quite intense!
here in Dresden, it's 3.5 (as of November 2017)

Unfortunately, only Saxony and Bavaria still have the luxury.

In emergencies, the legislator will surely come up with a way for a house sale in a private sale to fall under VAT. Such exceptions already exist, for example for the delivery of new cars to private individuals within the EU area. There, the private person must declare and pay the taxes.

That is not correct. VAT is always paid only once within the EU. Example: a ship for 100,000 euros net. Shipyard NL. Buyer German. One decides whether the acceptance and payment including BTW, that is the name for VAT there, take place in the Netherlands or acceptance in Germany and taxation here. Same goes for cars, for everything. Karsten

NRW: 6.5%