Wait with the building application because of the child construction allowance

That can be subsidized, but she also wants an office in addition and that doesn't work with 120m2, which is why she is complaining.

She is an ER

I would also rather build without HO, but then I would initially be unemployed. And the tax deductibility is minimal compared to the costs incurred.

There is no obligation to build only 120sqm, without HO or anything else. Only then without extra money from the government.

Interesting discussion here.

If I look around my area, almost no one would have been eligible in recent years because the house was built first and then the children came later. I think such a person should also receive funding within the 10 years and equally for all additional children born after the start of construction. Otherwise, I think there are first and second-class children.

Rather a second-class house.
It's possibly whispered behind closed doors that the fancy bathroom was only made possible by the Baukindergeld.

But here it's already a catfight: as soon as something is free, elbows come out, lies are told and cheating happens. The plans are already tuned in advance – from a mega utility room to an actual hobby room. Reminds me of the KfW subsidy for every single apartment ...

Aha aha, so you just put a limit of 120m2 to still come out with a fat profit - or to start negotiations at 140m2 right from the start. Are 500 million per year planned?

If these numbers are correct..... it just makes you even more angry.
The budget then only amounts to a fraction of the original budget.
180 million...... as can be seen from the press just now, we alone pay Jordan 384 million euros.....

If I sell my wife 50% of our condominium (118 sqm), do you think that is entitled?

Maybe the CSU has also realized that it cannot afford to pay the [Bayerngeld] on top to so many families. The restriction at the federal level comes in handy then. It is strange why Seehofer agrees to such a lazy compromise. And especially in Bavaria, larger buildings are often built in rural areas.

just a quick note on the WoFIV calculation. Here you have to clearly distinguish which side you are on: are you the builder, tenant, apartment buyer/seller!

As a builder, you would feel a bit fooled by your architect if he includes 25% or 50% of the terrace in the living area, right?

As a landlord, you can follow the WoFIV guidelines! But you don’t have to. If you are a return-oriented landlord, you fully or half include the terrace in the living area and see if the tenant reacts. If you are a social person as a landlord, you don’t include it at all.

And now comes what we are currently discussing. How could the government calculate the living area for the Baukindergeld? The correct answer is, we do not know.

It could be according to DIN277, so all basement builders but then also all pitched roof builders would lose out.

Or according to WoFIV but here too, no one knows whether the terrace is included at 1/4 or 1/2, because both values are optional values (...it says up to...). Thus the maximum is half the terrace and the minimum is 0% terrace.

From an architect <-> builder perspective, the terrace does not belong included in the living area.

OT
Small correction.
Apart from Max Müller with his rented condominium, larger investors are generally subject to corporate income tax and pay 15% CIT + solidarity surcharge. Income from asset management is also not subject to trade tax.

I was already referring to a private investor. But even in the case that a GmbH is interposed, capital gains tax and an additional solidarity surcharge still apply.