Subdividing an apartment building & selling apartments individually – Selling an apartment building is a complex undertaking that requires good preparation and execution. Since the residential building consists of several tenants, the question often arises: Sell the entire apartment building or individual apartments? Find out here under which circumstances a division is worthwhile and what […]
Rental yield explained – You would like to invest in a property as a capital investment and are not yet sure whether such an investment is worthwhile? You would like to buy a yield property and thus build up further assets? Therefore, it is important to always have the gross rental yield in mind when […]
Legal forms USA – What types of company are there? If you want to set up your first US company, choosing the legal form is one of the first steps in the company formation process. Whether you want to set up a special real estate company or a start-up, we have summarized all types of […]
Capital Gains Taxes – How to tax capital gains? What even are capital gains? We take you through the whole topic from start to finish, and explain in easy simple language what are capital gains, what counts as capital, what is a capital asset, how to calculate your taxes and how you can use capital […]
Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (KGaA) – The Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien is a German legal form which combines the corporate legal form of the Kommanditgesellschaft (KG) with a conventional Aktiengesellschaft (AG). Thereby the greatest advantages of both legal forms – the separation between full partner & capital provider typical for the KG plus the limitation of liability […]
GmbH & Co KG – The GmbH & Co KG is a German legal form which combines the corporate legal form of the limited partnership (KG) with a limited liability company (GmbH). Thus, the greatest advantages of both legal forms – the separation between general partner & capital provider typical for the KG plus the […]
Unternehmergesellschaft / UG (haftungsbeschränkt) – The Unternehmergesellschaft (haftungsbeschränkt) is a German legal form based on the legal form of the Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH). It is considered to be the little sister of the GmbH and is therefore often referred to as the “mini-GmbH”. Basically, there are only minor differences between the UG (haftungsbeschränkt) […]
Aktiengesellschaft (AG) – The stock corporation is a German legal form founded by at least one person and organized by different bodies. Instead of a managing director, the company is managed by a board of directors consisting of at least one person. As the name already indicates, this corporate legal form primarily stands for stock […]
Limited Liability Company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, GmbH) – The limited liability company is a German legal form that is founded by at least one person and managed by at least one shareholder. As the name already indicates, this corporate legal form is characterized by a limitation of liability for its shareholder(s). The GmbH is […]
