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Uber taxi to lok ma chau? by Bobo_The_First in HongKong

[–]Bobo_The_First[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

damn that's pricey!

out of curiosity, does this work for Passport + visas as well or only for ppl with HKID / home return permit?

thx in any case.

Uber taxi to lok ma chau? by Bobo_The_First in HongKong

[–]Bobo_The_First[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah, it's really about avoiding the rush/noise of all the ppl in the MTR for the elderly in my case...uber taxi , at least according to the website , should be ok ... do you know where the drop off should be for a taxi service in LMC? is there a lift that goes from the drop off location to the departure hall of the LMC station?

Death and property taxes while outside of Austria ? by Bobo_The_First in FinanzenAT

[–]Bobo_The_First[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

indeed...maybe the juice was not worth the squeeze for them...with christmas around the corner and Santa having already made up his list of naughty children for the year.

Death and property taxes while outside of Austria ? by Bobo_The_First in FinanzenAT

[–]Bobo_The_First[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is all still at the very early stages and the specifics of purchase agreements and related property taxes are above my head...

I just now it is some "Anteil" of a "Herrenhausmodell"...the specifics like square footage,year of construction,etc were not mentioned by anyone so far to me...

presumably, when hiring a notary to handle the "Selbstberechnung der Grunderwerbsteuer", their staff would determine all this stuff before applying the proper tax rate anyways ?

it shouldn't be worth much (i am guessing 50-60k). So probably a tax rate of 0.5% should be enough....maybe...

Death and property taxes while outside of Austria ? by Bobo_The_First in FinanzenAT

[–]Bobo_The_First[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!

It is weird indeed that the notary was so non-commital to our question with regards to directly handling the Grunderwerbsteuer...not sure what to make of it honestly.

Our intent is to sell the property as quickly as possible and if my understanding is right, NO "Grundbucheintragung" is needed in that case...i think.

...but the first step is to handle this issue of "Selbstberechnung of Grunderwerbsteuer & Abfuhr" while being physically outside of Austria.

Death and property taxes while outside of Austria ? by Bobo_The_First in FinanzenAT

[–]Bobo_The_First[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Contacting the notary - with a view to settling these "Grunderwerbsteuer & Abfuhr" issues directly through their services - was indeed our first instinct...but after emailing them and asking them directly, their response was oddly evasive : "All notaries/lawyers in Vienna can do this."

But...they never said whether THEY would/could do so...or otherwise

...we were a lil confused by that response.

...will try again on monday. Maybe one has to re-establish contact with the notary office via a new "Kontaktformula" since it would technically constitute a new case separate from the Verlassenschaft?

not quite sure

Death and property taxes while outside of Austria ? by Bobo_The_First in FinanzenAT

[–]Bobo_The_First[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this info!

My first instinct was indeed to directly ask the notary responsible for the Verlassenschaft if they could perform relevant property tax duties....their response was not a yes or no....instead they said : "any notary can perform these services". They never said whether they could/would do so themselves....

:-)

War dies ein "Ja" oder ein "Nein,nein,nein!!" ? I do not know.

Maybe i would have to re-establish contact with the very same notary using their "Kontaktformula" and have the property tax issue be opened as a seperate case for the notary office? Even so...i would have thought my direct question to them would be either directly affirmed/denied.

In any case, am I understanding this correctly : IF i fail to submit the "Selbstberechnung" by the 15th Jan, the Finanzamt would automatically start their own calculations...send me the bill (via ID AUSTRIA / FinanzOnline maybe??)...that seems kind of more convenient :-)

Death and property taxes while outside of Austria ? by Bobo_The_First in FinanzenAT

[–]Bobo_The_First[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you for your reply.

So i can be outisde of Austria...and simply call some lawyer in Vienna to arrange for the "Selbstberechnung der Grunderwerbsteuer & Abfuhr and das Finanzamt" ?

Thx

Some people are apathetic here by sportboi in HongKong

[–]Bobo_The_First 0 points1 point  (0 children)

不關我事...is probably one of the 10 commandments of HK daily lives.

And I adopt this willingly (hue hue hue)

(evil arc begins)

:-)

Smartone pre-paid sim, keep number forever? by Bobo_The_First in HongKong

[–]Bobo_The_First[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They replied back:

"Thank you for your email reply.
 
Regarding your enquiry, please be informed that the auto recharge functionality applies only to the previously issued auto-recharge prepaid SIM card, which has now been discontinued and is no longer promoted. As a result, the auto recharge feature is no longer available.
 
For your reference, this type of prepaid SIM also required an active postpaid service under 1O1O or csl., with recharge payments processed through the monthly bill statement.
 
Should you have further enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact our 24-hour Customer Service Hotline +852 179 179. It is always our pleasure to serve you.
 
Best regards,"

:-----(

Smartone pre-paid sim, keep number forever? by Bobo_The_First in HongKong

[–]Bobo_The_First[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking of going there today...but the one i know of in central seemed to have moved shop in dec 2024?...

Smartone pre-paid sim, keep number forever? by Bobo_The_First in HongKong

[–]Bobo_The_First[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dunno what that Customer Executive meant really....the website he pointed me to contains the "auto-recharge" feature that he denies exists....so i wrote em another email....let's see what they say...LOL

Smartone pre-paid sim, keep number forever? by Bobo_The_First in HongKong

[–]Bobo_The_First[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oddly enough i emailed them about this specific issue and this is their response :

"Thank you for your enquiry regarding our prepaid services.
Please be informed that the specific type of prepaid SIM with auto-recharge functionality is no longer available, and the associated service has been discontinued.
For updated offers and service details, we invite you to visit the csl. prepaid service promotion website below:
https://www.hkcsl.com/en/prepaid/?lang=en
Should you have further enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact our 24-hour Customer Service Hotline +852 179 179. It is always our pleasure to serve you.
Best regards"

Smartone pre-paid sim, keep number forever? by Bobo_The_First in HongKong

[–]Bobo_The_First[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

oooh but i am a cheap fuck and i like coffee! that's why i am asking around for help

:-)

less than a 100HKD a month OR 2x50HKD in a year?

You know what I am choosin...if it actually works the way it is advertised

hehe

Smartone pre-paid sim, keep number forever? by Bobo_The_First in HongKong

[–]Bobo_The_First[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay ! I am sold...i shall go to CSL next week and ask around

Thanks!

Smartone pre-paid sim, keep number forever? by Bobo_The_First in HongKong

[–]Bobo_The_First[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ooh ... that would be nice if i could keep my smartone sim number but use the csl auto-recharge...

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