Comment by CapitalistCartr

2 hours ago

It does no longer pay to be clever with solar panels; they're too cheap. Angle not quite right? Add a couple extra. Summer vs. Winter? Add a couple extra.

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cyberpunk  2 hours ago

Except in germany where if you install too many you get classed as an energy company and have to pay extra tax. yay.

  • majoe  20 minutes ago

    Your post sounds like there is some strange rule regarding taxation of solar installations, but it is (or rather was) just treated as any other income from commercial operation.

    - If you have any income from commercial operation (selling stuff) you are required to declare that, when doing your taxes.

    - When selling electricity you're not so much classified as an energy company, but fall under similar taxation rules as a company. This also means you can get the VAT back, you paid when buying panels, inverters etc.

    - Since 2023 solar installations smaller than 30 kWp are completely exempt from this taxation scheme. This means you're not paying any VAT, when buying equipment for your solar installations and don't have to declare the revenue.

    - You can get around the 30 kWp limit under some circumstances by having multiple separate installations.

    - Parent post is talking about an off-grid installation, which would be exempt anyway, because there is no revenue from selling electricity.

    The tax exemption from 2023 was a very welcome move by SPD and the Green party to reduce bureaucracy regarding solar installations and I think the 30 kWp is pretty reasonable

    Would be interesting to see, how other countries are handling this.

  • filmor  1 hour ago

    You don't get "classed as an energy company", you just have to pay taxes on the money you make from selling the energy. This starts at 30 kWp (up to that size, the income is tax free), which is very likely more than what you could put on a private home.