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Up to now, under Section 14c (1) of the VAT Act (Umsatzsteuergesetz, UstG), businesses have been obliged to pay VAT to their local tax offices even in […]

Recently, a number of new court rulings with respect to private sales transactions involving real estate were disclosed. The courts ruled on whether […]

The distinction between a bridge loan and a reorganisation loan plays a fundamental role in business financing. In the following section we first […]

While in the first report in our multi-part series of articles we provided a basic overview of sustainability reporting in accordance with the EU’s […]

On 26.2.2024 and previously on 18.12.2023, EU member states agreed on packages of further sanctions (no. 13 and no.12) against Russia. A particular […]

When stakes in a partnership are sold, besides a fixed purchase price, the contracting parties sometimes also agree variable purchase price components […]

Recently, the Hanover District Court had to rule on the consequences of a dispute at a hotel pool. The subject of the dispute was the poolside sun […]

In the following section we provide an overview of the amendments made to the Growth Opportunities Act within the framework of the outcomes agreed as […]

The EU passed the so-called Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) with a view to improving and further developing sustainability […]

The chatbot ChatGPT was launched by OpenAI, a US American company, in November 2022. Since then, such so-called large language models (generative […]

The liability of the executive bodies of corporations is a matter that routinely keeps the courts busy. Where there are several managing directors the […]

These days, bank transactions are being performed more and more frequently via smartphones or PCs. Admittedly, the credit institutions regularly place […]

From 2025, Germany’s public sector will also be generally subject to VAT. This will affect, among others, schools and day nurseries. The Finance […]

Even though it is understandable that companies usually want to hold on to their customers for as long as possible, nevertheless, the principle that […]

The different tax treatment of a situation in two disparate states can lead to the creation of structures that induce undertaxation. In 2021 already, […]

Through the 2024 German Budget Financing Act, which came into force on 1.1.2024, lawmakers approved changes related to the electricity tax and […]

Real estate owners had until 31.1.2023 to submit a real estate tax return as at the date of the main assessment of 1.2.2022. The reassessed real […]

Section 6(5) sentence 3 of the Income Tax Act (Einkommenssteuergesetz, EStG) legally specifies that in the case of the transfer of an asset between […]

Against a background of persistent inflation and higher interest rates, the question of the real value of the goodwill on a balance sheet has gained […]

Many employers try to create motivation and retention incentives for employees via attractive remuneration packages that go beyond traditional salary […]