In its ruling dated September 28, 2022 (VIII R 20/20), the Federal Fiscal Court (BFH) decided, contrary to the previous opinion of the tax authorities, that a resolution on an incongruent distribution of a limited liability...more
The German legislator is currently introducing a large number of tax law changes in various draft bills. This article provides an overview of the most important planned changes. The draft Annual Tax Act 2024 (JStG 2024)...more
The Federal Cabinet adopted the government draft of an Annual Tax Act 2024 (JStG 2024) on June 5, 2024. The government draft largely corresponds to the draft bill of May 17, 2024 and contains a large number of very different...more
On May 14, 2024, ECOFIN agreed on the Directive on Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes (so-called FASTER Directive) after numerous adjustments to the EU Commission's proposal for a directive from June last...more
As part of the legislative process, the Federal Council (Bundesrat) convened the Mediation Committee at the end of November 2023.
For this reason, some regulations that were initially provided for in the Growth Opportunities...more
The German legislator is currently planning a number of changes that will have a significant impact on taxpayers, including, in particular, the Act to Strengthen Growth Opportunities, Investment and Innovation as well as Tax...more
On August 16, 2023, the German federal cabinet approved the government draft bill to implement Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 to ensure global minimum taxation and further accompanying measures (Minimum Tax Directive...more