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Germany VAT - VAT Grouping: Final Verdict of the German Federal Fiscal Court in Finanzamt - Monthly Indirect Tax Alert – January...

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The issue of the taxability of intra-group supplies in the context of a VAT group has been of concern to taxpayers for many years. The starting point was the question of whether a VAT group existed between a foundation under...more

Hogan Lovells

German withholding taxes in “total buy-out” IP agreements

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In a recently published decision, the German Federal Tax Court (Bundesfinanzhof, BFH) clarified for the first time that a remuneration for the complete transfer of rights in the context of a “total buy out” against a one-off...more

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Extraordinary profits created under restructurings according to German law – to be exempt or not to be exempt, that is the...

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Recently the German legislature passed a new law, exempting extraordinary profits created by the waiver of claims under restructurings from income tax liability. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Compliance and Liability Provisions for Online Marketplaces With German Business – Far Reaching New German Government Proposal

On August 10, 2018, the German government officially filed a new tax bill with the German parliament that is directed against VAT avoidance relating to supplies of goods with a German nexus over electronic ("online")...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"No Gains, Just Pain: Increasingly Uncomfortable Taxation Environment for Private Equity Executives’ Compensation"

Arguing that their compensation should count as capital gains — since it derives from the appreciation in value of portfolio companies — private equity executives in Europe generally have been taxed under the more favorable...more

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