15. Dezember 2023 Bundesrat approves a partial implementation of the Growth Op ... On 15 December 2023, the Bundesrat approved the partial implementation of the contents of the Growth Opportunities Act in the Act to Promote the Secondary Credit Market. This includes changes to the interest limitation rule and adjustments resulting from the introduction of the Act for the Modernisation of Partnerships. Kategorien: Official Pronouncements, LegislationSchlagwörter: real estate transfer tax, thin capitalis ...
07. November 2023 Joint decrees: Attribution of real estate for the supplement ... On 16 October 2023, the long-awaited joint decrees (issued by the Supreme Tax Authorities of the Federal States) on the attribution of real estate for the purposes of the taxation of share deals (Section 1 (2a) to (3a) RETTA) became available. These adopt the previous case law of the Supreme Tax Court from 1 January 2021 (II R 44/18) and 14 December 2022 (II R 40/20) and illustrate the legal opinion with examples. Kategorien: Official PronouncementsSchlagwörter: Real Estate, real estate transfer tax, R ...
01. September 2023 Merger of church parishes followed by formation of new paris ... If a new church parish is established by merging several church parishes, real estate transfer tax is payable if the original parishes held shares in real estate-owning GmbHs and these GmbH shares are all in the hands of the newly established church parish after the merger. The Supreme Tax Court decided that this also applies if those GmbHs operate charitable institutions such as hospitals or retirement homes. Kategorien: Supreme Tax Court casesSchlagwörter: real estate transfer tax, property compa ...
10. Juli 2023 Discussion draft for a law amending the Real Estate Transfer ... The Federal Ministry of Finance has sent the Federal States (“the Länder”) a draft bill to amend the Real Estate Transfer Tax Act for discussion. The main points of this bill are set out below: However, the draft may still be subject to changes in the discussion process or may even fail altogether. Kategorien: Tax & Legal News, LegislationSchlagwörter: Real Estate, real estate transfer tax, s ...
26. Juli 2021 Purchase of land by trustee and transfer of exploitation rig ... The Supreme Tax Court, in a most recent decision, has again stated that in the case of the purchase of a property from a third party, which is held by a trustee for the trustor as the subsequent acquirer of the site, real estate transfer tax will arise twofold. Kategorien: Supreme Tax Court casesSchlagwörter: real estate transfer tax, exploitation r ...
10. Mai 2021 Bundesrat approves the law amending the Real Estate Transfer ... On 07 May 2021, the Bundesrat approved the law amending the Real Estate Transfer Tax Act. Kategorien: LegislationSchlagwörter: Share Deals, real estate transfer tax
13. Februar 2020 Tax exemption for group restructurings under Section 6a Real ... The tax exemption from real estate transfer tax (RETT) in the event of restructuring within a group under Section 6a of the Real Estate Transfer Tax Act (RETTA) does not constitute State Aid prohibited by EU law. Kategorien: Supreme Tax Court casesSchlagwörter: Spin-off, real estate transfer tax, merg ...
22. Januar 2020 Real estate transfer tax: cancellation of a real estate tran ... In its decision of 4 November 2009 (II B 48/19), published on 16 January 2020, the Supreme Tax Court held that Section 16(1) No. 2 Real Estate Transfer Act (“RETT Act”) did not provide for a time limit for the cancellation of purchase transactions. The special limitation period set out in Section 16 (4) RETT related to the cancellation of the agreement itself and not to the date on which an application was made to cancel the RETT assessment. Kategorien: Supreme Tax Court casesSchlagwörter: real estate transfer tax, limitation per ...
06. November 2019 UPDATE. Federal Cabinet adopts Real Estate Transfer Tax Amen ... On 31 July 2019, the Federal Cabinet adopted the government draft of the "Real Estate Transfer Tax Amendment Act". Kategorien: LegislationSchlagwörter: real estate transfer tax, RETT, Finance ...
21. Dezember 2018 European Court of Justice: RETT exemption on conversions not ... Back in June 2017 we informed you of the Supreme Tax Court's referral to the European Court of Justice of the question as to whether the RETT exemption on conversions(Section 6a Real Estate Transfer Tax Act) constitutes illicit State Aid. Kategorien: European Court of JusticeSchlagwörter: real estate transfer tax, illicit state ...
20. Juni 2017 Supreme Tax Court to refer question to European Court of Jus ... On 30 May 2017 the Supreme Tax Court decided to refer to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) the question of whether the real estate transfer tax (RETT) exemption on conversions - in Section 6a Real Estate Transfer Tax Act - constitutes illegal state aid. Kategorien: Supreme Tax Court casesSchlagwörter: real estate transfer tax, state aid, Eur ...
21. Juli 2015 Real estate transfer tax on share transfers unconstitutional The Constitutional Court has held the set calculation of the value of the land held by a company when assessing the transfer of the company’s shares to real estate transfer tax to be unconstitutional. The government has been given until June 30, 2016 to enact a different formula, to be applied retroactively to January 1, 2009. Kategorien: PwC ReportsSchlagwörter: property, real estate transfer tax, valu ...
18. März 2015 Sole shareholder for RETT despite own shares held by company The Supreme Tax Court has held that real estate transfer tax falls due on the acquisition by a company of its own shares if only one other shareholder remains. Kategorien: Supreme Tax Court casesSchlagwörter: share transfer, real estate transfer tax ...
08. Oktober 2014 Future obligation not chargeable to real estate transfer tax The Supreme Tax Court has held that the acceptance by the acquirer of a plot of building land of an obligation to contribute towards the cost of building a kindergarten is not part of the consideration subject to real estate transfer tax if the obligation was not due at the time of the conveyance. Kategorien: Supreme Tax Court casesSchlagwörter: real estate transfer tax, plot, building ...
19. Juni 2013 No RETT if indirect change in partnership incomplete The Supreme Tax Court has granted a taxpayer’s appeal against a real estate transfer tax assessment on the grounds that an indirect change in the shareholdings in the members of a property owning partnership was less than a complete change of interest in the partnership. Kategorien: Supreme Tax Court casesSchlagwörter: real estate transfer tax, RETT
29. Mai 2013 Real estate transfer tax basis reduced if conveyancing costs ... The Supreme Tax Court has held that an agreement that the seller bear the legal costs of concluding and registering the conveyance leads to a corresponding reduction in the basis for charging real estate transfer tax. However, this does not apply in respect of the tax itself. Kategorien: Supreme Tax Court casesSchlagwörter: real estate transfer tax, conveyance
10. August 2011 Real estate transfer tax on capital contribution of shares t ... The Supreme Tax Court has again held that the real estate transfer tax due on a contribution of a shareholding in another company is to be written off as a current operating expense. Kategorien: Supreme Tax Court casesSchlagwörter: contributions, real estate transfer tax, ...
22. Juni 2011 Real estate transfer tax on share accumulation is an immedia ... The Supreme Tax Court has settled a long-standing dispute within the profession on the capitalisation or immediate write off of the real estate transfer tax payable when at least 95% of the share capital of a property-owning company is accumulated in one hand. Kategorien: Supreme Tax Court casesSchlagwörter: real estate transfer tax, share accumula ...
20. April 2011 Real estate transfer tax on share acquisitions unconstitutio ... The Supreme Tax Court has asked the Constitutional Court for a ruling on the conformity with the constitution of the real estate transfer tax valuation provisions applicable to share transfers. Kategorien: Supreme Tax Court casesSchlagwörter: share transfer, real estate transfer tax ...