Tax & Legal News – Issue 1, January 2018
In this issue: PwC Reports, Official pronouncements, Tax Court Cases and From Europe
From PwC
US tax reform legislation signed by President Trump
Commission announces new guidelines to improve withholding tax procedure
Official Pronouncements
Final circular published by Federal Ministry of Finance on application of loss forfeiture rules
Ministry of Finance clarifies questions on the Investment Tax Act 2018
Limited taxpayers: withholding tax on cross-border licensing of software
Tax Court Cases
VAT treatment of call-off stocks
Assignment of players as gift to a football club
Input VAT Refund: transmission of scanned invoice copies
German exclusion from withholding tax relief in conflict with EU law? UPDATE
Commercial transactions between friends and recognition of losses
Expatriate exit taxation in violation of the Agreement for the Free Movement of Persons?
Tax Consolidation Groups: Compensation payments and failure to amend “old agreements” following Sec. 302 (4) Stock Corporation Act
Limited taxpayers: no add-back of fictitious business expenses without domestic branch
Full forfeiture of loss relief where more than 50% of the shares are transferred also unconstitutional?
Standard actuarial interest rate for pension provisions of 6 %: unconstitutional?
From Europe
German Anti-Treaty-Shopping Rule infringes EU law
Exemption of loss forfeiture for troubled businesses illicit state aid?
VAT: Divergent treatment of discounts on medicinal products violates EU law
Foreign Tax Act: Income adjustment in accordance with community law?
Compulsory content of invoices for purpose of deduction of input VAT
VAT: Supply of goods – Finance lease with option to purchase
