Categories: Legislation (85 found)

  1. 14.01.2025

    Service providers to report crypto-asset transactions as of ...

    To adopt the EU requirements on automatic exchange of information under Directive for Administration Cooperation (DAC) to extend to the reporting by crypto-asset service providers on transactions (transfer or exchange) of crypto-assets, the Federal Ministry of Finance (MoF) published a draft bill for a DAC8 Implementation Act (DAC8-draft) on 4 November 2024 which is to come into force on 1 January 2026.

    Categories: Legislation
    Keywords: reporting obligation, crypto transfer
  2. 20.12.2024

    Update: Former coalition parties to agree on a light version ...

    Social Democrats (SPD), the Green Party (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) and the Liberals (FDP) have unexpectedly agreed on the implementation of selected measures from the Act for the Further Development of Tax Law (Tax Development Act) already before the early general election in February 2025. Politically highly controversial initiatives, above all the planned introduction of a national reporting obligation for tax structures, are not part of this settlement.

    Categories: Legislation
    Keywords: Tax Reporting, child benefit
  3. 20.12.2024

    Tax & Legal Newsflash

    On December 19, 2024, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) held, that it breaches the free movement of capital under Art. 63 TFEU, if WHT is refunded only to residents being in a loss-making position whereas a refund is not granted to non-residents being in a foreign loss-making position (case C-601/23, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. vs. Diputación Foral de Bizkaia). This judgment confirms, on the hand, the validity of the decision in the Sofina case (C-575/17, November 22, 2018) for which it was unclear whether it established general principles of CJEU jurisprudence for the future. On the other hand, the current judgment extends the Sofina principles to cases where WHT is also withheld on dividends paid to domestic recipients.

    Categories: Legislation, Tax & Legal Newsflash
    Keywords: Gesetzgebung, legislation
  4. 09.12.2024

    German Pillar 2 Tax Amendment Act published

    On 5 December 2024, the Federal Ministry of Finance published a second draft of the German Pillar 2 Tax Amendment Act (hereinafter referred to as “the draft act”) for feedback by 31 January 2025 as part of the consultation process. In addition to the aspects already included in the first draft [Newsflash, March 21, 2023], this second draft includes further amendments – inter alia – by implementing the OECD Administrative Guidance from June 2024. Furthermore, the draft act foresees that other provisions concerning international taxation are to be repealed. These include inter alia the license barrier rule under Sec. 4j of the German Income Tax Act, a rule foreseeing the non-deduction of so-called special business expenses according to Sec. 4i German Income Tax Act and the CFC taxation rule ...

    Categories: Legislation, Tax & Legal Newsflash
    Keywords: Gesetzgebung, Pillar Two
  11. 07.06.2024

    Federal Cabinet approves government draft of the Finance Act ...

    At its meeting on 5 June 2024, the Federal Cabinet adopted a government draft for the Finance Act 2024 (FA 2024). Despite numerous revisions, the material amendments from the original draft from 8 May 2024 have been limited. The main changes are shown in italics and red in the following summary of the government draft in italics and red.

    Categories: Official Pronouncements, Tax & Legal New ...
    Keywords: Real Estate, trade tax, General Tax Code ...
  12. 05.06.2024

    Update: Federal Ministry of Finance publishes draft bill for ...

    On 17 May 2024, the Federal Ministry of Finance (MoF) sent a draft bill for the Finance Act 2024 (FA 2024) to the professional associations for comments by 24 May 2024. The draft has now also been published on the MoF website. The law is intended to implement changes to various areas of German tax law which need adjustment. The focus is on adjustments required by EU law and case law of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the German Federal Constitutional Court, and the German Supreme Tax Court. Furthermore, follow-up amendments to previous legislative changes will be made. This blog summarises the key content. - Meanwhile the Federal Cabinet has approved the draft bill (see Update further below at the end of this post).

    Categories: Official Pronouncements, Legislation
    Keywords: real estate transfer tax, trade tax, Reo ...
  19. 08.01.2024

    Financing for the Future Act introduces SPACs into German la ...

    On 14 December 2023, the Financing for the Future Act (Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz, ZuFinG) entered into force. The law contains numerous new features and changes to German stock corporation law, such as the (re-)introduction of dual-class shares and crypto share (for details, see our blog of 8 December 2023). Importantly, the ZuFinG also introduces the so-called "Börsenmantelaktiengesellschaft", which brings in the model of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) into German law.

    Categories: Tax & Legal News, Legislation
    Keywords: Public Companies Act
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