30.04.2025 Tax treatment of shareholder loan granted to asset-managing ... A shareholder loan granted to an asset-managing partnership is not recognized from a tax point of view insofar as the company's loan liability is attributable to its shareholder for tax purposes (Section 39 (2) no. 2 of the German Fiscal Code). According to a recent decision of the Supreme Tax Court, the loan agreement neither leads to deductible income-related expenses for the borrower nor to income from capital assets for the lender but is rather considered a tax-neutral contribution. This would be different only in the case of commercially active partnerships. Categories: Supreme Tax Court casesKeywords: IFRS (Asset Management), partnership, sh ...
29.04.2025 Tax treatment of shareholder loan granted to asset-managing ... A shareholder loan granted to an asset-managing partnership is not recognized from a tax point of view insofar as the company's loan liability is attributable to its shareholder for tax purposes (Section 39 (2) no. 2 of the German Fiscal Code). According to a recent decision of the Supreme Tax Court, the loan agreement neither leads to deductible income-related expenses for the borrower nor to income from capital assets for the lender but is rather considered a tax-neutral contribution. This would be different only in the case of commercially active partnerships. Categories: Supreme Tax Court casesKeywords: IFRS (Asset Management), shareholder loa ...