13.06.2022 Supreme Tax Court decides the electricity tax relief constit ... In a recent ruling, the Supreme Tax Court decided that companies in difficulty are not eligible for electricity tax relief as provided for in Sec. 9b and Sec. 10 Electricity Tax Act. Such relief constitutes illegal State aid as set forth in Article 107 (1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The Supreme Tax Court was called for the first time to deal with this issue. Categories: Supreme Tax Court casesKeywords: illicit state aid, tax relief, electrici ...
30.03.2022 UPDATE: Federal Ministry of Finance publishes Tax Relief Bil ... Following the release on 23 February 2022 by the Committee of the Coalition Government of a paper entitled “10 Steps to Relieve our Country”, the Federal Ministry of Finance published the draft Tax Relief 2022 bill on 2 March 2022. Categories: Official Pronouncements, LegislationKeywords: Income Tax Act, tax relief, coal
04.06.2020 Government Coalition Committee agrees Crisis Management Pack ... In the night of 3-4 June, coalition partners CDU/CSU and SPD agreed on a crisis management package to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID 19 pandemic. Categories: Official PronouncementsKeywords: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Corporation tax, ...
08.05.2020 Government releases draft Corona – Tax Assistance Bill At its meeting on 6 May 2020, the Federal Cabinet adopted the Corona Tax Assistance Bill, which - with the exception of editorial changes - essentially corresponds to the Federal Ministry of Finance's original formulation. Categories: Official PronouncementsKeywords: Coronavirus (COVID-19), tax relief
14.04.2020 Further tax measures to assist people affected by the Corona ... In coordination with the Supreme Tax Authorities of the federal states ("Länder"), the Federal Ministry of Finance published further tax measures to assist those affected by the Corona crisis in its circular dated 9 April 2020. Categories: Official PronouncementsKeywords: Coronavirus (COVID-19), donations, tax r ...
