Overview Corona Emergency Aid (“Corona Soforthilfe”) could be applied for by companies and solo self-employed persons in the period from March 27, 2020 to May 31, 2020. Starting in mid-June 2021, all Corona Emergency Aid recipients who have not yet submitted a response will receive an email inviting them to submit a response and containing the information and links for […]
The German Federal Government extends Überbrückungshilfe III (Bridging Assistance III) until end of September 2021. According to a press release issued by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy on June 9, 2021, the German government is therefore extending Überbrückungshilfe III for affected companies and solo self-employed persons until September 30, 2021 as Überbrückungshilfe III Plus. Funding conditions will […]
The German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) is extending the existing tax equity measures in their temporal scope due to the effects of the coronavirus. Selected contents of the BMF letter dated March 18, 2021 are presented below: Deferral of taxes Taxpayers who are directly and not insignificantly negatively affected by the pandemic can apply for a deferral of taxes […]
Background The Act on Tax Subsidies for Research and Development (R&D) (Forschungszulagengesetz – FZulG) of December 14, 2019, introduced a new tax-based research and development subsidy in the form of a R&D allowance. The tax incentive thereby joins the well-developed project funding landscape and is intended to strengthen Germany as an investment location and to stimulate the research activities of […]
Background The so called One-Stop-Shop procedure (OSS) recently adopted as part of the German Annual Tax Act 2020 will replace the current VAT Mini-One-Stop-Shop (MOSS) procedure as of July 1, 2021. The current MOSS procedure is a special procedure that allows an entrepreneur to centrally pay VAT amounts due in other EU countries. In this way, registration in several member […]
Taking advantage of tax benefits: e-bikes Background Over the last few years, electric bicycles (e-bikes or ebikes) in particular have become increasingly popular alongside classic bicycles. At the beginning of 2015, there were still electric bikes in 1.5 million households. At the beginning of 2020, 4.3 million households in Germany already owned at least one electric bike. This means that […]
Background A number of our international clients work in Germany for a Germany-based company but their families live in another EU country. Question is how this is being income taxed in Germany and the other EY country, as well as in which country social security obligations have to be made. We look for answers. Example The situation A typical case […]
Not to miss: Application for waiver of property tax only possible until March 31, 2021 Due to current events, we would like to inform you that it is possible to reduce the property tax for 2020 retrospectively within the scope of a waiver application. The following requirements must be met: You are the owner of a developed property You rent […]
From Jan 1, 2021: Depreciation on computer hardware and software over 1 year possible BACKGROUND Computer hardware and software are subject to increasingly rapid change due to rapid technological progress. However, the normal useful life, which is the basis for depreciation in accordance with Section 7 of the German Income Tax Act (EStG), has not been reviewed for these assets […]
