The Annual Tax Act 2022 (JStG 2022) is a typical article law consisting of more than 100 individual regulations across the board in tax law. It also contains important plans by the traffic light coalition to ease the tax burden on citizens. In doing so, it is also responding to the results of court rulings and to EU requirements. The […]
Background According to the legislator, the recently introduced one-time energy price allowance (“Energiepreispauschale”; hereinafter referred to as “EPP”) of EUR 300 is intended to relieve those groups of the population who typically incur travel costs in connection with their income generation and who are heavily burdened by the current energy price development. The EPP is generally taxable, so that the […]
Background To be attractive especially for sought-after specialists, employers increasingly offer the possibility to work abroad temporarily or even permanently, i.e. to work literally “borderless”. This applies not only to German but also to foreign employers. In our consulting practice, we have received an increasing number of inquiries on this topic, especially since the start of the Corona pandemic. In […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 January 1, 2021, certain questionnaires for tax registration must be submitted electronically Taxpayers must provide the relevant tax office with further information on the legal and factual circumstances relevant to taxation within one month of opening an agricultural, forestry or commercial business or commencing a freelance activity. Regulation until December 31, 2020 Previously, when notifying the opening of a […]
