What does it mean? If there is a detrimental change of shareholders (change of more than 50% of the shareholders), the losses accumulated so far are lost. One way to avoid this is to apply for a continuation-linked loss carryforward. Requirements The prerequisite for this is that the essential core of the activity does …
The following is a brief overview of the #tax #benefits in the area of electric vehicles: Advantages for employees Free or reduced-price charging of the batteries of electric or hybrid electric vehicles at the employer’s premises is tax-exempt according to ยง 3 no. 46 EStG (German income tax act) if …
What do the accounting and recording obligations cover? Basically, a distinction is made between the accounting obligation under commercial law and the accounting obligation under tax law. Every merchant within the meaning of the HGB (German commercial Act) who has to prepare a commercial balance sheet is subject to the accounting …
As of July 1, 2021, significant changes in the area of VAT have come into effect as part of the implementation of the so-called VAT digital package. The provision of Section 3c UStG previously known as “mail order delivery” will now be renamed “intra-community distance selling”. The place of supply …
Under certain circumstances, the recipient of a construction service (all services that serve the construction, repair, maintenance, alteration or removal of structures) must withhold a 15% deduction from the consideration.Excluded are planning services, e.g. of architects, structural engineers, civil engineers and surveyors, as well as pure services for the supervision of construction, …
Gifts to employees are generally benefits which, according to the assumption of the tax office, are made on the basis of the employment relationship. Accordingly, the actual value of the gift is taxable. However, if the gift is merely a gift from the employee on the occasion of a personal event …
The use of a company vehicle by the entrepreneur for private purposes means an advantage for him in his private sphere for tax purposes. This is because it may save him the expense of purchasing his own vehicle for private purposes or other non-business purposes (e.g. journeys within the scope …
In principle, entrepreneurs are obliged to issue invoices for the supplies they make or other services they provide. The VAT Act stipulates what information an invoice must contain. If the information is incorrect, the receiving entrepreneur is denied the right to a refund of VAT. In principle, the full name …
Employment contracts between a GmbH and its shareholder-director are regularly a red rag in the context of tax audits and possibly subsequent court proceedings. The tax authorities assume that the managing director’s salary is excessive unless certain conditions are met. The tax authorities regard this as abusive, as they assume …
There are different ways of buying and selling a company. Depending on how it is done, the procedures will be different and, as with everything, there are always advantages and disadvantages, so it is necessary to have very clear objectives in order to choose the most convenient option. In this …