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Germany imposes certain taxes on profits of domestic and foreign corporations with a tax representation in Germany. There are federal taxes such as corporation income tax (tax rate: 15%) and solidarity surplus charge (tax rate: 5,5% on corporation income tax …

American tax rules are complex for US taxpayers, but they can also be confusing for others who spend time working in the US or have US investments. Let’s take a closer look at some of the more common tax situations …

In Germany resident spouses will be jointly assessed for income tax purposes unless they opt for seperate assessment. Joint assessment decreases the tax burden if one spouse’s income is highrer than that of the other spouse. If a spouse qualifies for …

In general expatriates moving to Germany are interested in their tax situation. For people with high income this is understandable. However, foreign employees and their employers should not ignore social security obligations in Germany. There are certain issues to be …

Sometimes employees receive wage payments by third parties. This happens within company groups or through benefits granted by business partners.        This occurs, for example, in the following cases: discounts granted by business partners (for example: discounts on …

In regelmäßigen Abständen berichten wir über die Arbeit der Europäischen Kommission. Eine der erklärten Ziele der Kommission ist der Bürokratieabbau. In diesem Zusammenhang ist auf die Agenda vom 19.05.2015 zur Verbesserung der europäischen Rechtsetzung hinzuweisen. Es geht dabei um mehr …

Immer wieder versuchen unseriöse Unternehmen mit zweifelhaften Angeboten nichtsahnenden Unternehmen oder Privatpersonen das Geld aus der Tasche zu ziehen. Dabei verwenden einige „Anbieter“ sehr professionell gemachte, offiziell wirkende Schreiben. Über ein entsprechendes Angebot informiert die Bundessteuerberaterkammer. Irreführendes Datenbankangebot Europäisches Zentralregister …