Tag: Corporate taxation
Companies in Germany pay a particularly large amount to the state
car factory in Zwickau According to an IW study, companies in Germany have paid more taxes than anywhere else in recent years. (Photo: IMAGO/Kirchner Media) Berlin Corporate tax revenue in…
CDU wants higher taxes for top earners
CDU party leader Friedrich Merz In the grand coalition, the Christian Democrats had categorically ruled out tax increases. Now the position seems to be changing. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The CDU…
More and more German companies are leaving for cost reasons
metal worker Energy-intensive companies in particular have to struggle with the comparatively high energy costs in Germany. (Photo: Photothek/Getty Images) Berlin German companies are increasingly relocating their business abroad. 32…
The big tax dispute – who in Germany is really being attacked by the tax authorities
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner Tax policy is the major point of conflict in the traffic light coalition. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner (FDP) is exposed…
This is how couples with stock market losses save on taxes
Married couples can save taxes on the stock exchange By offsetting gains and losses, the tax burden as a couple can decrease. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Frankfurt In good times and bad…
US President Biden wants higher taxes for the rich and companies
Joe Biden arriving in Philadelphia on Thursday The President outlines his budget plans. However, Congress decides on the budget. (Photo: Reuters) Philadelphia US President Joe Biden wants to tax companies…
A sensible alternative to buying back your own shares
iPhone models Manufacturer Apple was the largest share buyback last year. (Photo: IMAGO/AFLO) Last year, US corporations bought back their own shares for almost a trillion dollars and retired most…
The SPD is going astray in terms of tax policy
Saskia Esken and Kevin Kuehnert The SPD chairwoman and her general secretary are calling for more taxes for higher incomes. (Photo: imago images/Future Image) Berlin As if in a continuous…
Higher VAT? Advance of the FDP causes trouble in the traffic light
A week later, VAT is actually being discussed in Germany. The reason is a push by the FDP parliamentary group for a fundamental tax reform. In a paper by the…
Lindner is working on tax relief for companies
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance wants to reform corporate taxes. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) is preparing a comprehensive reform of corporate taxes. Experts in…
Lindner is working on tax relief for companies
Christian Lindner The Federal Minister of Finance wants to reform corporate taxes. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) is preparing a comprehensive reform of corporate taxes. Experts in…
FDP calls for tax cuts in response to US subsidies
Berlin While the right reaction to the US government’s multi-billion dollar subsidy program is still being negotiated at European level, the FDP parliamentary group is now presenting proposals. In a…
Bitcoin and Co.: Doubts about crypto taxation
Bitcoin It was not until 2022 that the Federal Ministry of Finance published specific instructions for the tax offices on how crypto profits should be taxed. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Some…
Why Germany is not making progress in digitization
Desperate woman with paper mess The state demands a lot without creating the digital infrastructure. (Photo: imago stock&people) Berlin For people with their own property, time is running out: At…
GDP forecast 2023: Federal government expects little growth
Robert Habeck, Olaf Scholz and Christian Lindner The traffic light coalition partners expect no more recession for 2023. (Photo: IMAGO/Metodi Popov) Berlin In its latest economic forecast, the federal government…
Federal government expects only minimally more unemployment in 2023, investments are expected to stagnate
Robert Habeck, Olaf Scholz and Christian Lindner The traffic light coalition partners expect no more recession for 2023. (Photo: IMAGO/Metodi Popov) Berlin In its latest economic forecast, the federal government…
6 major injustices for taxpayers in Germany
wealth in Germany Wealthy by will: Expensive real estate in particular makes heirs rich. (Photo: plainpicture/Alexander Sommer) Berlin Right at the beginning of the year, a tax dispute is brewing…
The 6 biggest tax injustices
Real estate in Hamburg Almost everywhere in Germany, the taxes for real estate buyers have risen, sometimes sharply. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Right at the beginning of the year, a tax…
Habeck wants more investments through tax breaks
industrial robot The federal government wants to see more investments in the transformation of the economy. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In international comparison, German companies invest little in new technologies, machines…
The state does not have a revenue problem, but a distribution problem
Lars Klingbeil The SPD boss wants to ask the rich to pay more. (Photo: dpa) The SPD wants to develop a new tax concept. Party leader Lars Klingbeil has already…