Tag: taxpayer
Harsh criticism of Heil’s plan to shift jurisdiction
Entrance area of a job center In the future, the employment agencies will be responsible for the professional integration of young recipients of citizen’s income. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Minister of…
Stable taxes, higher contributions for pensions and care: criticism of Lindner’s “marshalling yard”
Berlin The federal government’s plan to consolidate the federal budget in part at the expense of the contributors is causing considerable resentment in the economy and in social insurance. Employer…
NRW justice settles dispute with Hamburg investigative committee
Benjamin Limbach The committee of inquiry and the NRW Minister of Justice had exchanged numerous letters. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Cologne Escalation averted: The Hamburg investigative committee to clarify the cum-ex…
The head of the Cologne public prosecutor surprisingly throws down
Building of the public prosecutor’s office in Cologne Cologne The largest investigative authority in North Rhine-Westphalia, with around 600 employees, needs a new boss: the previous head of the authority,…
Allegations of sabotage from Hamburg hit North Rhine-Westphalia Minister of Justice
Dusseldorf The Ministry of Justice in North Rhine-Westphalia has been refusing to send important documents on the Cum-Ex tax scandal to Hamburg for a year. There, a committee of inquiry…
What can apps like Steuerbot and Taxfix do?
Tax helper app When things get complex, the applications reach their limits. Source: E+/Getty Images Frankfurt The preparation of a tax return takes hours, is bone-dry and complicated by impenetrable…
Taxpayer will facilitate the transition of customers to mandatory e-invoice
According to the communiqué published in the Official Gazette, the transition to e-Invoice becomes mandatory as of July 1, 2023 for businesses with a gross sales revenue of 3 million…
This is how the Greek tax office wins – with the help of a lottery
ATM Greece Card payments in Greece are easy for the tax authorities to record because all card terminals in Greece have to be networked with the financial authorities in real…
Investigators search German offices of investment bank Natixis
Financial district in Frankfurt Another crackdown on the Cum-Ex tax scandal. This time the German branches of the investment bank Natixis are being searched. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Around 60 public…
Are large corporations migrating from Switzerland because of the minimum tax?
Zurich Rarely has the anticipation of a big windfall been so subdued: the introduction of the OECD minimum tax of 15 percent means that the Swiss federal state and cantons…
Almost 100 million euros – Warburg Bank faced with further additional tax demands
Private bank MMWarburg & Co The Hamburg private bank could flourish with new additional tax demands. (Photo: IMAGO/Hanno Bode) Hamburg The Hamburger Warburg Bank, which was involved in the Cum-Ex…
UBS heralds the end of Credit Suisse
CreditSuisse The takeover should be completed in the next few days. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Zurich The major Swiss bank UBS wants to complete the integration of Credit Suisse within seven…
Hanno Berger sentenced to more than eight years in prison in the Cum-Ex trial
Hanno Berger in Wiesbaden In the second cum-ex trial against former tax attorney Hanno Berger, the Wiesbaden district court imposed a prison sentence of eight years and three months. (Photo:…
This is what investors should know about capital gains tax
Tax rules for investors What’s with the Taxation of income at home and abroad, ETFs and funds, life insurance or crypto coins important? Innovations that investors should know. (Photo: Imago)…
“Law firms are lagging behind when it comes to compliance”
Professor Lucia Sommerer In an interview, the legal scholar speaks about the convicted lawyer Hanno Berger. (Photo: Private) Cologne Lucia Sommerer is a German-American legal scholar with a research focus…
Former Freshfields star attorney to stand trial in September
Freshfields headquarters in Frankfurt’s Park Tower Along with Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance and Linklaters, Freshfields is one of only four law firms in the industry’s so-called magic circle. (Photo:…
Ex-Warburg boss Olearius must be in the dock from September
Private bank MM Warburg in Hamburg No money house is so in focus in the cum-ex scandal. With the trial of Christian Olearius, the work-up goes into the next round.…
Many ex-board members and a billion dollar scandal
Dusseldorf NRW-Landesbank WestLB has been history for eleven years. Devastating management failures contributed to its downfall. The institute was also involved in illegal cum-ex transactions. The Latin term describes stock…
Court sentences London stock exchange trader to suspended sentence
London skyline A London stock trader has been convicted in the cum-ex scandal. (Photo: dpa) Cologne The Bonn district court sentenced fund manager S. from England on Tuesday for aiding…
When the deadline for your tax expires
No stress for the tax return Various deadlines must be observed. (Photo: Stone/Getty Images) Frankfurt Filing the tax return or celebrating the start of the new year – some people…