WTS in Germany

WTS Global Discussion Panel on Plastic Tax at high level Conference of the Packaging Industry on March 17./18., 2021

On 1 October 2020, the Federal Ministry of Finance issued a circular which finally reflects the jurisdiction of the Federal Fiscal Court regarding the definition of work deliveries as of 2013.

An overview of work-from-home tax regulations in Germany during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

To face economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, the standard VAT rate and the reduced VAT rate are adjusted for the period 1 July 2020 until 31 December 2020. 

In the  online seminar hosted by Deutsches Verpackunsinstitut (German Packaging Institute), WTS Germany experts and selected WTS Global experts will talk about the challenges that arise for companies in the course of introducing a tax on unrecycled packaging waste as of 1 January 2021.

Typification of the arm’s length principle also applicable to domestic transactions? A comparison of tax consequences in cross-border and domestic cases

An overview on the economic and crisis management package from the German black-red party coalition in response to the consequences of the Corona crisis

An overview of recent decisions of the German Federal Fiscal Court, the final OECD guidance and Germany's bilateral position

In Germany, employees of a foreign permanent establishment (PE) of a Germany-based company are taxable in Germany from day 1.

Measures include deferral, reduction of advance payments and waiver of enforcement measures

Comments on Pillar I

Teaser Video: Panel 3 at the WTS Global Tax Directors Meeting 2019

Klaus D. Hahne, Dr. Karen Möhlenkamp and Dr. Tom Offerhaus named Best Lawyers 2019

The German Ministry of Finance further extended the transition period to 1 January 2020

WTS's AI solution for optimizing customs functions

The draft was published in order for interested parties to comment and may be altered before its final publication at the beginning of next year

The government and the tax authorities are attempting to combat VAT evasion

The German legislator has concrete plans to implement new wording in German law

With publication in the Federal Law Gazette of 02.01.2018, the Ministry of Finance (BMF) has issued an ordinance amending the Energy Tax and Electricity Tax Implementing Ordinance

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