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Lockdown – New voucher scheme for cancelled events

The general lockdown resulted in the cancellation of a considerable number of events for which tickets had already been sold. In the legislation to […]

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Employers bound by collective agreements – Court sets new standards for when employment contracts are newly concluded

Collective agreements are binding and employers may not dilute them by means of reference clauses. As a result of a ruling by the Federal Labour Court […]

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Refunds of German VAT for 2019 – Pay attention to deadlines

Businesses based in a foreign country and that themselves do not owe any VAT here in Germany can have the VAT that they have paid in Germany […]

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Liability of Deutsche Post for delayed deliveries

If the post office, despite an agreed delivery deadline, delivers a letter that is evidently time-sensitive too late then the post office can be […]

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Second German Coronavirus Tax-Related Assistance Act – Measures for businesses

In view of the continuing coronavirus crisis, on 3.6.2020, Germany’s Coalition Committee agreed a comprehensive package of measures to boost economic […]

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Check-the-box in Germany, too – Partnerships will be able to opt for corporation tax in the future

The package of measures to boost economic recovery, overcome the crisis and provide a future-focused stimulus, which was passed by the German federal […]

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Changes in the area of transfer pricing rules – Part II: Approach for precisely defining the arm’s length principle

As already described in Part 1, important changes in the area of transfer pricing rules along with the EU’s Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) are […]

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Tax benefit for energy-related building measures – Level of funding, eligibility criteria and model certificates

Since the start of the year, a tax benefit has been applicable under Section 35c of the German Income Tax Act (Einkommenssteuergesetz, EStG) for […]

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Patent law – The reform aimed at creating patents valid throughout the EU is close to completion

Up to now, patents have had to be separately registered in each individual EU country even though there is a European Patent Office. It was not […]

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Protection against dismissal for data protection officers

According to the Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht, BAG) a reduction in the workforce will result in the special protection against dismissal […]

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