The German Government has adopted draft anti-avoidance legislation intended to make it more difficult for domestic taxpayers to avoid tax through the use of “mailbox companies in tax havens.” The
Zurich Cantonal Bank, Switzerland’s largest cantonal bank, has reached an “amicable” agreement with the German authorities to settle a dispute relating to undeclared accounts held by German taxpayers. In a
Germany’s upper house of Parliament, the Bundesrat, has approved a bill to tighten the eligibility criteria for inheritance tax exemptions for family-owned companies. The changes mean that inheritance tax exemptions
The German Cabinet has approved a tax incentive bill intended to encourage the construction of new affordable-rent apartments to address a growing housing shortage in Germany. According to the Finance
Australia and Germany have signed a new double tax agreement (DTA) that lowers withholding tax rates on cross-border income and introduces new anti-abuse and prevention of non-taxation rules. The new
On the eve of the recent G20 summit the UK and German governments released a statement. This1 has significant implications for the UK’s Patent Box tax regime. The statement, which
