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Legal advice
Dismissal protection proceedings: Does the employee have a duty to provide information regarding job offers?
A lawsuit by an employee against the employer to protect against dismissal is always accompanied by a high cost risk for the employer. If it turns out at the end of the often lengthy proceedings that the termination was invalid, the employment relationship is not terminated. But what is much…
Surprise mail from the tax office – where did they get the information about my foreign account?
Today, the German tax office can access high-quality data on foreign accounts and systematically evaluate this data. The Federal Central Tax Office is currently evaluating 1.1 million messages from this data exchange. We are currently experiencing the effects of implementing this data exchange. After the first measures of data exchange…
Quarantine, who pays the salary?
The second wave is just rolling in – there is currently no improvement in sight. In this context the questions arise, whether the employer must continue to pay the remuneration during a quarantinewhether he/she may be entitled to a refund orwhether he also has to pay if the employee returns…
Will Turkey become the new Switzerland?
To the topic data exchange (with Turkey) the Bavarian broadcast reports on the topic “tax evasion: Turkey also reports soon account data” on B5 aktuell, as well as the BR24 App. The contribution is based on an interview on the current situation with Dr. Christopher Arendt, specialist lawyer for tax…
Data exchange with Turkey: voluntary disclosure protects against prosecution
In the middle of this year, the Federal Ministry of Finance declared that the Automatic Exchange of Information (AIA) will be expanded to include new countries from autumn 2020. The focus will be on data exchange with Turkey. We have therefore asked Dr. Christopher Arendt, attorney, tax law specialist and…
No short-time work compensation without German company headquarters?
Recently, there has been an increasing number of inquiries from concerned clients who employ employees in Germany subject to social security contributions but do not have a registered office in Germany. This is usually due to notifications from the German Employment Agency which, referring to the lack of a company…
Tax consulting
Überbrückungshilfe III / Bridging Assistance III – Background Information & Overview
Überbrückungshilfe/ Bridging assistance -improved, expanded and topped up! We have summarized the most important points for you in the following text. A term sheet and annex have been published for Überbrückungshilfe/ Bridging Assistance III, as well as an overview of the planned simplifications and increases to Bridging Assistance III. The…
VAT change & adjustments: Return to 19% or 7% from 01.01.2021!
On 31.12.2020 the low tax phase of the VAT ended. For all transactions carried out from 01.01.2021, the former VAT rates of 19% or 7% will apply again. However, the reduced rate of 7% will be applied to restaurant and catering services (excluding beverages) in the period from 01.01.2021 to…
Corona crisis – Working from home: Home office & Co – what rules apply?
In order to contain the corona pandemic and reduce social contacts – also in the work environment – the Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales/ German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS) has issued the Corona-Arbeitsschutzverordnung/ Corona Occupational Health and Safety Ordinance (Corona-ArbSchV). This also contains regulations on home…
Airbnb – The tax office knows who you rented to last summer!
The Bayerische Rundfunk reports on the topic of “Airbnb” in its article “Airbnb landlords targeted by tax investigators” on B5 aktuell and the BR24 app. Dr. Christopher Arendt, specialist tax lawyer at ACCONSIS explains: What led to the current situation? How can the tax office determine that I have generated…
What are the changes in 2021?
The new year brings with it a number of changes in payroll tax and social security law. We have summarized the most relevant changes in 2021 for you here. Here are the most important facts and key data: Increase in the general minimum wageElimination of solidarity surchargeElectromobility: increase in monthly…
November assistance and new start assistance for solo self-employed
In view of the dynamic occurrence of infection, the federal government and the states have decided on measures to break the wave of infection. For certain industries, this includes temporary closures. With the extraordinary economic aid, the solo self-employed are now also being supported. Many solo self-employed people are waiting…
Auditing
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