Tag: Hotel industry & gastronomy

Im März 2025 hat das Bundesfinanzministerium eine wichtige Entscheidung veröffentlicht, die viele Gastronomen und Hoteliers freuen dürfte: Die bisherige, grundsätzliche Aufzeichnungspflicht für Trinkgelder an Arbeitnehmer wurde rückgängig gemacht. Dies stellt eine bürokratische Erleichterung für die Gastronomiebranche dar, die insbesondere in Bezug auf die Kassenführung häufig im Fokus von Betriebsprüfungen steht.
In diesem Beitrag erfahren Sie, was diese Änderung bedeutet und welche Auswirkungen sie in der Praxis hat.

For restaurateurs, a functioning cash register with an intact technical security system (TSS) is essential. This applies not only to business operations, but also to compliance with legal requirements vis-à-vis the tax authorities.

In this article, you will learn what measures you need to take to minimise tax and legal risks.

Even in 2025, cash-intensive companies will still face growing challenges: new legal requirements, the advance of digitalisation and increased tax audits by the tax authorities make professional cash management essential.

Our practical experience from current tax audits shows that, particularly in cash-intensive industries such as the gastronomy and hotel industries,

At the beginning of the year, the Federal Fiscal Court (BFH) mentioned in its ruling of 28 February 2020 that land in hotel businesses is not a privileged business asset for tax purposes, but that the land is a harmful administrative asset.

Inheritance tax law provides for extensive exemptions from inheritance tax for business assets. Now, a ruling by the Federal Fiscal Court (BFH) has caused a stir in family-run businesses in the hospitality industry: the court has stated, almost in passing, that these tax advantages do not apply to accommodation and,