26 Jan, 2024 German taxation of business relationships with Russia – recent developments and outlook for 2024 By Christian Sistermann Moritz Lehmann As expected, Russia has now officially become a “non-cooperative jurisdiction” for the purposes of the German Tax Haven Defence Act...
24 Nov, 2023 German Federal Parliament approved transitional rule to allow for continued applicability of RETT exemption rules relevant for partnerships By Dr. Tanja Walter-Yadegardjam Martin Schiessl Alina Paschke On 17 November 2023, the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag) approved the Growth Opportunities Act (Wachstumschancengesetz) which...
07 Nov, 2023 German Real Estate Transfer Tax – the uncertainty arising from new guidance on the attribution of real estate assets in shareholding structures By Martin Schiessl Dr. Tanja Walter-Yadegardjam Sebastian Jung Christian Schmidt Alina Paschke +2 more... Show less The Finance Ministries of the Federal States have recently released harmonised decrees (dated 16 October 2023) providing guidance on the...
28 Sep, 2023 New tax ruling brings positive news for the taxation of carried interest in Spain By Javier Sánchez Ballesteros Since our previous post Spanish taxation of carried interest: what’s new for the private equity sector?, the Spanish General Tax...
21 Sep, 2023 Higher rate UK stamp tax charge on entry of securities to clearance services/depositary receipt systems: status quo maintained? By Paul Davison Alison Dickie The UK tax authority, HMRC, recently published draft legislation that aims to ensure that the sunset provisions in the Retained EU Law...
20 Jul, 2023 What you need to know now about the impact of the OECD's global minimum tax on M&A transactions By Peter Clements Bob van Kasteren Katharina Kubik Joe Soltis Alison Dickie +2 more... Show less Following international agreement on the key components of the OECD’s Pillar 2 proposal to introduce a global minimum tax, attention has...
12 Jul, 2023 EU’s foreign subsidies regime officially kicks off – a new chapter for M&A and public procurement in the EU By Andreas von Bonin Merit Olthoff Martin McElwee Paul van den Berg Vanessa van Weelden Aytaç Çelebi Joanna Goyder +4 more... Show less On 10 July 2023, the European Commission (Commission) published the much-awaited final version of the Implementing Regulation on...
06 Jul, 2023 German Real Estate Transfer Tax and Investment Funds By Martin Schiessl Dr. Sebastian Röger Discussion Draft for a German RETT Reform: contractual investment funds, their managers and fund investors need to watch out Discussion...
29 Mar, 2023 EU Tax Blacklist update: German taxpayers with business relationships with Russian counterparties expected to face stronger headwinds By Christian Sistermann Moritz Lehmann On 14 February 2023, the Council of the EU (the Council) voted to add Russia to the main EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax...
18 Jan, 2023 Developments in Spanish tax exemptions for sovereign investors: impact for M&A deals and tax disputes By Álvaro Fernández Silvia Paternain Bosco Montejo The domestic Spanish tax code does not, of itself, provide for any specific exemptions or favourable regimes for foreign sovereign...
05 Dec, 2022 Spanish taxation of carried interest: what’s next for the private equity sector? By Javier Sánchez Ballesteros Private equity managers generally co-invest in the managed fund alongside fund investors. They also hold carried interest, which gives...
02 Dec, 2022 German VAT group rules – do the recent decisions of the European tax court mark the end of non-VATable intra-group supplies? By Dr. Tanja Walter-Yadegardjam Jan Brinkmann The long-awaited judgements of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on fundamental questions of the German rules for fiscal unities (i.e....