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Does a coronavirus-induced business closure constitute the occurrence of an insured event?

If the general terms and conditions of insurance (GTCI) make a blanket reference to Sections 6 and 7 of the Infectious Diseases Protection Act […]

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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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Labour law update: the corona crisis

As infection figures in Germany continue to decline, office buildings have begun to fill up again. Employees are returning to their desks.

This […]

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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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