Heike Wieland-Blöse new Spokeswoman of the Board of Grant Thornton

Transfer prices are increasingly a focus for national and international tax authorities. The regulatory requirements are developing dynamically, while tax audits are becoming ever more thorough and complex. Companies’ resources are under more and more pressure. They are facing the need to align their transfer pricing systems strategically and prioritise topics. An individually developed transfer pricing strategy is essential to minimise risks and avoid tax disputes. At the same time, opportunities are presenting themselves – more transparency in intercompany relations, the use of structured data and digitally supported processes.

What do the expected future German government’s plans look like for private equity clients, family offices and family businesses? In this briefing, we analyse the coalition agreement to see what tax changes private clients can expect in the new parliament and why it’s crucial to consider business and personal succession now.

Operators of digital platforms must submit their report of traders on their platform to the Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt) by 31 January 2025. Find out what you need to do in this article.

In a Circular on 28 June 2024 the Federal Ministry of Finance announced that from 2025 there will be a Germany-wide requirement to report on electronic cash registers. This rule had been suspended until now because of a lack of technical implementation on the level of German Tax Offices. Now that this function has been added to the German online tax return portal www.elster.de, the conditions have now been met for the businesses concerned to fulfil this reporting requirement.