In a landmark judgment dated 3 December 2024, the German Federal Fiscal Court (Bundesfinanzhof) opened the door for German-resident beneficiaries of third-country family trusts, family foundations, and similar structures to potentially be exempt from German CFC (Controlled Foreign Corporation) taxation.
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International Tax Law Update 2024
CFC Exemption: New Tax Options for Trusts & Foundations
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06 May 2025
EU creates basis for information exchange in GloBE Information Returns
DAC 9 – the EU has reached agreement on the exchange of information for GloBE Information Returns (GIR) for companies subject to Pillar Two
On 11 March 2025 the Council reached an agreement on the exchange of information for GloBE Information Returns (GIR) for companies affected by Pillar Two. This is designed to create a Union-wide basis for the automatic exchange of information on GloBE Information Returns. For companies with Pillar Two duties, this means that in future they will be able to file their GIR centrally in only one member state. DAC9 thereby provides a substantial simplifica-tion for multinational and large German groups of companies that fall under the German Mini-mum Tax Act (MinStG).
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29 Apr 2025
Corporate tax advisory in practice
Consulting costs on sale of shares in a sub-subsidiary
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.
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29 Apr 2025
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