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Special features - February 2015

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Read this month's special features on Germany

German tax planning: Anti-hybrid financing measures

Germany has acted before the OECD’s final recommendations on hybrid mismatches by including anti-hybrid financing measures in the 2013 Annual Tax Act. Oliver Wehnert and David Martiny of EY explore whether the German legislation is producing the results the government wants and look at how the law should change, as well as assessing the likelihood of this happening.

Inheritance relief on business property transfer unconstitutional

Lothar Siemers and Martin Liebernickel of PwC explain the background to, and fallout from, a recent judgment stating that inheritance tax relief on the transfer of business property is unconstitutional.

New era for dependent agent PEs in Germany?

Susann van der Ham and Guido Schepers of PwC discuss the recently approved ordinance on the application of the arm’s-length principle to permanent establishments (PEs), addressing the impact of the introduced section 39 of the ordinance on the attribution of profits to dependent agent PEs in Germany to analyse whether the ordinance approval signals the start of an era of dependent agent PE discussions.

German self-disclosure rule amendments 2015

Hilmar Erb and Sebastian Lattmann of PwC explore new amendments to Germany’s self-disclosure rules, which have contributed to an increased compliance burden for taxpayers in 2015.

2014 roundup: German tax developments

Claus Jochimsen of PwC gives an overview of the tax law changes introduced under the label of the ZollkodexAnpG.

more across site & bottom lb ros

More from across our site

The airline’s CEO describes the impending tax as bad for the economy, India’s GST revenues drop to a two-year low, the CJEU rules on VAT repayment, and more.
But tax professionals will need to invest a lot of energy and money when controversy arises, according to a head of tax and trade compliance speaking at an ITR conference in London.
The carbon border tax regime will come into play in 2026 but its reporting requirements are now in force.
Disputes around pillar two filings are set to be significant and longwinded, according to a tax director speaking at an ITR conference in London.
PwC publishes detailed accounts of its behaviour in the tax scandal in Australia, while another tax trial looms for pop star Shakira.
The winners of the ITR Europe, Middle East, and Africa Tax Awards 2023 have been announced!
The winners of the ITR Asia-Pacific Tax Awards 2023 have been announced!
Mauro Faggion appeared cautiously optimistic as the European Commission waits to see whether all 27 member states will accept its proposal.
The global minimum rate also won’t entirely stop a race to the bottom, according to a tax director speaking at an ITR conference in London.
The country’s tax authorities are not interested in seeing transfer pricing studies any more, it was claimed at an ITR industry conference in London.