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Umsatzsteuer Newsletter 28/2022
The legislator has reduced the interest rate for interest on arrears and tax refunds in accordance with secs. 233a and 238 of the German Fiscal Code from 6% to 1.8% per annum. The new interest rate applies to interest periods from 1 January 2019 onwards. This was decided by the German Bundestag (on 23 June 2022) and the German Bundesrat (on 8 July 2022). In doing so, the legislator intends to fulfil its obligation under the Federal Constitutional Court’s judgment of 8 July 2021 to newly regulate the amount of interest set down in sec. 233a of the German Fiscal Code. Unfortunately, the legislator fails to take the opportunity to further reform the interest regulations of the German Fiscal Code. Thus, for all other types of interest (in the case of suspension of execution, deferral, evasion, litigation), the rate remains at 6% per annum. Further court disputes are thus foreseeable.
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Umsatzsteuer Newsletter 27/2022
Due to recent geopolitical developments and the resulting supply bottlenecks, supply chains are under scrutiny. Against this background, production is, in many instances, also being relocated to other countries, whether a manufacturer’s own or that of subcontractors (toll manufacturing / extended workbench). When assessing the VAT consequences, customers' tools should not be forgotten. The practical handling of tool purchases and sales is very often an ongoing challenge. But the relocation of tools can also be relevant for VAT purposes.
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By virtue of the Fourth Corona Tax Relief Act of 19 June 2022, deadlines for submitting VAT returns have, once again, been extended. The annual VAT return 2020 can still be filed up until 31 August 2022, if filed by a professional tax consultant. Changed submission deadlines will also apply for the following years. With these changes, the legislator aims to create relief for taxable persons and advisors who are currently having to deal with enormous additional burdens due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Ukraine crisis and property tax reform. In our newsletter, we provide you with an up-to-date overview of the current deadlines.
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