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Establishing a Business Entity in Germany (Updated)

Anyone can establish a business in Germany - irrespective of citizenship, nationality, or place of residence. There is no specific investment legislation for foreign entrepreneurs. Any entrepreneur can make his choice from...more

Mayer Brown

Neues Jahr, neues Recht: Das Personengesellschaftsrecht ist modernisiert!

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Mit dem Jahreswechsel ist das Gesetz zur Modernisierung des Personengesellschaftsrechts (kurz „MoPeG“) in Kraft getreten und hat erhebliche Änderungen insbesondere für die Gesellschaften bürgerlichen Rechts („GbR“) ...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Share Deals: Geplante Änderungen im Hinblick auf die Grunderwerbsteuer

Das Bundesministerium für Finanzen (BMF) hat einen Diskussionsentwurf für ein Gesetz zur Novellierung des Grunderwerbsteuergesetzes erarbeitet. Besondere Bedeutung erhält dieser Entwurf für Share-Deal-Konstellationen. Einer...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Share Deals: Planned Changes with Respect to Real Estate Transfer Tax

The German Federal Ministry of Finance has published a discussion draft regarding the amendment of the real estate transfer tax (“discussion draft”), which is especially important with respect to share deals. One of the main...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Germany (Updated)

Anyone can establish a business in Germany - irrespective of citizenship, nationality, or place of residence. There is no specific investment legislation for foreign entrepreneurs. Any entrepreneur can make his choice from...more

A&O Shearman

BUNDESTAG BESCHLIESST DAS DIREG – DEUTSCHLAND AUF DEM WEG ZUM DIGITALEN NOTARIAT (?)

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Was bereits in unserem am 28.04.2022 veröffentlichten Artikel angekündigt wurde, wird nun Realität – der Bundestag hat am Donnerstag, den 23.06.2022 nach halbstündiger Aussprache einen Gesetzentwurf der Bundesregierung zur...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Germany (Updated)

Anyone can establish a business in Germany - irrespective of citizenship, nationality, or place of residence. There is no specific investment legislation for foreign entrepreneurs. Any entrepreneur can make his choice from...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Germany (Updated)

Anyone can establish a business in Germany - irrespective of citizenship, nationality, or place of residence. There is no specific investment legislation for foreign entrepreneurs. Any entrepreneur can make his choice from...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Germany (Updated)

Anyone can establish a business in Germany - irrespective of citizenship, nationality or place of residence. There is no specific investment legislation for foreign entrepreneurs. Any entrepreneur can make his choice from...more

Jones Day

Tightening of German Real Estate Transfer Tax Rules for Share Deals

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The Situation: Under the German real estate transfer tax ("RETT") law, RETT is not only triggered on the direct acquisition of German properties, but also in case of share deals involving companies with German properties, if...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Market Participants Welcome Clarity on German Real Estate Transfer Tax Reform

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Federal Ministry of Finance publishes draft tax bill outlining new measures effective 1 January 2020. The Federal Ministry of Finance has released its first draft tax bill on the contemplated real estate transfer tax...more

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FCJ Decision Updates Shareholders’ Resolution Requirement for Sale of GmbH Assets

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While a shareholders’ resolution is still required, the FCJ left open the question of whether notarization of the resolution is necessary. The German Federal Court of Justice (FCJ) decided on 8 January 2019 that Section...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Trade tax exemption for real estate income in real estate managed indirectly through partnerships (German Version)

The BFH's Grand Senate also confirms the fundamental applicability of the trade tax exemption (so-called extended reduction) for real estate income generated by real estate management, non-commercial partnerships - The...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Germany

Anyone can establish a business in Germany - irrespective of citizenship, nationality or place of residence. There is no specific investment legislation for foreign entrepreneurs. Any entrepreneur can make his choice from...more

Jones Day

New German Money Laundering Act Introduces Beneficial Ownership Register (Transparenzregister)

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The Background: As part of the implementation of the European Anti-Money Laundering Directive (EU Directive 2015/849), a new German Money Laundering Act has come into effect....more

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New guidance to register as “privileged” domestic or foreign investment fund under German investment taxation law

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Pursuant to the new German investment tax act (GITA) that will take effect of 1 January 2018, domestic and foreign resident investment funds may become subject to German corporate income tax with various German source income...more

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German Investment Taxation – Reform Ahead

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The German Ministry of Finance (Bundesfinanzministerium) circulated a discussion draft bill on the reform of fund taxation (‘Draft Bill’) on 22 July 2015. The Draft Bill contains significant changes to the German tax...more

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