Ende 2019 legte das BMF den Entwurf für eine Änderung des Anwendungsschreibens zum Investmentsteuergesetz vor, der das bestehende Anwendungsschreiben insbesondere um Aspekte von Spezial-Investmentfonds (sog....more
The recent volatility in capital markets during the COVID-19 pandemic has created the risk that investment funds may be passively breaching investment restrictions that apply to them under the German Investment Tax Act....more
BMF starts consultation of tax circular on investment tax act with associations - The BMF (Federal Ministry of Finance) sent an updated draft tax circular on 15 June 2018 to industry associations. The updated draft...more
At the beginning of 2018, a new German investment taxation regime entered into force (German Investment Tax Reform 2018). Under the new law, a new intransparent taxation regime for mutual investment vehicles and their...more
Germany is the largest inbound market for alternative and traditional fund investments by institutional investors in the European Union. German insurers, pension funds, pension schemes (Versorgungswerke), corporate investors...more
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