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Family cooperatives in the sights of the tax authorities: Private lifestyle is not a business expense

Recently, the "family co-operative" model has become increasingly popular. The promises made by the providers sound tempting: private living costs -...

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Paradigm shift for management shareholdings: The BFH creates facts

For a long time, the tax structuring of management shareholdings was like walking a tightrope. The tax authorities regularly tried to treat exit profits or high returns as wages.

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Make a gift now before inheritance tax is reformed!

Inheritance tax is currently the subject of much debate. Against the backdrop of a forthcoming decision by the Federal Constitutional Court, there are increasing...

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Caution with custody accounts with foreign brokers: Why German investors have a tax liability here

In times of neobrokers and global trading, access to international financial markets is easier than ever before. But what...

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Inheritance tax consequences of moving away from Germany - What you should know

More and more people are moving abroad temporarily or permanently as part of their life plans; companies are internationalising. But what does moving abroad...

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BFH confirms the "Hamburg model" - family home in a GbR can be transferred free of inheritance and gift tax!

What is the Hamburg model? If spouses do not hold their family home as fractional ownership, but as the property of a (spousal or family) GbR, the...

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Standortfördergesetz: Neue steuerliche Möglichkeiten für Spezialinvestmentfonds bei Alternativen Investments

Hintergrund Das Gesetz zur Förderung privater Investitionen und des Finanzstandorts (Standortfördergesetz – StoFöG) ist am 9. Februar 2026 im Bundesgesetzblatt…

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Venture Capital: Die Escape-Klausel des § 8b Abs. 3 KStG – jetzt auch für unbesicherte Wandeldarlehen

FG Münster v. 17.2.2026 – 13 K 905/24 öffnet die Escape-Klausel für ein klassisches VC-Finanzierungsinstrument. Was VC-Investoren, Family Offices und…

Judge's gavel and wedding rings - symbolising the BFH ruling on the matrimonial property regime swing and tax consequences

BVerfG: Entscheidung zur Verlustverrechnungsbeschränkung für Aktienverluste kommt

In der Jahresvorschau 2026 des Bundesverfassungsgerichts (BVerfG) wird angekündigt, dass für die Frage der Verlustverrechnungsbeschränkung bei Aktien-Veräußerungsgeschäften dieses Jahr eine…

Family governance and family strategy

Family cooperatives in the sights of the tax authorities: Private lifestyle is not a business expense

Recently, the "family co-operative" model has become increasingly popular. The promises made by the providers sound tempting: private living costs -...

Two people in business suits shake hands over a table with legal documents and judicial scales.

Paradigm shift for management shareholdings: The BFH creates facts

For a long time, the tax structuring of management shareholdings was like walking a tightrope. The tax authorities regularly tried to treat exit profits or high returns as wages.

Background of old pocket calculators with the word ERBSCHAFTSTEUER in bold white letters in the centre.

Make a gift now before inheritance tax is reformed!

Inheritance tax is currently the subject of much debate. Against the backdrop of a forthcoming decision by the Federal Constitutional Court, there are increasing...

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