Germany Tax News

Treaty between Germany and Malaysia – details

26 April 2010

Treaty between Mexico and Germany enters into force

23 March 2010

Federal Cabinet approves Bill on acceleration of economic growth – part one

20 January 2010

Federal Cabinet approves Bill on acceleration of economic growth – part one

21 December 2009

Protocol to treaty between Germany and Russia enters into force

11 October 2009

Federal Cabinet approves ordinance on combating tax evasion

16 September 2009

Dutch dividend withholding tax exemption extended to certain EEA countries

16 September 2009

Treaty between Germany and Turkey terminated

16 September 2009

Treaty between Brazil and Canada, and between Brazil and Germany – Brazilian court decision on tax treaty treatment of remuneration of technical services

13 August 2009

Parliament approves changes to limited deductibility of interest payments and change-in-ownership rules, and to VAT Act

13 August 2009

ECJ: Cobelfret extended to domestic situations and potentially to dividends received from third countries

16 July 2009

ECJ: Netherlands' non-exemption of dividends paid to certain EEA countries from withholding tax found incompatible with EEA Agreement

16 July 2009

Germany and Switzerland to revise tax treaty

16 July 2009

Treaty between Israel and Germany – negotiations

16 July 2009

Protocol to treaty between Belgium and Netherlands signed

16 July 2009

ECJ finds Finnish dividend withholding tax regime incompatible with EC freedom of establishment

16 July 2009

Protocol between Germany and Belgium initialed

16 July 2009

Federal Financial Court renders follow-up decision in Burda case

10 April 2009

European Commission refers Germany to ECJ over taxation of outbound dividends

10 April 2009

Treaty between Germany and South Africa – details

10 April 2009

Treaty between Germany and France – MoU concerning residence of government of each contracting state, and any political subdivision or local authority thereof

16 March 2009

Ministry of Finance issues draft bill combating tax evasion

16 March 2009

Memorandum of Understanding signed between US and German competent authorities

22 February 2009

Protocol to treaty between Russia and Germany ratified

22 February 2009

Treaty between Germany and United Arab Emirates – negotiations concluded

22 February 2009

Treaty between Mexico and Germany ratified

22 February 2009

Protocol to treaty between Russia and Germany ratified by Russian State Duma

23 January 2009

Treaty between India and Germany – Indian decision on applicability of tax treaty to a limited partnership

24 December 2008

Treaty between Germany and South Africa signed

24 December 2008

ECJ: Advocate General finds French legislation on group consolidation excluding lower-tier subsidiaries indirectly owned through companies resident in other Member States justifiable restriction on EC freedom of establishment – details

4 November 2008