Anyone who wants to open a company in Germany, or in fact any jurisdiction, has a lot to plan and organize in advance. In addition to a business plan with the business idea and an investment plan, discussions with a professional service
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Expanding your business across international borders is an ambitious yet rewarding venture. However, it’s a path that may not suit every business at any given time. The decision to expand globally goes beyond the typical metrics of financial health and market growth.
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As well as measures to tackle economic crime, the new Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act aims to improve information held on the UK companies register. Following a lengthy parliamentary process, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA or the Act)
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There is broad support for measures to reform the transfer pricing, permanent establishment and diverted profits tax rules. Respondents to the consultation on UK law reform of the transfer pricing, permanent establishment and diverted profits tax rules launched in 2023 broadly agree
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Basis of corporate income tax (Körperschaftsteuer) Corporations (i.e. limited liability corporation [GmbH], stock corporation [AG]) are subject to unlimited taxation in Austria of their entire (domestic and foreign) income if they have their legal seat or place of effective management in Austria.
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The CIT is the tax levied on corporate income. The standard CIT rate is 19%. The reduced CIT rate of 9% can be applied for income, other than capital gains, if the taxpayer: The lower rate does not apply to tax capital
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A resident company is subject to corporate income tax (CIT) in France on its French-source income. In that respect, income attributable to foreign business activity (if there is no treaty in force between France and the relevant foreign country) or to a foreign
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HMRC issues its guidelines for compliance on what qualifies as R&D for tax purposes. The publication of HMRC’s latest guideline highlights the importance of correctly identifying whether a research and development (R&D) claim meets the necessary conditions to qualify for tax relief.
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Brief Summary From 1 January 2024 onward, investment tax credits will change in the following ways: Detailed Look On 19 December 2023, the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies adopted a law to modernize the current investment tax credit; it will take effect 1
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Any business legally established in a European country may open a secondary establishment, such as an office, agency, Branch or Subsidiary, in another EU member state. Here we look at the benefits of, and differences between, setting up a Branch and a
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