Entries by Christian Dobner

Property tax: Bavaria extends the deadline until the end of April

Would you like a riddle? What does the property tax deadline have to do with a patchwork quilt? Unfortunately far too much. After almost a third of property owners either slept through or ignored yesterday’s deadline for submitting property tax returns, there is disagreement in the countries: play the strong state, including the threat of […]

Federal Fiscal Court dismisses lawsuit against solidarity surcharge

The solidarity surcharge is unconstitutional. That should have been today’s headline. Unfortunately, the Federal Fiscal Court decided the opposite in a despondent judgment today. Because the solidarity surcharge is not tied to the Solidarity Pact II, which expired in 2019. And because the federal government also had financial requirements in 2020 and 2021 due to […]

Tax-saving models abroad – is it really worth it?

Panama, Luxembourg, Cyprus: For a long time, so-called tax havens were only reserved for wealthy people. In the meantime, more and more providers are advertising foreign tax-saving models at dumping prices. But how serious is tax avoidance as a mass product? Whether tax flight abroad is morally justified is certainly open to debate. In fact, […]

Taxes: fair or unfair?

The question of more fair taxation is one of the Germans’ favorite hot topics: some are calling for tax cuts, while others are calling for even greater redistribution. I think that taxes are an effective steering tool and are not unfair per se. In my first column for the financial magazine ZASTER, however, I am […]

3 Tips for compliant Christmas presents

Christmas time is customer gift time. As tax consultants, we experience it anew every year: the heated dance around compliant Christmas presents. Of course, you don’t want to stack too low with high-profile customers. At the same time, there are rules that both we and our customers must abide by. What do we often notice? […]

Germany “wins” Tax-Silver

More net from the gross: That would be an effective and much simpler relief. In hardly any other country does the treasury dig deep into the pockets of workers as it does in Germany. One relief package after the other is put together from the income. Why make it simple when you can make it […]

Property tax reform – status quo?

Since July 2022, landowners in Germany have been able to submit a declaration to the tax authorities to determine the new property tax. The deadline ends on October 31, 2022. It is halftime. Based on the well-known map of Germany from the weather report, this map for this article does not show high temperatures, but […]