28.06.2020

Second Coronavirus Tax Relief Act: Reduction of the Value Added Tax Rates as of 1 July 2020

1. Reduction of the Value Added Tax Rates as of 1 July 2020 The Federal Parliament (Bundestag) and the Federal Council (Bundesrat) today have adopted the Second Coronavirus Tax Relief Act. This Act…

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24.06.2020

Effects of the planned reduction of VAT rates on the real estate industry

1. Introduction On 3 June 2020, the coalition committee of the German government adopted the economic stimulus package "Combating corona effects, securing prosperity, strengthening sustainability". On…

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21.06.2020

Taxonomy Regulation for Sustainable Investments Adopted

On 10 and 18 June 2020, the European Council and the European Parliament adopted the Regulation establishing a framework to facilitate sustainable investment (2018/0178/COD procedure). This so-called…

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16.06.2020

The Council Presidency Trio Commits to More Sustainability

Enterprises should prepare for increased ‑ also regulatory ‑ measures to promote a sustainable economy and the announced transition to a green economy. In our newsletter "Corona vs. Does the Virus also…

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15.06.2020

Second Coronavirus Tax Relief Act: Tax relief on the one hand, significant effects for criminal tax law on the other

Coronavirus tax relief or lex cum/ex? The main point is, it is criminal tax law! With a second law on the implementation of tax aid measures to overcome the coronavirus crisis (Second Coronavirus Tax…

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14.06.2020

BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Glenrock International on the Sale of a Telekom Office Building in Nuremberg

Frankfurt, 15 June 2020 – The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has comprehensively advised real estate investor Glenrock International Limited on the sale of an office building in Nuremberg's Hansa…

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11.06.2020

New Measures to Support Lessees of Real Estate in Russia

June 8, 2020 Federal law No. 166-FL was adopted, which introduced numerous changes to legislation connected with the consequences of the coronavirus infection. Among other things, the law provides for the…

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09.06.2020

German Federal Cartel Office Supports Cooperation with Competitors for 'Coronavirus Restructuring'

The automotive industry shows that cooperation with competitors in order to deal with the difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic in a coordinated manner is possible in accordance with antitrust…

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09.06.2020

Nine lawyers of BEITEN BURKHARDT’s Moscow office have been recognised in the international rating Best Lawyers 2021

On 3 June 2020 the results of the international legal rating Best Lawyers 2021 for the Russian market were published. Based on the results of the rating, this year nine lawyers of BEITEN BURKHARDT’s Moscow…

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07.06.2020

Coronavirus Tax Relief Act: Postponement of the first-time application of section 2b of the German VAT Act (UStG) and reduction of VAT for commercial canteen businesses

Just a few days after the German Parliament, the Bundestag, approved the Act on the Implementation of Tax Relief Measures to Overcome the Coronavirus Crisis (Coronavirus Tax Relief Act for short), also the…

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04.06.2020

The Coronavirus Crisis: New relaxations - new information obligations

The decreasing number of coronavirus cases in Germany has led to a gradual easing of the strict safety measures and, depending on the federal state, citizens are again allowed to visit a number of public…

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28.05.2020

Cross-sector supply chain due diligence obligations underway

As described in our newsletter "Corona versus CSR" in April, plans for a German supply chain law are currently on hold until the second round of monitoring of the National Action Plan on Business and Human…

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