13.04.2020

Corona Crisis: EU State Aid Decisions for Germany

The following article presents the current decisions of the European Commission in EU state aid law during the corona crisis for the German legal sphere. Update of 14  April 2020: ŸCommission…

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08.04.2020

Period of the Retroactive Effect for Restructuring Measures extended – Does this also apply for tax purposes as part of the German Reorganisation Tax Act?

On 27 March 2020, the law for the Mitigation of the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Civil, Insolvency and Criminal Proceedings Law was announced in the Federal Law Gazette (BGBl. I 2020, page…

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08.04.2020

Corona vs. CSR: Does the Virus also Stop Sustainability?

In our newsletter "Outlook Corporate Social Responsibility 2020" at the beginning of February 2020, we presented our assessment that the new decade would be in the spotlight of sustainability. Two months…

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08.04.2020

COVID-19: Tax Reliefs in Russia

As part of measures to support the economy, the Russian Government issued Decree No. 409 dated April 2, 2020 introducing a tax deferral. You can download the whole document in the area below.

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07.04.2020

Update regarding shutdown insurances

The ongoing measures to contain the corona pandemic are having a severe impact on the economy. In this context, shutdown insurances are becoming the focus of attention. Shutdown insurances were taken out…

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07.04.2020

SIMPLIFIED ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS FOR GERMAN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES

On 27 March 2020, the legislator adopted the Gesetz zur Abmilderung der Folgen der COVID-19-Pandemie im Zivil-, Insolvenz- und Strafverfahrensrecht (Act to Mitigate the Consequences of the COVID-19…

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06.04.2020

Inheritance tax: Tax exemption for business assets at risk?

The coronavirus has already prompted the legislator to introduce far-reaching aid measures and tax breaks. So far, the inheritance and gift tax law has not been addressed. The wage bill regulation as…

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06.04.2020

Operation and Arrangement of Contract Award/Procurement Procedures in the Corona Crisis

This article provides you with answers to the ten most important procurement right questions arising at present in current and planned contract award and procurement procedures due to the Corona crisis.…

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06.04.2020

Deferral and reduction of rental payments in the view of the COVID-19 pandemic

On April 01, 2020, a new law No. 98-FL establishing peculiarities of rental payments for real estate in terms of the novel coronavirus pandemic came into force. In case a high-alert regime or state of…

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06.04.2020

Amendments to the Russian corporate law in the view of the COVID-19 pandemic

Shorty the President of the Russian Federation is expected to sign the draft Law No. 771509-7 establishing peculiarities of governing certain corporate relations in 2020 due to the novel coronavirus…

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02.04.2020

No Duty to File for Insolvency but Risk of Fraud!

With the German Act to Mitigate the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Civil, Insolvency and Criminal Proceedings Law and the COVID-19 Insolvency Suspension Act (COVInsAG) contained therein…

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02.04.2020

Condominium Act on the Term of Office of Propert Managers

The Bundestag (Federal Parliament) and Bundesrat (Federal Council) have passed the " Act on Mitigation of the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Civil, Insolvency and Criminal Proceedings Law". Due…

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