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BOKELT HELAU!
Due to our annual Altweiber (Women's Carnival) celebration, our office will close today (20 February 2020) at 3:00 p.m. On Monday, 24 February 2020, the traditional Bocholt Rosenmontag (Carnival Monday) parade will take place. Our office will be closed on that day.
From the TowerSource: Deubner Verlag - 1 min readRecommended
Today's Event: A Look Inside Your "Digital" Company! An Event in Cooperation with the Tax Authorities and DATEV!
Our large seminar room is prepared for today's event in cooperation with the tax authorities and DATEV. We look forward to seeing you.
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Bread Rolls Without Butter?
YES! The BFH has ruled that unbuttered baked goods served with a hot beverage do not constitute a breakfast for wage tax purposes and therefore do not trigger taxation at the official wage tax benefit-in-kind value
From the TowerSource: Deubner Verlag - 3 min readRecommended
Recommendations regarding "loss-making" shares! Consider selling in 2019!
From 01/01/2020, the taxpayer-friendly case law under which losses from such transactions had to be recognised for tax purposes is no longer expected to apply. The background is that losses from shares are generally recognised for tax purposes
From the TowerTax AdvisorySource: Deubner Verlag 
1 min readRecommendedOur office will be closed on Monday, 21 October 2019 due to the Bocholt autumn fair…!
As every year, our office will be closed on the Monday of the fair, as Bocholt celebrates its annual autumn fair. We wish all residents of Bocholt a wonderful fair and lots of fun! On Tuesday
From the TowerSource: Deubner Verlag
1 min readRecommendedAre children's health and long-term care insurance contributions paid by parents tax-deductible?
Parents who have a maintenance obligation toward their child and who cover the child's health and long-term care insurance contributions can claim these as their own contributions for tax purposes. In the case at hand, parents whose child was in vocational training
From the TowerTax AdvisorySource: Deubner Verlag
1 min readRecommendedThe Germans and Their Taxes…
Everything is ready for tonight's event. We look forward to an interesting talk by the Bund der deutschen Steuerzahler and would like to thank the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung most sincerely…. https://steffen-partner.de/sup-media/uploads/Programm.pdf
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Recording Advance Payments Received Correctly
If the customer makes an advance payment before the contractual partner has rendered the contractually agreed performance, the payee must recognise this amount at its nominal value as a liability under the balance sheet item "advance payments received on orders" in a manner that does not affect profit or loss
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INFO: REVISED OFFICE HOURS – RECEPTION!
Effective 1 September 2019, the reception of Steffen & Partner will operate under new business hours: Monday to Thursday: 08:00 to 18:00, Friday: 08:00 to 14:00. We appreciate your understanding
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INFO: Office closed on Friday, 30 August 2019 from 2:00 p.m. due to our annual company outing…
On Friday, 30 August 2019, the time has come again: our annual company outing begins at 2:00 p.m. Preparations by this year's organising team are in full swing, and we are very curious to see where
From the TowerSource: Deubner Verlag 
1 min readRecommendedCongratulations on the wedding – Ms Wissen is now Ms Neuschl
They tied the knot! Ms Wissen has married and is now Ms Neuschl. All of Steffen & Partner wish Ms Neuschl and her husband all the best for their wedding and many
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Driving school instruction not VAT-exempt – BFH confirms ECJ ruling
Driving school instruction provided for obtaining driver's licence classes B and C1 is subject to VAT. This ruling of the ECJ (ECJ, judgment of 14 March 2019, Case C-449/17; EU:C:2019:202) has now also been confirmed by the
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Rating – Analysis and Potential Improvement Measures
Initial situation: What associations does this trigger for you? You are planning an investment (for example, the purchase of a machine) for your business. The customer payments you had firmly budgeted for fail to arrive in your bank account. You
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Federal Government Adopts Annual Tax Act 2019
On 31 July 2019, the Federal Government adopted the draft of an Act on the Further Tax Promotion of Electric Mobility and Amending Other Tax Provisions (Annual Tax Act 2019). Subject to approval by the Bundestag, the
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Artists' Social Security Contribution Rate to Remain Unchanged in 2020
The contribution rate to the Artists' Social Security Fund will remain unchanged in 2020 for the third consecutive year. This is set out in the draft of the Artists' Social Security Contribution Ordinance
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Property Tax (Grundsteuer)
In April 2018, the German Federal Constitutional Court declared the current property tax (Grundsteuer) unconstitutional. As a result, legislators must reform the outdated property valuation system by the end of 2019; otherwise
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The ECJ Ruling and Its Setback for the Digital Working World
In its ruling of 14 May 2019, the European Court of Justice held that EU Member States must require employers to record the full working time of their employees, as this is the only way to ensure
From the TowerLegal AdvisoryTax AdvisorySource: Deubner Verlag 
3 min readRecommendedDeducting Moving Expenses for Tax Purposes
Mobility and flexibility are key qualities for gaining a foothold and succeeding in the labour market. This often involves relocating, which is why we would like to draw your attention to the tax deductibility of moving expenses
From the TowerTax AdvisorySource: Deubner Verlag- 5 min readRecommended
New Travel Expense Rules Confirmed by the BFH
The travel expense tax rules, which since 2014 have limited the deduction of work-related expenses for employees and civil servants who do not work at a fixed location – such as patrol officers – are constitutional, as the BFH ruled in
From the TowerSource: Deubner Verlag 
2 min readTop articleSteffen & Partner Named "Digitale Kanzlei 2019"
DATEV has awarded us, as an innovative advisor, the "Digitale Kanzlei 2019" seal, which to date only very few Steuerberater (German Certified Tax Advisors) in Germany have received (less than 0.5% of all advisors, measured against
From the TowerSource: Deubner Verlag