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2 min readOur Autumn Edition – "The Magazine of Steffen & Partner"
In autumn 2012, the firm magazine of the Steffen & Partner Group focuses on "reserves" for difficult times. Topics include, among others: an Experience Moment with Georg Steffen, founder of the Steffen & Partner Group. Our Rechtsanwälte (German Attorneys-at-Law) address the topic of business succession. The Steuerberater (German Certified Tax Advisors) cover the special topic of "Compensation of Managing Shareholders", accompanied by a practical conversation with Axel Koch. We were also pleased to visit Koch-Chemie GmbH. The banking section examines real estate and its financing. Our business mediation team introduces itself with insights into its area of expertise. Our Wirtschaftsprüfer (German Statutory Auditors) report on effective transaction advisory. Our academy looks back on our Bocholt Summer Evening with Christian Lindner. Finally, we asked what Stephan Janssen and his wife Florence Janssen of Restaurant & Lounge "J" have been up to. WE WISH YOU AN ENJOYABLE READ.
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No More Input VAT Deduction from Excessive Company Events
Have you already had your Christmas party? Did you celebrate generously and exceed the EUR 110 gross limit? Then please consider not only the wage tax consequences, but
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Register in time: electronic submission of tax returns from 01/01/2013
From 01/01/2013, the following tax returns can only be submitted electronically with authentication (= transmission with security certificate): the advance VAT return, the application for a permanent filing extension, and the registration of the special VAT advance payment (and incidentally
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Restrictions on business asset privileges under inheritance and gift tax? URGENT! Action required for entrepreneurs planning succession.
Inheritance tax is going before the Constitutional Court, which means the inheritance tax privileges for business assets may be restricted. The Bundesfinanzhof (BFH) has once again referred the German inheritance tax law to the Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe for review
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Mini-Jobs: What Will Change in 2013
Anyone who attended our seminar is well informed. Here we summarise the key points once again: in 2013, the wage threshold for mini-jobs will rise to EUR 450. Due to current
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Meal preparation costs at a senior residence can qualify as tax-privileged household-related services
The Tax Court (Finanzgericht, FG) of Baden-Württemberg has ruled that residents of senior living facilities may claim the proportionate labour costs for preparing and serving meals as so-called household-related services for tax purposes, even if
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eBay Sales: Subject to VAT?
The Finanzgericht Baden-Württemberg has ruled that the sale of privately acquired items via the internet platform eBay is not subject to VAT. In the case at hand, a self-employed financial services provider had, over a period of
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Bocholt Summer Evening
We wanted the event to be an evening on which 99 guests would discuss demographic change in mid-sized urban centres such as Bocholt with Christian Lindner. In the end, there were far more guests, it turned into a proper summer evening, and just.bocholt reported on it with many pictures – great fun.
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FDP State Chairman Lindner Visits Bocholt
As with every successful evening, the guests contributed significantly to its success. This was also the case at our Bocholt summer evening. You brought a great deal of interest and a strong culture of debate, and above all a wonderful atmosphere. For that, a sincere compliment and thank you. Our guest speaker Christian Lindner took ample time for individual conversations and discussions with you. In every other respect, too — from the panel to the moderation and music through to the food and drink — we thoroughly enjoyed the evening. The Stadtkurier also reported on it in July 2012.
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Crowd-Puller with a Tattoo
Bocholt in the future? Anke Büker envisions luxury wheelchairs with built-in mini-bars, with no one around to push them. That sets the tone: the topic of the summer evening is the present and future challenges facing mid-sized urban centres. For this, you need a real crowd-puller with a tattoo. Christian Lindner, state chairman of the FDP in North Rhine-Westphalia. He was the keynote speaker at our Bocholt Summer Evening. A distinguished Bocholt panel discussed the topic with Christian Lindner. The BBV reported on 7 July 2012.
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Options for Deducting Renovation Expenses on an Owner-Occupied Residential Building as Extraordinary Expenses
Does your home look like a disaster zone? Small consolation from the BFH: where the work goes beyond routine measures or the remediation of construction defects, there are options for deducting renovation expenses on owner-occupied residential buildings
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Top Tax Advisors Reveal Their Tricks, Tax Return 2011
You can buy books for tips and tricks from tax advisors, including this little volume to which we — or more precisely, our Anke Büker — were able to contribute. We were glad to do so. The usual sales pitch is that a book is cheaper than a tax advisor's fee. In your place, we would simply ask. We, for instance, have not raised our billing rates in over ten years.
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Taxes, Contracts and Company Sales
At Steffen & Partner, there are young wild ones. And contrary to the view that tax consulting, legal advice and auditing are dry matters, these young wild ones say their profession is rock 'n' roll — something they truly care about; a profession in which they want to make a difference every day. The city magazine just.bocholt reported on this in January 2012, along with quite a bit more from the Kurfürstenturm. Read on or visit us at our next event; we also have older wild ones who are far from being put out to pasture, and things are anything but dry at our offices.
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Pensioners Under Suspicion: Tax Offices Take a Closer Look at Retirees
Pensioners are not only required to file a tax return when the tax office asks them to. The article "Verdächtige Rentner" (Suspicious Pensioners), published in Die Zeit in November 2011, explains when a tax return is in fact mandatory for retirees. Anke Büker contributed to the piece.
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Learning from Colleagues
We have always been a slightly different kind of firm. Steuerberater and staff from more than 30 mid-sized firms across Germany accept our invitations and come to Bocholt. What do they do here? They — no, we — we learn from each other. We are particularly proud that a Bocholt firm was also among our guests: competition should not stop anyone from getting a little better day by day, and that is now proven.
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Marketing and QM
Event announcement for the Steuerberater-Forum Deutschland 2011, hosted by Steffen & Partner, in the Steuerberatermagazin issue of May 2011.
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Tax Law: What Changes in 2011
When it comes to the changes in tax law in 2011 and preparing the people of Bocholt for them, who should just.bocholt ask? Well, we don't know either, but in this case we were the ones asked – and this article is the result. You can read it, or you can call us directly. Our central contact details can be found on this page if you scroll to the bottom. Either way – we are here for you, and very gladly so.
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1 min readSeal Has Arrived
It has almost become a fine tradition. Shortly after the Focus Money article on the top tax advisors of the current year, the seals arrive that the honourees are permitted to use in their communications.
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Steffen & Partner Once Again Named a Top Tax Advisor
In 2011, Steffen & Partner was once again recognised as a top tax advisor. The questions and the assessment were anything but easy. We are pleased about this recognition, see it as confirmation that we are on the right track, and thank our staff for the outstanding work they deliver day after day. What truly counts in the end: your satisfaction.
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Top Tax Advisors Reveal Their Tricks, 2010 Tax Return
Anke Büker, Steuerberaterin (German Certified Tax Advisor) and partner in our group of companies, co-authored the publication "Top Tax Advisors Reveal Their Tricks, 2010 Tax Return" on our behalf.
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