European Tax Blog

7/14/2023 11:01:18 AM

Another RETT reform in Germany?

By Sebastian Adam

A far-reaching reform of the German real estate transfer tax (RETT) rules has been proposed which, if implemented, is intended to apply...

1/26/2023 11:07:56 AM

By Gunther Wagner

The German tax authorities have adopted the controversial "signing closing theory" for share deals involving at least 90% of the shares...

11/16/2022 12:20:45 PM

By Sebastian Adam Gunther Wagner

The 2021 reform of the German Real Estate Transfer Tax Act (Grunderwerbsteuergesetz or GrEStG) included, among other things, three...

9/2/2021 9:41:43 AM

By Sebastian Adam

The German Ministry of Finance has published guidance on the transitional provision with respect to the revised German Real Estate...

9/11/2019 12:00:00 AM

By Markus Ernst

What is it all about? The public perception, pushed by politicians and the press, is that the German real estate transfer tax (RETT)...

5/21/2019 12:00:00 AM

By Matthias Scheifele

The German Federal Ministry of Finance recently unveiled a long-awaited draft bill for reform of the German Real Estate Transfer Tax...