Tax issues for international companies in Austria
The Austrian government has announced relief packages to mitigate the impacts on the population due to the huge wave of inflation. The first inflation relief package (part 1) was passed by the Austrian parliament at the end of June and was published in the Austrian Federal Law Gazette (BGBl.) on 30 June 2022. The package included […]
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On 6 July 2022, the Austrian Parliament passed the Business Energy Costs Subsidy Act (UEZG). The approval of the Federal Council followed on 13 July 2022. It remains to be seen whether the European Commission will approve or at least not block the legislation, with publication in the Federal Law Gazette to follow. The declared goal of […]
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Austrian ordinances regarding the various COVID-19 subsidies contain a range of bans, restrictions, and limitations applicable to dividend and bonus payments, some of which have already expired. This article provides a brief overview of the current COVID-19 subsidies, as well as the restrictions on distributions and bonus payments that still need to be observed in […]
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The government bill for the Austrian Tax Amendment Act 2022 (AbgÄG 2022) was published in mid-June. Confirmation of the final version is expected before the summer recess. The AbgÄG 2022 contains numerous minor adjustments and changes related to income taxation, VAT, and procedural law. Tax changes relating to the previously announced inflation package, particularly the abolition of […]
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Under many Austrian double tax treaties, the remuneration for “industrial, commercial or scientific equipment” is treated as royalties subject to withholding tax (WHT). In a change from the previous interpretation, the Austrian Ministry of Finance has now stated that intangible assets (e.g. software) do not fall under the category of “equipment”. This has significant implications […]
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As previously reported in our Tax Newsletter of 16 March 2022, the grace period for the submission of tax returns for 2020 for taxpayers with tax representatives was initially extended by three months (from 31 March 2022) to 30 June 2022. The Austrian Ministry of Finance (BMF) has now extended this period by a further three months […]
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On 19 May 2022, the Austrian Parliament resolved to again extend the deadlines for the preparation, adoption, and disclosure of financial statements, as well as for the holding of annual general meetings. We provide an overview of the current changes below: Preparation and disclosure of financial statements Hitherto, the following rule applied: If the preparation […]
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The EU’s DAC 7 Directive, which was published at the start of 2021, envisages an annual reporting requirement for digital platforms, whether they are resident within or outside the EU, as well as provisions on the automatic exchange of information (see Newsletter of 11 August 2021). The goal is to use automatic exchange of information to create […]
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An ordinance published on 2 June 2022 (“Zinsvortrags-ÜbergangsV”) provides the legal framework for the transfer of interest and EBITDA carryforwards to the receiving entity in the context of corporate reorganisations. Austrian interest limitation rule in a nutshell According to the Austrian interest limitation rule the deductibility of net interest expense for corporations is limited to 30% […]
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Due to the amendment of Section 23 Austrian VAT Act (UStG), the tolerance limit for input VAT deduction for travel-related input supplies for company outings (away days) has ceased to apply. Company outings fall under the scope of Sec 23 UStG and are thus attributable to travel-related supplies from a VAT perspective. Travel-related supplies are generally subject […]
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