Updated guidance on mutual agreement procedure and arbitration

On 5 May 2022, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance (“BMF”) published new guidance on mutual agreement procedure (“MAP”) and arbitration procedure (BMF – IV/8, Geschäftszahl 2022-0.300.851). The guidance replaces a BMF guidance from the year 2019 and provides an overview of the formal and material requirements for these procedures in Austria. Structure of the guidance […]

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Rising energy costs: Reduction prepayments of individual and corporate income tax

Austrian companies currently face rising energy costs, which may also impact their liquidity in the short term. For this reason, the Austrian Ministry of Finance (“BMF”) stated on 1 April 2022 that it will be possible to simplified reduce prepayments of individual and corporate income tax in administrative terms. The taxpayer must be able to credibly […]

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