During the COVID-19 pandemic, the BMF (Austrian Ministry of Finance) has paid out several aids in the form of COVID-19 subsidies to companies pursuant to EU state aid law via the COVID-19 Finanzierungsagentur des Bundes GmbH (COFAG). In the course of implementation in Austria, the design of the ceilings for state aid pursuant to section […]
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As previously reported in our Tax Newsletter of 14 June 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 and then again to 30 September 2022. The Austrian Ministry of Finance (BMF) has […]
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The Austrian Minister of Finance has issued an Ordinance regarding the formal requirements for evidence of the ability to pay in connection with applications for phase°2 of the COVID-19 phased payment plan. The ordinance entered into force on 1 August 2022. To mitigate the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Austrian Federal Fiscal Code (BAO) […]
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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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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 Austrian Consultation Agreement with Germany contains special rules concerning the application of the double taxation treaty, which were introduced due to the pandemic. Accordingly, employers that are resident in Germany would not be deemed to have created a permanent establishment (“PE”) in Austria if an employee who is resident in Austria works from a […]
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Tax returns (e.g. individual and corporate income tax returns or annual VAT returns) generally have to be submitted by 30 June of the following year (if submitted electronically). The tax authority may extend the deadline for submission of tax returns on a case-by-case basis (discretionary decision) following a substantiated request (individual extension of submission deadline). If […]
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To continue to support Austrian companies which have suffered financially from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, the Austrian Federal Government has extended existing COVID-19 subsidy instruments and made some requirements more stringent. In the following contribution (last updated 14 February 2022), we will inform you about the most important points of the previous COVID-19 […]
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On 21 December 2021, the Austrian Parliament passed two legislative packages on pandemic-related support measures. These concern both tax relief in the Income Tax Act (EStG), Corporate Income Tax Act (KStG), VAT Act (UStG) and others, as well as simplifications in connection with tax payments. Here we have provided an overview of the key points: Income […]
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