Disclosure of the financial statements until 30 September 2025

Management of corporations with balance sheet date as of 31 December please note: In order to avoid heavy fines, take care to disclose the financial statements to the court keeping the Company Register on time until 30 September 2025. Please note that financial statements are to be submitted to the court keeping the Company Register […]

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interest, request for reduction, and input VAT refund until 30 September 2025

Reminder: Payments to avoid claim interest, request for reduction of pre-payments for individual income tax and corporate income tax as well as filing of requests for input VAT refund need to be made until 30 September 2025! Claim interest For back payments and tax credits in relation to corporate income tax and individual income tax […]

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Important updates regarding the research premium: consultation draft FoPR 2025

The Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance has published a consultation draft of the research premium guidelines 2025 (FoPR 2025) on 18 August 2025 – a significant step towards a clearer and more uniform application of legislation concerning the research premium. What you need to know: The new FoPR 2025 provide support for interpretation of legislation, […]

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Shaping the future: funding and ESG possibilities with the new aws Guarantee Guideline 2025-2028

The new aws Guarantee Guideline 2025 (aws-GRL), issued under the Austrian Guarantee Act 1977 (GarantieG), replaces the previous guideline for the assumption of guarantees by the Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (aws) for the years 2022-2025. The aws-GRL aims to facilitate the long-term financing of investments by taking on guarantees for loans from credit institutions and leasing […]

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Zukunft gestalten: Finanzierungs- und ESG-Chancen mit der neuen aws-Garantierichtlinie 2025-2028

Funding possibilities for investments in the area of energy transition and circular economy

The Austrian energy transition and circular economy are supported by various national funding programmes from the federal and state governments, as well as at the EU level. The goal is to fundamentally transform Austria’s energy system – no more fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal) – to achieve climate neutrality. Therefore, several funding programs focus on […]

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Decree issued by the Austrian Ministry of Finance (BMF) – Decrease of interest rates

Due to the decrease of the main refinancing operations rate by the European Central Bank, the amount of the deferral interest, interest for suspension, claim interest (interest for subsequent payments and credits), appeal interest as well as VAT interest is adjusted in the Austrian Federal Tax Code (FTC). Moreover, the amount of the refund interest […]

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New calls for tender for research and demonstration projects in the areas of circular economy, production technologies and climate-neutral city

The Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI) and the Climate and Energy Fund are promoting the implementation of forward-looking projects in Austria through two new calls for tender. With the programmes “Ressourcenwende 2025” (“Resource Transition 2025”) and “Mission Klimaneutrale Stadt – Technologien und Innovationen für die klimaneutrale Stadt 2025” (“Mission Climate-Neutral City – […]

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Energy Research 2025: Innovations for a Green Future

New call for tender in energy research The Austrian Federal Ministry of Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI) and the Climate and Energy Fund have launched an extensive funding programme to support groundbreaking innovations in the energy sector. There are many ways in which companies or organisations specialising in R&D can contribute to the green transformation. […]

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Decree issued by the Austrian Ministry of Finance (BMF) – Decrease of interest rates

Due to the decrease of the main refinancing operations rate by the European Central Bank, the amount of the deferral interest, interest for suspension, claim interest (interest for subsequent payments and credits), appeal interest as well as VAT interest is adjusted in the Austrian Federal Tax Code (FTC). Moreover, the amount of the refund interest […]

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Decree issued by the Austrian Ministry of Finance (BMF) – Decrease of interest rates

Due to the decrease of the main refinancing operations rate by the European Central Bank, the amount of the deferral interest, interest for suspension, claim interest (interest for subsequent payments and credits), appeal interest as well as VAT interest is adjusted in the Austrian Federal Tax Code (FTC). Moreover, the amount of the refund interest […]

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