Austrian Budget Accompanying Act 2025 (BBG 2025): consultation draft published – focus on real estate transactions in the form of share deals

On 2 May 2025, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) published the draft of the BBG 2025 for review. As announced in the government programme in February 2025, there will be particular tightening of taxation related to the share transfers  in property-owning corporations and partnerships (share deals) and the taxation of real estate companies. […]

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Austrian Budget Stabilisation Measures Act 2025 passed

On 7 March 2025, the new Austrian National Council already introduced first measures to stabilise the budget. The Austrian Budget Stabilisation Measures Act 2025 (hereinafter BSMG 2025) includes measures to increase the tax revenue at short notice, such as the elimination of the zero VAT for photovoltaic systems, the extension of the energy crisis contributions, […]

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Austrian Tax Amendment Act 2022 – government bill published

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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