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Diversity and inclusive leadership already help shape business strategy in many companies. To meet today’s challenges successfully, you need dedicated and agile teams. If companies put diversity and inclusion into practice, they can achieve long-term positive effects on the working environment, the reputation of the company, as well as business performance in general. Creating value […]
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On 24 February 2021, the Austrian National Council approved the 2nd COVID-19 Tax Measures Act, which provides for non-taxable reimbursement of costs by the employer and a flat rate deduction for business expenses for the employee if homeworking (so-called “home office”) has been agreed. After a year of working from home due to COVID-19, employees or works […]
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As reported in an earlier article (see blog post from 27.11.2020), the Austrian government announced in December that the wage tax withholding obligation for employers without a wage tax PE in Austria would be repealed with retroactive effect. In accordance with this draft, under the new rules these employers will no longer be required to […]
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When the COVID-19 pandemic swept across Europe, more than a few companies faced a challenge that they had put off, or rather overslept, for far too long in the course of the highly discussed digital transformation: Am I able to let all of my employees work from home ? Assuming that you have provided your […]
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Situation to date The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020. A Withdrawal Agreement was agreed between the UK and the EU, which entered into force on 1 February 2020, and established the terms of the UK’s orderly departure from the EU. The Withdrawal Agreement provides for a transition period, during which the EU […]
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From 01.01.2020 on, employers of individuals subject to unlimited taxation in Austria are required to withhold Austrian wage tax. However, due to a legislative motion for the planned COVID-19 Tax Measures Act, which was submitted on 20 November 2020, this provision now seems likely to be – retroactively – revoked: Thus, foreign employers without a PE […]
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Employers who have been affected by business restrictions or closures due to the Austrian government directive, Austrian Federal Law Gazette (BGBl) II 2020/96, or a ban on access under the Austrian Epidemics Act (BGBl II 2020/74), have benefited since March 2020 from an automatic, interest-free deferral of payment of social security contributions for the contribution […]
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A recent decision of the Austrian Federal Financial Court (BFG) considered the question as to whether foreign income must be taken into account in Austria under an “exemption with progression” clause even if Austria is not the state of residence under treaty law. The BFG takes the view that in cases of unlimited tax liability […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has implications for the taxation of income of cross-border workers, as the allocation of taxation rights under tax treaties depends, among other things, on where the the activities are carried out. The duration of activities and the length of stay in a country are decisive factors for taxation and the creation of […]
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These unprecedented times have brought insecurity and new risks. A variety of new measures have changed the way we live our lives. Most of us have never experienced anything like social distancing, a concept and approach which has significant implications for many working activities. Politicians and business leaders must take decisions which they have not […]
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