On December 18, 2015, the US PATH Act (Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015), which makes US real estate investments for German pension funds more attractive, came into force. As a result, the sale of US real property by ... (more)
In February 2015, the German Federal Ministry of Finance published a circular clarifying the procedure that allows an investor to provide sufficient information in order to avoid lump-sum taxation after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the German ... (more)
On Wednesday, March 2, 2016, bepartners presented the German-Luxembourg Fund Forum 2016 at the Golf-Club Grand-Ducal in Luxembourg on Alternative Investments with two presentations and subsequent panel discussions. Alexander Skowronek and Carsten Ernst gave an overview on legal and tax issues ... (more)
