1. gmn CONFERENCE - TAX MEETING IN VeroNa on 23 June 2015
CASE STUDY: Verona 2015
gmn CONFERENCE - TAX MEETING IN VeroNa on 23 June 2015

2. CASE Study Company Shareholders
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3. CASE Study Matters of Interest/Key Issues
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4. 1. Split-off Target structure
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5. 1. Split-off Splitt-Off Rune
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6. 1. Split-off Follow-up merger(S)
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7. 2. Selling the investments
Acquire cash
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8. 2. Selling the investments
Tax exemption
Tax exemption for capital gains by corporate entities (corporate income tax & trade tax)
gains on the sale of a share in a corporate entity will be excluded when determining income, if the shareholder is a corporate entity too
5% of the respective gain will be deemed to constitute expenses that may not be deducted as business expenses
Attention: On 12th November 2014 German “Bundestag” makes a legislative proposal:
tax reliefs for capital gains by corporate entities should be eliminated in case of minority investments
 purpose: equal treatment for dividends and capital gains
tax reliefs for dividends in case of minority investments had been eliminated for fiscal years commencing after 31th December 2012
Investment/shareholding < 10%  neither corporate income tax exemption nor trade tax exemption
Investment/shareholding ≥ 10% < 15%  corporate income tax exemption but no trade tax exemption
Investment/shareholding ≥ 15%  both corporate income tax exemption and trade tax exemption
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9. 2. Selling the investments
Tax exemption
General taxation of gains on the sale of shares in a corporate entity
Capital gains: €
tax consequences “Mountaineering equipment”
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10. 3. tax reliefs IP/R&D availability
There are no tax reliefs for intellectual property respectively research and development in Germany available
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11. 4. Reacquisition of shares
Share buy-back by the holding company
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12. 4. Reacquisition of shares
Share buy-back by the holding company
tax consequences of the share buy-back by the holding company
tax consequences of the acquirer (holding company)
regarding the German tax law, acquisitions and sales of own shares do not constitute a disposal and purchase act being relevant in terms of tax
the acquisition of own shares by the corporation constitutes a capital decrease
the sale/resale of shares by the corporation leads to an increase of the tax-contribution- account if the acquisition price exceed the par value
an acquisition lower than the par value leads to a decrease of the tax-contribution account
you may have to consider the principles of hidden profit distributions
tax consequences for the shareholder (senior employee)
The acquisition of own shares in general leads to a capital gain
The partial income procedure is applied
in case of an acquisition price above fair market value you have to consider the principles of hidden profit distribution
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13. 5. Share option planning example
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14. 5. Share option planning Stock options
Example of share option planning
tax consequences for the “future/new” senior employees
offering of stock-options to senior employees
in case of exercising stock-options will be qualified as wage (monetary advantage)
the monetary advantage is defined as the difference between fair market value and subscription price
tax reliefs
example:
fair market value: €5,50
subscription price: €1,50
number of shares:
tax consequences for the corporation
monetary advantage = €40.000
( x [€5,50 - €1,50])
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15. 6. share transfer to hans Target structure
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16. 6. Share transfer to hans Share transfer by gift
Germany has a unified inheritance and gift tax:
it is imposed on any transfer of property at death or by gift
if the decedent (donor) or the beneficiary (donee) is resident in Germany (domicile in Germany) or having habitual abode in Germany, any transfer of worldwide net property at death or by gift is subject to inheritance/gift tax (unlimited taxation)
any individual who is not resident in Germany (no domicile in Germany) and not having habitual abode in Germany is subject to German inheritance/gift tax upon the transfer of net property being regarded as German-situated
privileges of 85% or 100% for the transfer of agricultural, forestry or business assets
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17. 6. Share transfer to hans Types of tax Tax rate
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18. 6. Share transfer to hans Types of tax Tax rate
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19. 6. Share transfer to hans Types of tax Tax allowance
(*) depends on the relationship to the decedent or donor
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20. 6. Share transfer to hans Current inheritance/Gift tax law
Recent Decision by the federal constitutional court
Under certain conditions business assets can be transferred with a tax exemption of 85% respectively 100% (§§ 13a & 13b ErbStG = inheritance tax law)
On December 17th 2014 the federal constitutional court declared these current inheritance tax law provisions partly unconstitutional
new provisions: some aspects regarding the tax exemption must be adopted till 30th June at the latest
until this date, the current law is still applicable under certain conditions
Attention: “wholly artificial arrangements” which will be implemented during this period could be harmful for the tax exemption
On 1st June 2015 the federal ministry of finance published a draft bill of these new inheritance tax law provisions regarding the tax exemption
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21. 6. Share transfer to hans Current inheritance/Gift tax law
Privileges of 85% or 100% for the transfer of business assets
To benefit from these privileges, a company has to fulfill certain conditions:
The payroll of the company transferred may not fall below certain values within a period of 5 respectively 7 years
You have to consider a retention period of 5 respectively 7 years
In case of a sale of shares/interests within this period the privileges will be denied retroactively
The privileges are not applicable if the business assets include too many administrative assets (“tax harmful administrative assets”)
If the administrative assets exceed the allowed maximum rate of 50% (optionally 10% 100% exemption) the privilege is not applicable
In case of subsidiaries you have to check every company at all group levels regarding administrative assets
The requirements for the 100% privilege are more strict than for the 85% privilege
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22. 6. Share transfer to hans Current inheritance/Gift tax law
Privileges of 85% or 100% for business assets
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23. 6. Share transfer to hans Current inheritance/gift tax law
“administrative assets”
are defined as
land, leasehold rights and buildings available to third party for use
shareholdings ≤ 25%
shareholdings > 25% and interests, if the administrative assets rate is > 50%
art objects
cash …
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24. 6. Share transfer to hans Current inheritance/gift tax law
“Administrative asset test”
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25. 6. Share transfer to hans Example of administrative test
Share transfer from 20% out of Johan’s 75%
group structure after split-off
structure after share transfer to Hans (target structure)
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26. 6. Share transfer to hans Example of administrative test
“Administrative asset test”
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27. 6. Share transfer to hans Example of administrative test
Tax consequences of the share transfer from 20% out of Johan’s 75%
no harmful administrative assets rate
You have to consider the payroll of the company for the next 5 (7) years
In case of decrease under 400% (700%) within this period the privilege will be denied retroactively
You have to consider the retention period for the next 5 (7) years
In case of a sale of shares within this period the privileges will be (partly) denied retroactively 1 2 3
Under these conditions the inheritance/gift law privileges of an 85% respectively 100% tax exemption are applicable
in case of 100% privilege  no tax consequences as a result of the gift
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