Hopes of bankruptcy-proof provision via a basic pension/ürup pension vanish into thin air

– How creditors can seize complete assets – even without surrender value -.   In 2015, the basic pension, also known as the Rürup pension, will be even more tax-deductible – up to €22,172 instead of the previous €20,000; for married couples, this amount will double. An employee of the German Insurance Association, who is […]

Attorney Tax Law Munich

Your lawyer for tax law: How we support our clients in the tax jungle German tax law is one of the most complex tax systems in the world, even if the often quoted story of the most comprehensive tax literature in the world is probably a bourgeois Moravia. As Attorney for tax law we offer […]

Contribution savings in the PKV with relief fund

Savings in private health insurance premiums with a provident fund / The emergency tariff makes it possible Around 5% of those insured with private health insurance (UN) are in social tariffs (standard tariff, emergency tariff, basic tariff), with an upward trend. In the emergency tariff, private health insurance policyholders with substantial premium arrears are “steered […]

How not only standard tariffs can be improved

Savings in private health insurance premiums with a provident fund / The emergency tariff makes it possible   Around 5% of those insured with private health insurance (UN) are in social tariffs (standard tariff, emergency tariff, basic tariff), with an upward trend. In the emergency tariff, private health insurance policyholders with substantial premium arrears are […]

The solution to ongoing premium increases in private health insurance

Probably most members of a private health insurance company will be annoyed about the annual premium increases, which are particularly serious with increasing age. As a solution, private health insurance companies usually offer a succinct explanation: in order to maintain the previous contribution, one could even do without some of the benefits previously covered. In […]

Private health insurance: emergency tariff ensures benefits in acute cases – even without payment of contributions.

Contribution saving in the private health insurance (PKV) with relief fund* – How not only standard and emergency tariff of the PKV must be improved. – Around 5% of those insured with private health insurance (UN) are in social tariffs (standard tariff, emergency tariff, basic tariff), with an upward trend.   In the emergency tariff, […]

Permits for guardianship of minors, care and administration of the estate

Permits for guardianship of minors, care and administration of the estate Introduction A legal guardian can be appointed for an adult: Legal guardianship leads to legal guardianship, § 1902. The guardianship court may appoint a voluntary guardian (lay guardian) or a professional guardian. The appointment of a suitable volunteer supervisor is a priority. The volunteer […]

The late switch back to statutory health insurance and other alternatives

– Why the complete departure from private health insurance is questionable – (Continued and last part from issue 5517/20 November 2015)   Option: partial maintenance of PKV If one considers only the premiums of private health insurance and statutory health insurance, savings of up to more than a quarter of a million euros are possible, […]

The late switch back to statutory health insurance and other alternatives

A 55-year-old man reports to an actuarial expert after his private health insurance (PKV) has more than doubled its premiums within nine years, even though he has been insured for almost thirty years. The actuary replies, yes, I just calculated that for a client – around 8% annual increases are quite realistic, especially if you […]

The fairy tale of the better private health insurance (PKV)

  – Advantages of the statutory health insurance (GKV), which insurance brokers conceal –   A PKV insured gets his tumor on the neck, an optic nerve and half of his tongue removed. The subsequent proton therapy – costs up to more than 43 TEUR – may not be paid by the PKV. The employer’s […]