Inheritance law: Advice and support on inheritance The subject of inheritance and bequeathing is as old as mankind itself and the subject Erbrecht is an extremely sensitive and complex area. Only a few people deal extensively with the subject of bequests during their lifetime and often leave their heirs more trouble than assets. Everybody knows […]
– Which is why this also applies to the statutory pension as well as private pension insurances -. A study by the Free University of Berlin dated 15 June 2015 describes the distribution effects of old-age pensions on different population groups. On the other hand, an expert of the Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (DRV) thinks […]
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And what price does the donor have to pay? In Varanasi, on the banks of the holy Ganges, tourists wanted to attend a traditional cremation. To the relatives of the burning candidate who were standing around, it was said that he was already dead, and that he should now be placed on the pile […]
Foundations offer the entrepreneur far-reaching advantages The state explicitly acknowledges the commitment of donors with generous tax breaks and benefits related to the law of public benefit. Even if it is not always comprehensible to outsiders at first glance that the charitable trust foundation in particular offers attractive advantages for citizens and efficient solutions to […]
1. the fairy tale of the wild-eyed lone perpetrator Bankers and representatives of foreign life insurers must be willing to travel and be creative. Even dubious arrangements should at least leave the customer with the feeling that “the tax authorities will certainly not find out”. Revelations followed through offshore leaks, interested journalists, bought up CD-ROM’s, […]
How to spoil the game for class action clubs Resourceful consumer lawyers and self-proclaimed consumer interest groups are trying to generate revenue as so-called “class action associations” with model lawsuits (which are not even possible in Germany). The only exception is the “Act on Model Proceedings in Disputes under Capital Market Law”, in particular […]
Foundations have existed in Germany for centuries. Some of them still exist today and have survived wars, recessions, banking crises, changes of government and other events. Many assets – such as works of art, collections, buildings with land – could be preserved for posterity with the help of a foundation. The topic of “foundations” has […]
This is a situation most employees face at some point: The end of working life is approaching. With current, quite respectable income, it has been possible to pay off the owner-occupied home and meet the children’s education costs. In addition, for the above reasons, there is no high level of cash assets or cash assets […]
Company pension scheme: In the case of design errors, it can come to a social case Management consultancies for a company pension scheme advertise a pension commitment check according to the following model, for example: “We would be happy to take over the professional examination of pension commitments for you. In doing so, we also […]
