Sharia protects against creditors, also in inheritance law and family law claims

– Basic foreign values (ordre public) protect against access to assets – German courts also recognise Sharia law and, where applicable, apply it compulsorily if it does not contradict fundamental German legal concepts – especially the constitution. Conversely, German law is not applied abroad, even if it is fundamentally valid, if it contradicts the fundamental […]

Small or large matrimonial property regime swing for asset protection – absolutely legal design – or tax evasion deluxe?

Small or large matrimonial property regime for asset protection *- concerning the ex-manager of a DAX company, a public prosecutor suspects tax evasion as a result of the use of a matrimonial property regime. The legal counsel of the person concerned will consider filing a criminal complaint for alleged violation of official and service secrets. […]

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As a tax consultant and lawyer, I have worked with Dr. Fiala for many years on highly complex matters, I have come to know and appreciate him as an excellent colleague, in some cases on an international level. His advice looks outside the box. Consultations are always solution-oriented and appropriate. Especially for topics in the […]

International tax expert

My supposedly reputable tax firm had advised me to become a tax avoider. I was charged a lavish fee by such consultants: “You save money with this – it must be worth it to you”. For decades I thought I was safe – then my eyes were opened. Without this law firm, I would be […]

Blackboard papers guarantee tax exemption – or tax evasion-deluxe until the end of 2016

– Which loopholes the legislator still allows the investor tax-free – For decades it has been customary for many investors to store their securities in effective certificates in a safe deposit box. For the older generation, the reason is a war experience, so that, if necessary, one can pick up bonds and shares at any […]

Legal and illegal tax evasion for ordinary earners and the middle class?

Ways to absolute tax exemption for every federal citizen – or tax evasion deluxe National budgetary law is considered the supreme discipline of parliaments. Already in the European Community (EC) the design principle applied that the member states compete with each other through national laws on income taxation. This has led to international corporations being […]

Camouflage constructs in the enforcement practice of the tax office – or tax evasion deluxe* How tax authorities discover incomplete voluntary declarations and find hidden funds

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, […]

Tax liability for gifts – or tax evasion deluxe

Pitfalls for donors, donees and authorities   What aspects and what legal situation are there to consider when making gifts? A gift to one’s own child, a parent’s foundation to support daycare facilities or such a facility itself can be an interesting option for tax optimization. In the case of gifts, no one is required […]

Unconstitutional taxation error

Tax evasion strategies put to the test Practical assistance in the evasion of income, especially from capital assets, has) apparently been part of the more or less tolerated business model of certain private banks, insurance companies, state banks or subsidiaries for decades. Abroad, such “institutions” are also called savings banks, institutions, trusts, cantonal banks, trustees […]

Money abroad: When world income and world assets are taxable here

Do foreign financial advisors systematically induce tax evasion?   Assets abroad – tax liability in Germany If you move your money abroad, for example to an Austrian private foundation or a Liechtenstein family foundation, you can by no means be sure that the world income principle will not force you to declare it in Austria. […]