More than ever before, every German citizen is responsible for his or her own retirement provision. The benefits of the statutory pension are by far not sufficient to even come close to maintaining the accustomed standard of living at retirement age. Even the Retirement Assets Act (AVmG) passed on 11 May 2001 is only […]
In the case of direct commitments and support funds, external splitting in accordance with VersAusglG is an option. A transfer to the Deutsche Rentenversicherung is more profitable than a new capital cover. A commitment to the company pension scheme (bAV) increasingly contains a higher pension promise than is paid out. With regard to pension […]
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 […]
– Avoiding the risks of the final withholding tax savings model – The truth is often brutal, the lie only when it is uncovered. Erhard Blanck. In order to circumvent the final withholding tax on investment income, ultimately to reduce the taxes, and for tax-free retention of the income, life insurance companies from Liechtenstein, […]
“Don’t go to the prince before you are summoned,” says attorney Rüstig, until suddenly his first liability notice is delivered to him personally. He had been obedient since 1.1. In 1993, he complied with the Interest Discount Act (“ZaSt “er!) by distributing the interest income from escrow accounts among his clients and then certifying […]
British with-profits policies provide for lower guarantees than the endowment policies offered by German life insurers. These guarantees also cover the scheduled expiry date and therefore usually do not apply in the event of premature termination or partial termination, wrongly so. British life insurers invest mainly in equities; in the past, with a share […]
Life insurance coats from Liechtenstein: A distribution model with thick question marks In order to avoid the final withholding tax on investment income, and in the end to reduce taxes and tax-free retention of income, life insurance undertakings from Liechtenstein offer so-called insurance shells. On the outside it says “life insurance” – on the […]
– Judgement of the Munich Regional Labour Court is legally binding – Appeal apparently withdrawn due to lack of prospects of success – Employer and intermediary are in a billion-euro liability – Employer collects first – and pays twice later The Regional Labor Court (Landesarbeitsgericht – LAG) Munich (ruling of March 15, 2007, file […]
securing devices are to be found there, where there are threats to security. State supervision is also a sign of mistrust, not trust, the authors argue, asking who would feel safer there, where it is transported with a mine-proof armoured vehicle or In einem …with a nato-wire fence and an office secured by heavily-armed men? […]
Renowned major banks and savings banks lead inexperienced treasurers and managers of municipal companies into an interest rate trap with billions in losses. This is a brilliant business for credit institutions – an estimated 40% of local authorities are affected. Allegedly exclusive concepts from the bank product department Speculation with foreign exchange […]
