The following text reproduces the television report of the programme plus minus from 19.09.2006: In order to strengthen private old-age provision, an employee’s entitlement to deferred compensation was enshrined in law in 2001 in the case of occupational pension provision (Section 1 a of the Occupational Pensions Act). In addition, such payments receive tax and […]
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Occupational pensions – compensation for employees
BR, Tuesday, 19 September 2006 In order to strengthen private old-age provision, an employee’s right to deferred compensation was enshrined in law in 2001 in the case of occupational pension provision (Section 1 a of the Occupational Pensions Act). In addition, such payments receive tax and social security benefits. Subsequently, many such contracts were concluded. […]
Inheritance and gift tax 2007: Time bomb for medium-sized businesses
Almost completely unnoticed by the entire public, a fundamental reform of the inheritance and gift tax is imminent in 2007. This is like a time bomb for the entire middle class, because the details are only now becoming known to the public step by step. Experts and tax experts, e.g. from the Association of German […]
Sales traps with U-cash registers
The collapse of the Adkura support fund shows how vulnerable occupational pensions remain today. There are large gaps in the safety net, which ultimately have to be covered by employers – who, in case of doubt, take the blame for the sales force. Once upon a time there was a U-Kasse in Ratingen, today you […]
Market shakeout is foreseeable
VM No. 12/06 took a close look at what is happening in 2007 in the market for occupational pensions in general and with individual insurers in particular. The continuation will look at the case law in this area and say where there are still weaknesses and where the opportunities lie. Employers face a lawsuit for […]
Effective solutions for medium-sized entrepreneurs – especially in the event of liquidity bottlenecks and in the law of succession
Almost completely unnoticed by the entire public, a fundamental reform of the inheritance and gift tax is imminent in 2007. This is like a time bomb for the entire middle class, because the details are only now becoming known step by step. Experts and tax experts, for example from the Association of German Chambers […]
New task for financial service providers: the charitable trust foundation
by Johannes Fiala, Lawyer (Munich), Mediator (Univ.), MBA Financial Services (Univ.Wales), MM (Univ.), Certified Financial and Investment Advisor (A.F.A.), EC Expert (C.I.F.E.), Lecturer (Univ. of Cooperative Education), Banker (www.fiala.de) Effective solutions for medium-sized entrepreneurs – especially in the event of liquidity bottlenecks and in the law of succession Almost completely unnoticed by the entire public, […]
Nasty trap with company pensions: Many employees could get more money out
Verbraucherschutz-Forum.de (14.10.2006)
Company pensions: How workers are being cheated out of their money.
Programme: Das Erste Programme: PLUS MINUS Broadcast date: 19.09.2006, 21:50 hrs.
occupational pension scheme – going the whole hog
Many companies offer company pensions that are too costly and offer low returns. As a result, employees lose a lot of money. Now they can claim damages from their boss. For whom the lawsuit is worthwhile. KöLNER Pensionskasse Sales Information No. 45 (28 June 2006)