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 […]
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 […]
In a nutshell The medium-sized entrepreneur is currently facing a multitude of problems for which he urgently needs efficient solutions: According to calculations by the Institute for SME Research, more than 300,000 family businesses are facing a change of ownership in the next few years. It is estimated that in about 40% of all cases […]
Trust foundation as a progressive and flexible solution for medium-sized businesses The medium-sized entrepreneur is currently facing a multitude of problems for which he urgently needs efficient solutions: According to calculations by the Institute for SME Research, more than 300,000 family businesses are facing a change of ownership in the next few years. It is […]
The dual foundation is a smart one for business succession and retirement planning. In this case, the shareholder-managing director of a GmbH transfers a large part of the company shares without voting rights and tax-neutrally to a charitable trust foundation. The remaining GmbH shares, equipped with voting and profit participation rights, are transferred to a […]
Johannes Fiala and Frank M. Strobelt Medium-sized entrepreneurs are currently facing a whole host of problems for which they urgently need efficient solutions. The authors describe why foundations can answer a multitude of individual questions at once. Red. For many medium-sized companies, the topic of “foundations” was taboo until a few years ago and was […]
Johannes Fiala, Frank M. Strobelt Medium-sized entrepreneurs – including many doctors, dentists and pharmacists – are currently facing a variety of problems for which they urgently need efficient solutions: According to calculations by the Institute for SME Research, over 300,000 family businesses are facing a change of ownership in the next few years. It is […]
Dr. Johannes Fiala, Senior Partner of Fiala, Freisleben & Weber, Tax Consultant, Certified Public Accountant, Lawyer, Patent Attorney, Mediator, Munich Frank M. Strobelt, Managing Director of Gesellschaft für Stiftungsförderung e.V. (GfS) Further information: www.fiala.de, www.stifter.org. According to calculations by the Institute for Research on Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, more than 300,000 family businesses are facing […]
Doubling of tax benefits for married couples by RA Dr. Johannes Fiala* and Frank M. Strobelt** MUNICH/BERLIN – Medium-sized entrepreneurs, including many physicians, dentists and pharmacists, are currently facing a multitude of problems for which efficient solutions are urgently needed. According to calculations by the Institute for Research on Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, more than […]
