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As of 14 August 2026, the German Federal Central Tax Office released the Pillar Two Newsletter Six-Two-Six, marking a significant update in Germany’s implementation of the OECD/G20 Pillars Initiative on international tax reform. This newsletter serves as a critical reference point for multinational enterprises navigating the domestic transposition of the global minimum tax, which targets

As of 14 August 2026 the German Federal Tax Authority has released its Pillar Two Global Minimum Tax newsletter for June 2026 providing updated guidance on the OECD G20 Inclusive Framework global minimum taxation regime. This initiative forming part of Pillar Two of the OECD Two-Pillar Solution is designed to ensure that multinational enterprises achieve

On 6 August 2026, the Bundeszentralamt für Steuern published updated documentation regarding capital gains tax (Kapitalertragsteuer), providing revised forms, guidance notes, and administrative interpretations for the taxation of investment income in Germany. The update addresses longstanding ambiguities in the application of the withholding tax regime on dividends, interest, and capital gains from securities, particularly for

As of 6 August 2026 the German Federal Tax Authority has released updated guidance documents concerning the taxation of capital gains providing comprehensive clarification on the current regulatory framework governing income from movable property equities and other financial instruments subject to capital gains taxation. The revised guidance addresses recent legislative amendments administrative interpretations and practical

On 5 August 2026, the Bundeszentralamt für Steuern announced a temporary suspension of the Kontenabrufverfahren (account access procedure), citing technical infrastructural maintenance and security hardening measures that necessitated the temporary withdrawal of the online service. The suspension affects both individual taxpayers and authorized tax representatives seeking to retrieve account data, account balances, and transaction histories

On 3 August 2026, the Bundeszentralamt für Steuern announced that the designated certification body for retirement and pension contracts (Altersvorsorge- und Basisrentenverträge) had issued updated certification standards effective immediately, reflecting the latest legislative amendments to the German Occupational Pension Scheme (Betriebliche Altersversorgung) and the revised framework for company pension obligations under Section 1 paragraph 3

On 27 July 2026, the Bundeszentralamt für Steuern released the Pillar Two Newsletter Five-Two-Six, the fifth edition in the annual series providing updates on the implementation of the OECD/G20 global minimum tax framework within the German domestic legal order. This edition builds upon the foundational guidance issued in the inaugural newsletter, delving deeper into the