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Here you will find all contact details and publications of Rainald Vobbe Indirect Taxes 25.06.2025 | Rainald Vobbe Differences in the VAT assessment of “work supplies” in German VAT; supplies with installation under European Union and Spanish law (part 3) This article is the third and final part of a joint blog series written by our colleague Rainald Vobbe alongside María Teresa Deltell, and Carlos Gómez Barrero from… Indirect Taxes 25.06.2025 | Rainald Vobbe Differences in the VAT assessment of “work supplies” in German VAT; supplies with installation under European Union and Spanish law (part 2) This article is the second part of a collaborative blog series jointly authored by our colleague Rainald Vobbe alongside María Teresa Deltell and Carlos Gómez Barrero… Indirect Taxes 25.06.2025 | Rainald Vobbe Differences in the VAT assessment of “work supplies” in German VAT; supplies with installation under European Union and Spanish law (part 1) Due to the harmonised EU VAT Directive, VAT law is largely consistent across EU member states. However, the directive regulations are partly optional and are not directly… Indirect Taxes | Tax Law 07.06.2024 | Rainald Vobbe, David Schumacher VAT and the supply of tickets for major sporting events Invitations and free tickets to sporting events handed out by companies (to employees, business associates or as part of sweepstakes) are very popular. Not least due to… Indirect Taxes | Tax Law 17.05.2024 | Rainald Vobbe, Dr. Charlotte Pötters New VAT rules for online events: What providers now need to know! Being online has become a firm part of our lives. This has been accelerated in no uncertain terms by the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns. As such, it’s no… Indirect Taxes 29.02.2024 | Rainald Vobbe Latest developments on biggest EU customs reform since 1968 - First vote Following concerns with the current framework, the European Commission proposed large reforms of the EU’s customs legislation in the first half of 2023. Since then, the… Tax Law | Indirect Taxes 21.07.2023 | Rainald Vobbe, San Kim Planned VAT changes in Germany – mandatory e-invoicing The German Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium der Finanzen – BMF) has published a draft of several changes in German tax law with the Act to Strengthen Growth… International Tax Law / Transfer Pricing 24.03.2021 | Prof. Dr. Sven-Eric Bärsch, Rainald Vobbe New Administrative Guidance on German Insurance Premium Taxes Multinational groups often take out international insurance policies to provide group-wide cover against their worldwide risk exposure. Normally, a master policy is taken… Indirect Taxes 19.02.2021 | Rainald Vobbe Federal Ministry of Finance locks third-country taxable persons out of applying the TOMS regime (special regulation for travel agents, in acc. with Art. 306 EU VAT-Directive) Germany’s Federal Ministry of Finance has been examining the taxation of travel services performed by companies based in third countries. In a letter issued on January… Indirect Taxes 10.09.2020 | Prof. Dr. Sven-Eric Bärsch, Rainald Vobbe New German tax court case about the fixed establishment concept for VAT purposes The German Federal Tax Court issued a decision on a ‘fixed establishment’ for VAT purposes (ECLI:DE:BFH:2020:U.290420.XIR3.18.0). The case concerned a German business… International Tax Law / Transfer Pricing 24.03.2020 | Prof. Dr. Sven-Eric Bärsch, Rainald Vobbe How to protect your cash tax position during the COVID-19 pandemic While headlines are dominated by the global drop in stocks, the debt market (i.e. loans, bonds) is now being exposed to great risks. The new coronavirus outbreak has… Indirect Taxes 10.07.2019 | Rainald Vobbe German Annual Tax Act 2019 – What does it mean for VAT? The draft of the German Annual Tax Act 2019 (JStG 2019) contains many amendments to VAT law. These amendments primarily transpose EU legislation into German law. One…
