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Press release No. 308 of 20 July 2022 Business assets received as a gift and taken as a basis for tax assessment more than doubled in 2021

In 2021, 26.7 billion euros of business assets were transferred by gift and taken as a basis for tax assessment. This was the first year-on-year increase since the inheritance tax reform in 2016. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports …

Press release No. 166 of 13 April 2022 Revenue from aviation tax up 49.8% in 2021 on 2020

In 2021, a total of 526.4 million euros of aviation tax - also called “flight ticket tax” - was payable in Germany, according to the tax returns of airlines. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that revenue from this tax increased …

Press release No. 403 of 25 August 2021 Inheritance and gift tax up 19.4% in 2020

The property transfers by inheritance or gift which the fiscal authorities in Germany assessed for tax purposes amounted to 84.4 billion euros in 2020. The property inherited or received as a gift and taken into account for tax purposes was up 5.9% …

Press release No. 193 of 16 April 2021 Revenue from aviation tax down 70.6% in 2020 due to the corona crisis

In 2020 a total of 349.8 million euros of aviation tax - also called “flight ticket tax” - was payable in Germany, according to the tax returns of airlines. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that revenue from this tax declined by …

Press release No. N 020 of 27 April 2020 Aviation tax in March 2020: decline by 56.7% from a year earlier

The demand for flights has dropped significantly because of the global travel restrictions in response to the corona crisis. This is beginning to have some effect on tax revenue from aviation tax. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports …

Press release No. 309 of 16 August 2019 Inheritance and gift tax rose to 6.7 billion euros in 2018

The property transfers by inheritance of gift assessed for tax purposes by the fiscal authorities in Germany amounted to 84.7 billion euros in 2018. The property inherited or received as a gift and taken into account for tax purposes was down 12.7% …

Aviation tax - Air passengers carried

Cash revenue from aviation tax