Life in times Corona XIII


Dara was very tidy. Her apartment was always bright and shiny. Cleanliness and order were not part of her life but were her life.

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Leben in Zeiten Corona XIII


Dara war sehr ordentlich. Ihre Wohnung war immer blitz und blank. Sauberkeit und Ordnung gehörten nicht zu ihrem Leben, sondern waren ihr Leben.

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PwC Pharma & Life Sciences Webinar: Keep up to date with regulatory developments


Dear pharma & life sciences colleagues,

As a tax/regulatory specialist within a pharmaceutical & life sciences company, you face complex sector-specific challenges each and every day.

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China – New Export control Law as from 1 of Decemeber


Mid October 2020 the National People’s Congress of China passed a new export control law with a wide, extraterritorial scope and tighter control measures to safeguard national’s security interests. Items under control by this new law are dual use, military and nuclear goods, technology and services as well as items, which are subject to National Security.

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Germany – Digital VAT Package translated into the local law and further changes to be expected 2021


Publication by PwC Germany

The draft of the Annual Tax Law 2020 (Jahressteuergesetz 2020, or JStG 2020) recently published by the German Federal Government amends a large number of tax laws, including the German VAT Act (Umsatzsteuergesetz, or UStG) and the German VAT Ordinance (Umsatzsteuer-Durchführungsverordnung, or UStDV). It mainly provides for the implementation of the Digital VAT Package, which involves a complete redesign of the distance sales regime, but also includes several other important amendments. It should be noted that the JStG 2020 is only a draft at present, so its current wording may be withdrawn or amended and new measures may still be added.

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PwC – 5. Schweizer MWST-Tagung – Dieses Jahr virtuell


Sehr geehrte Leser und Leserinnen

Die Mehrwertsteuer ist im steten Wandel und wird immer transparenter.

Für Sie als Entscheidungsträger wird es immer schwieriger, all die gesetzlichen und behördlichen Vorgaben / Neuerungen effizient und kostengünstig einzuhalten. Dazu kommt die aktuelle COVID-19-Situation, welche umsatzsteuerliche Herausforderungen mit sich bringt, die es zu meistern gilt. Gleichzeitig spielt Industrie 4.0, die umfassende Digitalisierung der industriellen Produktion, die den absehbaren Wandel herbeiführt, aber auch neue Chancen zur Prozessoptimierung bietet, eine immer wichtigere Rolle.

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Commodity Trading tax webcast on Thursday, 12. November 2020 at 4pm CET


Stay up to date on Tax developments relevant for the Commodity Trading industry

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EU – VAT treatment of telecom/mobile services. – non EU telecom providers maybe facing new VAT obligations – Case C 593/19


On 22 October 2020, an opinion of the Advocate General (AG) has been published in the case SK Telecom Co. Ltd. Vs  Finanzamt Graz-Stadt (Case C‑593/19). This case concerns the use and/or enjoyment rules for VAT in case of roaming services in a EU Member State.

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Window cleaning


I have the privilege of living in lofty heights. This was already the case when I was a child. Our skyscraper stood on a mountain, we lived on the 9th floor and had a phenomenal view of the city. At that time all windows could be opened, so it was my father’s job to clean them here and there.

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Fensterreinigung


Ich habe das Privileg in luftigen Höhen zu wohnen. Das war schon der Fall als ich noch ein Kind war. Unser Hochhaus stand auf einem Berg, wir wohnten im 9. Stock und hatten eine phänomenale Aussicht auf die Stadt. Damals konnte man alle Fenster öffnen, und so war es die Aufgabe meines Vaters sie hier und dort zu putzen.

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