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Deutscher Steuerberaterverband e.V. filed 30 positions between 30 Jun 2020 and 24 Jun 2026, across 24 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 26 times.
The German Association of Tax Consultants (DStV) has issued an opinion on the digital omnibus. It provides an opinion on the proposed adjustments to the European data protection, data and AI legal framework and the introduction of the European Business Wallet (EUBW) and assesses the measures from the perspective of the profession.
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In the view of the DStV, the European Company Wallet offers great potential for cutting red tape, efficiency and digitalisation. It should be made simple, cost-effective and user-friendly for smaller market participants, while it should be made mandatory for larger companies. The wallet should depict digital power management in accordance with the Once Only principle.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
In addition to the unrestricted provision of tax assistance, tax advisers, in particular for SMEs, are also first contact persons in business consultancy. This applies to business start-ups, operations and in the event of economic failure. Please find attached the opinion of the DStV in DE/EN.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
The introduction of a single set of rules for innovative companies - the 28th regime - represents a suboptimal approach to harmonising corporate law within the European Union. Many detailed questions remain unsolved. At best, such an approach could serve as a temporary measure until deeper harmonisation of commercial law provisions is achieved.
The Deutscher Steuerberaterverband e.V. (DStV) welcomes the objective of simplifying sustainability reporting for obliged undertakings. In particular, reducing the number of data points and focusing on quantitative information instead of extensive narrative reporting requirements is an improvement to the original Delegated Regulation.
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The German Tax Advisors Association (DStV) welcomes the European Commissions proposal for the European Innovation Act, which is designed to strengthen the EUs competitiveness and reduce barriers to market entry. DStV emphasises that the Act must benefit all companies, not just start-ups, scale-ups or businesses labelled 'innovative', to avoid competitive distortions. 1.
The Deutsche Steuerberaterverband e.V. (DStV) — the Federation of Tax Consultants and Economic Auditing Professions — represents around 36.000 nationwide and thus more than 55 % of professionals working independently in their own law, a large number of whom are also accountants or certified accountants.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
The German Association of Tax Consultants (Deutsche Steuerberaterverband e.V.) aims to contribute to strengthening legal certainty and data protection for consumers and service providers on the internet with the following feedback. The opinion also aims to contribute to a higher level of consumer protection in digital services and, as a consequence, to ensure an increase in high-quality digital services.
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The German Tax Consultants Association (DStV) supports the Commission’s approach outlined in the SME Relief Package to implement a reduction in bureaucratic burdens on businesses, in particular SMEs. For this reason, the DStV warmly welcomes the initiative to streamline reporting requirements and the sectoral proposals already launched to modernise and reduce reporting requirements.
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The German Association of Tax Consultants (DStV) welcomes the European Commission’s proposal to create a trusted digital identity for businesses through the European Business Wallet (EUBW 2025/0358 (COD)), which enables the secure exchange of electronic documents in the areas of B2G, B2B and G2G. The EUBW can be an important tool to further advance the digital transformation and inclusion of businesses in the EU.
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In principle, the German Tax Consultants Association (DStV) welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a regulation on combating late payment in commercial transactions 2023/0323 (COD). EU small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which rely on timely and predictable cash flows to improve liquidity planning, are particularly affected by the negative consequences of late payments in commercial transactions.
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The German Association of Tax Consultants (DStV) welcomes the upcoming EU strategy on education and training and makes the following recommendations. 1. National modernisation processes require outdated, bureaucratic and anti-education legislation in the Member States to be identified and consistently eliminated.
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The German Tax Consultants’ Association (DStV) welcomes the current Commission proposal for a Directive on European cross-border associations 2023/0315 (COD). On the one hand, the proposed measures strengthen the EU’s internal market by making cross-border associations more involved in social and economic processes.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
The Deutscher Steuerberaterverband e.V. (DStV) welcomes the introduction of an appropriate European rulebook that strengthens the legal position of cross-border associations in the EU internal market. As a result, the different legal and administrative requirements in the EU Member States should be adapted and unjustified restrictions removed.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
The German Tax Consultants Association (DStV) welcomes the Commission’s proposal to introduce a principal place-based tax system for micro-enterprises, SMEs and amending Directive (2011/16/EU – DAC). Overall, as part of the SME relief package adopted by the European Commission in September 2023, the proposal is an interesting tax option for SMEs.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
Based on e-invoicing, more and more countries are transforming their traditional VAT compliance into a digital transfer of data with the tax authorities. This also applies to those Member States whose different systems cause fragmentation in the internal market and additional compliance costs for businesses operating cross-border. For this reason, the Deutscher Steuerberaterverband e.V.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
The Deutsches Steuerberaterverband e.V. (DStV) represents some 36 500 professionals, representing more than 60 % of tax advisers, tax representatives, auditors, sworn accountants and professional companies in Germany. The DStV represents its interests in the professional law of tax advisors and accountants, tax law, accounting and auditing.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
In principle, the German Tax Consultants Association (DStV) welcomes the Commission’s proposal for faster and secure procedures for the relief of excess withholding taxes (COM (2023) 324). This is particularly in view of the fact that the cross-border investor (hereinafter: Investors) in the case of double taxation treaties usually have a legal right to a refund of excess withholding taxes.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
The German Tax Consultants Association (DStV) welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a decision amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards the deadlines for adopting sustainability reporting standards for certain sectors and certain third-country undertakings (2023/0368 (COD)), announced in the SME relief package.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
The Deutsches Steuerberaterverband e.V. (DStV) represents some 36 500 professionals, representing more than 60 % of tax advisers, tax representatives, auditors, sworn accountants and professional companies in Germany. The DStV represents its interests in the professional law of tax advisors and accountants, tax law, accounting and auditing.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
The opinion of the German Association of Tax Consultants (Deutscher Steuerberaterverband e.V. – DStV) is attached in DE/EN version: Summarising: The DStV reiterates its criticism of the DAC 6 reporting requirements. These have not produced the desired results, are not suitable for achieving the objectives and are disproportionate.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
Currently, insolvency rules in the EU are still fragmented at national level. In some Member States insolvency proceedings are considered lengthy. The liquidation value is also particularly low for creditors in some Member States. Moreover, the existing legal differences create legal uncertainty as to the outcome of insolvency proceedings and lead to higher costs for creditors.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
The Deutscher Steuerberaterverband e.V. (DStV) represents some 36 500 professionals, representing more than 60 % of self-employed tax advisors, tax representatives, auditors, certified accountants and professional companies in Germany. The DStV represents its interests in the professional law of tax advisors and accountants, tax law, accounting and auditing.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
The Deutsches Steuerberaterverband e.V. (DStV) represents around 36 000 people throughout Germany, i.e. more than 55 % of self-employed professionals working in their own offices. It represents their interests in the fields of law governing the professions, tax, accountancy and auditing.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
The Deutscher Steuerberaterverband e.V. has doubts as to the legality of minimum EU penalties for certain infringements of the obligation to notify under DAC 6. The level of penalties in the proposal is also set at such a level that they are no longer minimum penalties but also maximum penalties. Intermediaries must be excluded from the scope of such sanctions.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
The Deutsche Steuerberaterverband e.V. (DStV) — the Federation of Tax Consulting and Economic Auditing Professions — represents around 36.500 nationwide, i.e. more than 60 % of professionals working independently in its own law, a large number of whom are also accountants or certified accountants.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
The EU SAFE initiative aims to combat the role of ‘intermediators’ in designing, marketing or supporting tax evasion and aggressive tax planning, in particular by preventing ‘intermediators’ from setting up complex structures in third countries. Tax evasion, aggressive tax avoidance and money laundering remain serious problems for the Member States of the European Union.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
In the view of the Deutscher Steuerberaterverband e.V. (DStV), a general uniform translation of the legal concept of legal professional privilege into German is urgently needed for reasons of legal clarity and legal certainty. This would also have a positive impact on the case-law of the CJEU.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
It is important for tax advisors in Germany to have access to a wide range of information in order to quickly find company data and fulfil obligations towards the State and clients. For this reason, the Deutscher Steuerberaterverband e.V.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
In order to strengthen the rights of taxpayers, the DStV suggests that the following basic positions should be taken into account: A. European and national tax policies must be plausible, fair and equitable for taxpayers.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
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