RUGE FEHSENFELD and Hansa-Atlantic Tax Advisory have merged on 1 January 2026. The new entity operates under the name RUGE FEHSENFELD Press

RUGE FEHSENFELD and Hansa-Atlantic Tax Advisory have merged on 1 January 2026. The new entity operates under the name RUGE FEHSENFELD

With the experienced team from Hansa-Atlantic, RUGE FEHSENFELD (RF) will grow to 10 professionals and…

Anthony VolkmannFebruary 16, 2026

Changes in US Federal Estate and Gift Tax Law Resource

Changes in US Federal Estate and Gift Tax Law

Positive Effects on German-American Estate Cases Introduction US tax law is an area in which…

Anthony VolkmannOctober 23, 2025

Trump’s ‘Section 899’ – A retreat from the confrontational tax policy course Resource

Trump’s ‘Section 899’ – A retreat from the confrontational tax policy course

Following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill on 4 July, the US government…

Anthony VolkmannJuly 17, 2025

U.S. Treasury Moves to Scrap Foreign Retaliation Tax Amid Global Tax Deal Resource

U.S. Treasury Moves to Scrap Foreign Retaliation Tax Amid Global Tax Deal

The U.S. Treasury Department has called on Congress to eliminate a controversial provision—Section 899—from former…

Anthony VolkmannJune 27, 2025

2nd In A Row – Bastian Ruge Receives Best Lawyers Award Press

2nd In A Row – Bastian Ruge Receives Best Lawyers Award

The renowned publishers “Handelsblatt” from Germany and “Best Lawyers” from the USA have recognized Bastian…

Anthony VolkmannJune 16, 2025

No inheritance tax liability in Germany Resource

No inheritance tax liability in Germany

In Germany, unlimited inheritance tax applies if either (i) the deceased or (ii) the heir…

Anthony VolkmannApril 22, 2025

German Federal Ministry of Finance publishes reorganisation tax decree Resource

German Federal Ministry of Finance publishes reorganisation tax decree

On 2 January 2025, just in time for the start of the new year 2025,…

Anthony VolkmannFebruary 21, 2025

Calculation of gift tax for low-interest loans Resource

Calculation of gift tax for low-interest loans

In a recent judgment the German Supreme Tax Court held that the granting of a…

Anthony VolkmannFebruary 17, 2025

German parliament adopts new exit tax for private fund investors Resource

German parliament adopts new exit tax for private fund investors

German tax resident investors holding fund units as private assets must prepare for the introduction…

Anthony VolkmannNovember 26, 2024

Sources of income for influencers and how they are taxed if they live abroad Resource

Sources of income for influencers and how they are taxed if they live abroad

The involvement of influencers in marketing, so-called influencer-marketing, plays an increasingly important role in recent…

Anthony VolkmannNovember 26, 2024