Germany · Home office · Permanent establishment
Home office after founder relocation: when does PE risk arise?
A function-first analysis of working, managing, selling and contracting from a German home, including OECD 2025 guidance, German domestic nexus and treaty Article 5.
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Founder mobility · Germany · CFC / AStG
Founder moves to Germany: when can foreign companies trigger German CFC rules?
A current-law sequence through management location, §7 control, §8 income and low-tax tests, §13 investment income, attribution, evidence and filing.
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Germany · Geschäftsleitung · Corporate tax
Foreign company managed from Germany: where is Geschäftsleitung?
A technical analysis of §10 AO, BFH case law, management from home, multiple management locations and the KSt, Gewerbesteuer and treaty consequences.
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Founder mobility · Tax residence · CFC · PE
Founder moves, business stays: what actually changes?
A structural review of what can change when the owner relocates: personal and corporate residence, management, PE, CFC, banking, governance and evidence.
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Group structure · Governance · Substance
HoldCo / OpCo / ServiceCo: aligning the group with real operating logic
Analysis of international group architecture: allocation of functions,
tax consequences, substance and impact on banking review.
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topic →
VAT · Marketplace · Supply chain
VAT architecture for e-commerce: OSS, IOSS and fixed establishment
When OSS is sufficient, and when local VAT registration obligations arise.
The impact of warehouses, marketplace models and people footprint on the tax picture.
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Banks · KYC · Regulatory perimeter
Banking readiness: preparing the structure for onboarding
Control and management, source of funds,
alignment of documentation and the link between the structure and regulatory logic.
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readiness topic →