The draft Growth Opportunities Act approved by the Federal Cabinet contains additional improvements to depreciation and a number of other changes.

With a comprehensive tax amendment act, which primarily contains simplifications and simplifications, the German government wants to provide new growth impetus for the German economy.

Once again, the tax authorities are warning of fraud attempts with alleged payment requests from the tax office, the Federal Ministry of Finance or the Federal Central Tax Office.

Cryptocurrencies are among the other assets for which speculative gains are taxable in the first year after acquisition.

The tax authorities are providing taxpayers with a new tool for recording, collecting and sorting receipts in preparation for their tax return.

Once again, the tax authorities are warning of a wave of fake e-mails about supposed tax credits, which are intended to steal the recipient's access data.

In addition to a higher employee lump sum, there will be changes in social security law in 2023.

Taxpayers can look forward to higher tax-free allowances and an improvement in the home office allowance in 2023.

From 2023, the Federal Law Gazette on paper is to give way to a digital platform for the promulgation of all federal laws and ordinances.

The federal government has passed the government draft for the Annual Tax Act 2022, which also implements parts of the new tax relief package.