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Bartosz Dzionsko

Bartosz Dzionsko is a German attorney at law at WINHELLER headquarters in Frankfurt/Main. He specializes in German tax law, criminal tax law, money laundering and German customs law.

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Interim Aid in Germany: Which Companies May Apply for Financial Assistance?

Dec 22, 20 • German Business Law • No Comments • Bartosz Dzionsko

The German Federal Ministry of Economics is once again granting financial aid to small and mid-sized companies to mitigate the economic consequences of the corona pandemic. Companies can still apply for “Überbrückungshilfe II” until the end of the year. “Überbrückungshilfe III”, […]
Almanya’da ödenen tır otoyol harcın’da yanlış hesaplamalar: Nakliyat firmaları yaklaşık yüzde dördünü geri alabiliyor!

Dec 11, 20 • German Business Law • No Comments • Bartosz Dzionsko

Tır otoyol harcın’da yanlış hesaplamalar: Nakliyat firmaları yaklaşık yüzde dördünü geri alabiliyor! Türkiye’deki nakliyat firma tırlarının istikameti Almanya olan veya Almanya’dan geçiş yapanların tır otoyol harcı ödeme mecburiyeti vardır. Problem: Tır otoyol harcı avrupa kanunlarını ihlal ediyor. Avrupa Birliği Adalet Divanı […]
Nieprawidłowo obliczona opłata za przejazd ciężarówki: Spedytorzy mają prawo do zwrotu pieniędzy w wysokości około 4 procent!

Dec 11, 20 • German Business Law • No Comments • Bartosz Dzionsko

Firmy spedycyjne, które przewożą towary w Niemczech lub przez niemieckie terytorium, muszą uiszczać opłaty za przejazd ciężarówką. Problem: opłata za przejazd narusza prawo UE! Europejski Trybunał Sprawiedliwości (ETS) orzekł, że Niemcy nieprawidłowo obliczyły wysokość opłaty za przejazd ciężarówek i że niemiecka […]
Incorrect Truck Toll Calculation in Germany: Trucking Companies Are Entitled to About Four Percent Refund!

Dec 11, 20 • Customs Law, German Business Law • No Comments • Bartosz Dzionsko

Trucking companies that transport goods in or through Germany have to pay truck tolls. The problem here: the toll violates EU law! The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has in fact ruled that Germany has calculated the truck toll incorrectly: it […]
Embezzlement of Wages in Germany: Shorter Statutes of Limitations Planned

Sep 30, 20 • Commercial Criminal Law, Employment Law • No Comments • Bartosz Dzionsko

The payment of social security contributions is becoming a pitfall for many companies in Germany. Failure to pay contributions is usually severely punished. According to the German Criminal Code (Section 266a StGB), it is a criminal offence to withhold or embezzle […]
German Corporate Liability Act: Internal Investigations Are Worthwhile for Companies!

Jul 3, 20 • Compliance • No Comments • Bartosz Dzionsko

For a long time, there was silence about the “Law on Combating Corporate Crime” agreed in the German coalition agreement. The Federal Ministry of Justice has now presented a revised draft law under the new name “Law to Strengthen the Integrity […]
Customs Debt: Are Criminal Customs Offences Remediable in Germany?

Jun 30, 20 • Customs Law • No Comments • Bartosz Dzionsko

Since May 2016, the Union Customs Code (UCC) of the European Union applies to all importers of goods into the European Union. A very welcome provision is that the customs debt incurred at the time of the violation – e.g. in […]
VAT Reduction in Germany: These Are The Measures Companies Should Implement Now!

Jun 19, 20 • Value Added Tax • No Comments • Bartosz Dzionsko

On June 3, 2020, the German government adopted a new economic stimulus package announcing targeted measures totaling 130 billion euros to support and stabilize the economy in Germany. In order to help entrepreneurs and provide incentives for investment, the German stimulus […]
Payments Made Abroad From EUR 12,500 Must Be Reported to The German Bundesbank

Jun 10, 20 • Customs Law • No Comments • Bartosz Dzionsko

According to the German Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation (Außenwirtschaftsverordnung, AWV), incoming or outgoing payments from abroad must be reported to the Deutsche Bundesbank. What counts as incoming and what as outgoing payment? “Incoming payments” refers to payments that someone accepts […]
Value Added Tax: Chain Transactions and Tax-Free Delivery

May 29, 20 • Value Added Tax • No Comments • Bartosz Dzionsko

More legal certainty for chain transactions With the law of December 12, 2019, the Bundestag passed some changes regarding the value added tax. Many of the regulations already came into force on January 1, 2020. One of them is the mandatory […]