Germany: New Tax Loss Carryforward Regime
In December 2016 the German Bundestag and the German Bundesrat have approved the new Sec. 8 d CITA (German Corporate Income Tax Act) according to which the present restrictions for the use of tax loss carryforwards have been substantially improved. The primary goal for the new Sec. 8d CITA is certainly to protect young innovative enterprises from the negative consequences of the often necessary change of shareholders.