{"id":10051,"date":"2018-09-25T12:30:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T10:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tunal-stb.de\/prohibition-of-deduction-for-debt-interest-assessment-basis\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T09:35:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T07:35:20","slug":"prohibition-of-deduction-for-debt-interest-assessment-basis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tunal-stb.de\/en\/prohibition-of-deduction-for-debt-interest-assessment-basis\/","title":{"rendered":"Prohibition of deduction for debt interest &#8211; assessment basis"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>Prohibition of deduction &#8211; Debt interest &#8211; Basis of assessment<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=&#8221;5499&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][ultimate_heading main_heading=&#8221;Abzugsverbot fu\u0308r Schuldzinsen \u2013 Bemessungsgrundlage&#8221; alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; margin_design_tab_text=&#8221;&#8221;][\/ultimate_heading][vc_separator style=&#8221;shadow&#8221;]<div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"column\">\n<h2>According to \u00a7 4 para. 4a EStG are business debt interest<\/h2>\n<p>are generally not deductible to the extent that they are attributable to <strong>excess withdrawals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>There is an excess withdrawal,<\/h2>\n<p>if withdrawals in a financial year are higher than the sum of profit and contributions; if withdrawals are lower than this sum, they are referred to as under-withdrawals.<\/p>\n<p>Non-deductible are debt interest in the amount of 6% of the excess withdrawals of the fiscal year plus the excess withdrawals and less the under-withdrawals from previous fiscal years, but not more than the actual expense of debt interest to the extent that it exceeds 2,050 euros.<\/p>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Debt interest related to the acquisition of fixed assets is not taken into account in this calculation.<\/p>\n<h2>The Federal Fiscal Court<\/h2>\n<p>has limited the assessment basis for determining non-deductible debt interest in a new ruling. According to this, the non-deductible debt interest can be determined at most on the basis of the accumulated withdrawal surplus (i.e. all withdrawals less all contributions); in the example case, this would therefore result in (11,000 euros x 6% =) <strong>660 euros of<\/strong> non-deductible debt interest. The new ruling is always advantageous if the sum of losses is greater than the sum of profits; if the profits outweigh the losses, the previous calculation method remains in effect.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>(Further comments &amp; information &amp; examples on this can be found in our information letter 09\/2018 under the item 6.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\">[vc_masonry_media_grid grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1537871053137-8b85a025-f623-10&#8243; include=&#8221;6226,6225,6224&#8243;][bsf-info-box icon=&#8221;Defaults-envelope-o&#8221; icon_size=&#8221;32&#8243; pos=&#8221;left&#8221;]\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon-component style_1\">\n<div id=\"Info-box-wrap-3609\" class=\"aio-icon-box left-icon\">\n<div class=\"aio-ibd-block\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon-description ult-responsive\" data-ultimate-target=\"#Info-box-wrap-3609 .aio-icon-description\" data-responsive-json-new=\"{&quot;font-size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;line-height&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon-description ult-responsive\" data-ultimate-target=\"#Info-box-wrap-9367 .aio-icon-description\" data-responsive-json-new=\"{&quot;font-size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;line-height&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon-description ult-responsive\" data-ultimate-target=\"#Info-box-wrap-1001 .aio-icon-description\" data-responsive-json-new=\"{&quot;font-size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;line-height&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\"><strong>A) Newsletter bestellen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Immer gut informiert sein, verpassen Sie keine Neuigkeiten mehr! 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