{"id":10832,"date":"2019-03-12T11:51:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T10:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tunal-stb.de\/wages-and-salaries-discount-from-third-party\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T09:35:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T07:35:53","slug":"wages-and-salaries-discount-from-third-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tunal-stb.de\/en\/wages-and-salaries-discount-from-third-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Wages and salaries: discount from third party"},"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>Wages<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[vc_separator][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5499&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][ultimate_heading main_heading=&#8221;Rabatt von dritter Seite&#8221; alignment=&#8221;left&#8221;][\/ultimate_heading][vc_separator css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1547462534290{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][ultimate_spacer height=&#8221;50&#8243;]<div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">Income from employment also includes other remuneration or benefits granted to employees for their work; corresponding benefits in kind, such as (discounted) goods or services, are thus in principle also part of wages subject to wage tax and social security contributions. This only applies to benefits from third parties (e.g. from affiliated companies) if they constitute remuneration for a service which the employee has rendered for his employer within the framework of the employment relationship.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>In the meantime, several tax court rulings have been issued that interpret the supreme court ruling less narrowly than the tax authorities and did <strong>not<\/strong> assume <strong>any<\/strong> third-party <strong>wages<\/strong> in the disputes.<\/p>\n<p>According to this, a <strong>self-economic interest of<\/strong> the third party &#8211; such as an increase in sales, an easily accessible customer base, optimization of capacity utilization for travel or brand ambassadors in the automotive industry &#8211; generally precludes the assumption of remuneration for work. In contrast to the administration, the court does not consider a &#8220;predominance&#8221; of commercial interests to be necessary.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"section\">Even <strong>close relationships<\/strong> between the third party and the employer &#8211; such as between the travel agency and the tour operator, subcontractor or affiliated company &#8211; cannot in themselves lead to the assumption of wages.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>However, it remains to be seen whether the decision will stand up before the Federal Fiscal Court.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong><em>(For further comments, information and examples, please refer to our <a href=\"https:\/\/adiuvat.eu\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">information letter 03\/2019<\/a>).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/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:1552384242981-ae47e6cb-ca65-5&#8243; include=&#8221;6226,6225,6224&#8243;][vc_message]\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\"><strong>A) Newsletter order<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Always be well informed, do not miss any news! 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