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BDO Horizons Q3-2024
In this edition of Horizons, we go around the world providing analysis of deal activity and trends in our BDO regions.
Sustainability is here to stay
By introducing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the European Union has succeeded in advancing the topic of sustainability considerably:
Future Finance Act
On November 17, 2023, the German Federal Parliament passed the “Act on the Financing of Investments to Secure the Future”
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Transfer of real estate for partial consideration
No taxable gain arises from the transfer of real estate for partial consideration less than the historical acquisition cost.
Automotive Sector Update Q3-2024
Global Automotive M&A transaction deal flow Q3-2024
Swift Customer Security Programme v2024
The Swift Customer Security Programme (CSP) initiative was launched by Swift in 2016 and aims to strengthen the security of the global financial community.
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Court Rules Taxation of Foreign Investment Funds Violates EU Law
The exclusion of foreign funds from the provisions of § 11 InvStG 2004 violates the free movement of capital and is contrary to EU law.
BMF comments on pension payments with simultaneous managing director's salary
In a BMF letter dated September 18, 2017, the tax authorities took the view that in the payment phase of a pension, the parallel payment of a managing director's salary and pension...
Annual Tax Act 2024 and Exemption of the Existence Minimum 2024
The German Federal Council passed both the Annual Tax Act 2024 and the Act on Tax Exemption of the Existence Minimum 2024 on November 22, 2024.
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Karsten Thomas
Karsten Thomas
Partner, IT & Controls Assurance
IT & Controls Assurance
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+49 211 1371-277
Dusseldorf
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Executive summary
Specialization
Audit and Advisory regarding IT Systems, IT Processes and Business Processes in ERP-Systems, Internal Control Systems (ICS)
Audit and Advisory regarding IT Governance, IT Compliance, IT Risk Management
Regulatory Assurance regarding VAIT/BAIT/KAIT/ZAIT, DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act)
GoBD-Compliance
Data privacy
Information Security Management
Audit of (and with) Artificial Intelligence
Data analytics
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE)
ISO 27001 Auditor
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Member of working group „Technologization in Statutory Audits“ at Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer in Deutschland e.V. (IDW)
Member of working group „IT Audit of Insurance Companies“ at Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer in Deutschland e.V. (IDW)
Member of working group „Audit of Artificial Intelligence (AI)“ at Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer in Deutschland e.V. (IDW)
Member ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association)
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+49 211 1371-277
Dusseldorf
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