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News from Denmark and the new Danish holiday act at a glance....
COVID-19| TAX & VAT-AID PACKAGE FOR DANISH BUSINESSES
On the 17th of March 2020, the Danish Parliament adopted yet another aid package to support Danish businesses. The new initiatives strengthen the liquidity of Danish companies and self-employed people. The tax-initiatives contain the following four measures to support the liquidity of small, mediu...
(Dansk) Samarbejde mellem Henckel & Witt og Rödl & Partner
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COVID-19 | MEASURES TAKEN BY THE DANISH GOVERNMENT TO SAFEGUARD DANISH JOBS
– The Danish government has decided on various measures to provide financial support to Danish employers and to counter impending layoffs. This includes state wage compensation and the reimbursement of daily sickness benefits for COVID-19 infected, which can be claimed under certain conditions...
COVID-19 | Liability of the company management
Even prior to the government-imposed restrictions on our freedom of movement, the coronavirus had already left its mark on the economy on the vast majority of businesses. The Government has adopted several measures to help the companies, but despite the postponement of deadlines for the payment of V...
COVID-19 | EASING OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS ON THE BASIS OF FORCE MAJEURE
The outbreak of COVID-19 affects all parts of the business economy – production and delivery of goods and services are delayed or made impossible because of the pandemic. Is COVID-19 a force majeure circumstance, that can lead to an easing of contractual obligations? What is force majeure? Force...
Attorney at law Christian Dalgaard Sanning – part of new debt collection panel
We are proud to present that our colleague, Attorney at Law Christian Dalgaard Sanning, has been admitted to the Danish Debt Collection Agency panel of lawyers. The panel consists of 277 lawyers spread across the country’ jurisdictions, who will be curating bankruptcy cases, where the public secto...
The annual waste administration fee has been abolished
We wish to inform you that the annual waste administration fee in Denmark has been abolished per January 1, 2019. The amendment of the Act will take effect from January 1, 2019 and in the future, Danish companies will not have to pay the annual fee, which typically amounts to approx. DKK 700 per yea...