Germany’s Annual Tax Act 2024 (Jahressteuergesetz 2024) entered into force on 6 December 2024 following its publication in the Official Gazette (BGBl. I 387/2024) on 5 December 2024.

This Act introduces several tax amendments, including revised VAT exemption thresholds aimed at supporting small businesses, among other provisions.

The Annual Tax Act 2024 introduces technical amendments to various tax laws, addressing adaptations to EU law and decisions by the Court of Justice of the European Union.

It also includes changes for technical regulation, procedural issues, jurisdictional issues, and corrections of errors from previous amendments.

Earlier, Germany’s Federal Council (Bundesrat), or the upper house of parliament, had approved the Annual Tax Act on 22 November 2024.