A comprehensive English-language guide to tax and law in Austria
Forget reading lengthy and dry legal or tax parlance in a textbook in order to feel in charge of your bureaucracy. This book will help you make important choices such as purchasing a house or managing your inheritance like an expert. We give you background on the continental law system, the banking landscape in Austria and all you will need to know to make tough choices about how to register your company, tax liabilities and family law such as divorce, status of children and succession law.
Treat this as your user’s manual for family and succession law, setting up a company, wealth management, immigration law, buying and renting a home and personal banking in Austria.
If you are interested in purchasing the book, please click on the following link: Vienna Survival Guide for Tax and Law | Linde Verlag.
Vienna Survival Guide for Tax and Law
A comprehensive English-language guide to tax and law in Austria Forget reading lengthy and dry legal or tax parlance in a textbook in order to feel in charge of your bureaucracy. This book will help you make important choices such as purchasing a house or managing your inheritance like an expert. We give you background […]...
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