27 May 2014 – The agreement between the Austrian Republic and the United States named Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) was signed by both parties on 29th April 2014 in Vienna. By entering this agreement Austria avoided a 30 % withholding tax on capital income by U.S. Authorities. The…
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Dr. Caroline Toifl
BrowsingDr. Caroline Toifl (former Kindl) is a lawyer in Vienna specialized in white collar crime and compliance (for more information see www.carolinetoifl.at). She was admitted to the bar in 2015 and is as well approved as Tax Advisor in Austria since 2011. She worked at the University of Vienna in the department of tax law and wrote her PhD thesis on a new and fraud-resistant VAT system. Dr. Toifl also previously worked with BDO tax advisors and as part of the political staff for the Austrian minister of justice, where she was responsible for criminal law and budget issues.
www.carolinetoifl.at