Tax loser Germany: This is what the international comparison looks like. At 29.94 percent, the nominal tax rate for companies is higher than in only a few other industrialized countries.
Its direct competitor Japan charges 29.74 percent taxes. Germany also lags behind when it comes to other location factors, such as depreciation conditions, tax support for research and development and the duration of tax audits. Modernization and digitalization of corporate taxes is overdue. “Our tax law must be made fit for the future,” said Katja Hessel.