Peter Varga at the NBS conference on the digitalisation of the capital market

In June 2023, the National Bank of Slovakia organised a very successful conference on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the National Bank of Slovakia. anniversary of the capital market in Slovakia. Peter Varga took part in the panel on the digitalisation of the capital market. Given that our practice has long been focused […]

Peter Varga on the so-called. dorovnávacej dani

In recent years, the EU has adopted a number of legislative provisions to combat illegitimate tax optimisation in cross-border business activities. A number of them, including this proposal, come from the OECD, which has been very active on this issue. This proposal on the so-called. The countervailing tax, as well as many of the legislative […]

Peter Varga on financial regulation and taxes at TA3 conference on investing

In November 2023, TA3 held its biggest conference to date. Various investment topics were discussed during the different panels. Peter Varga, who represented Highgate Group, commented on various tax and legal issues that surround the investment infrastructure sector in Slovakia. In our practice, we often encounter structures where it is not entirely clear whether or […]

Conference on Real Estate – Taxes and Financing

In November, Highgate Group organised the largest ever business conference in Bratislava’s Grand Hotel River Park and Luxury Collection on the legal, tax and regulatory requirements for setting up funds and various alternative forms of raising capital. The conference was attended by nearly 220 people, primarily investors and fund owners, attorneys, tax advisors as well […]

Real Estate – Taxes and Financing Conference (Unique conference on fund and tax structures, crowdfunding, bonds, bank financing, etc.)

We welcomed more than 200 attendees to our largest conference to date, which focused on real estate financing through various regulatory and tax structures. We covered in detail real estate investment funds, from small Slovak funds to foreign funds operating in Slovakia, the establishment of foreign funds, bond financing and crowdfunding, various alternative structures and […]

Peter Varga on tax optimization for the educational company ESEMINARE

As the topic of tax optimization is the Highgate Group’s domain, in addition to his own conferences and workshops, Peter Varga also participates in various lectures for professional organizations. This was also the case with Peter Varga’s recent lecture for Eseminare on tax optimisation, which took place in November 2023. Tax optimisation is a mythical […]

ESOP amendment: 5 different interpretations and we are only at the beginning

The business community has enthusiastically embraced the recently approved amendment to the Income Tax Act (“ITA“), which aims to not tax/tax acquired shares in companies for the so-called. ESOPists (the “ESOP Amendment“). So let us break down what was actually adopted: In addition to income exempt from tax under Section 9, income provided as a […]