Inheritance
Couple who left Germany after Nazi persecution donate $22 million to Cologne Zoo
A 93-year-old widow from the United States has donated $22 million to the zoo in Cologne, Germany, saying she wanted to give back to the city where she and her husband met during the Second World War, German media reported on Friday.
Germans are inheriting more now than ever before
Inheritances and donated assets have reached a peak of €109 billion in Germany, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported on Wednesday.
Grandson arrested for brutal murder of millionaire pensioner couple
Police on Monday arrested a 25-year-old man who they say murdered his wealthy grandparents because he feared they would cut him out of their estate.
One in five Germans will bequeath at least €250,000 in inheritance
The next generation of Germans is in luck: a new survey shows one in five will pass on a quarter of a million euros to their posterity.
Forgetful Bavarian couple leave $170,000 inheritance on plane
A married couple who arrived at Munich Airport on Monday evening from Chicago were more than a little careless with their possessions. Luckily a thorough cleaner stepped in to help.
Millions in gold dug up in Bavarian garden
Police got involved after a stash of gold worth millions was dug up in the back garden of a house in eastern Bavaria – just after the owner of the house had died.
'Reform business inheritance tax' court tells MPs
Judges at the Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe said on Wednesday that the government must change rules reducing tax on inherited family-owned businesses within 18 months.
Gay couples gain equal inheritance tax standing
Inheritance taxes may no longer favour straight married couples over homosexual couples, according to a ruling by Germany’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday.