New regulations, deadlines and background on our course topics: property management, occupational safety and high-voltage technology, accounting and tax, digitalisation and AI. Briefly explained, with sources for further reading.
From 01.01.2027, businesses with a previous-year turnover of more than 800,000 euros must issue e-invoices. How the threshold applies and what needs to be done before the end of the year.
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Under § 82 SGB III, the Federal Employment Agency (Agentur für Arbeit) pays course fees and a wage subsidy, graduated by company size. Requirements, rates and the changes planned for 2027.
New asbestos legislation has applied since December 2024, and the transitional periods are running out: demolition permit by 19.12.2026, competence and expertise by 05.12.2027.
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From 18.02.2027, new batteries for electric cars will need a digital battery passport. What else the EU Batteries Regulation sets out for workshops: state-of-health data and take-back.
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Since 24.07.2026, estate agents no longer have to provide evidence of further training. Residential property managers still need 20 hours in three years. What has changed.
Since July 2026, Art. 4 of the AI Act has required measures to promote AI literacy rather than to ensure it. What remains and what businesses should do.
Heat cost allocators and heat meters without remote reading must be retrofitted or replaced by the end of 2026. What applies, who pays and by how much tenants may reduce their payments.
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Anlage 3, 4A, 4B, 4C, 5 and the new designations Q1 to Q3: who each asbestos course is intended for, how long the certificate of competence is valid and when you need a refresher.
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Blocks of flats with a large hot water system must be tested for legionella every three years. When this applies and what to do if the limit is exceeded.
DGUV Information 209-093 governs who may work on electric and hybrid vehicles. Levels 1S, 2S and 3S with minimum scope, requirements and refreshers.
From 02.08.2026, the transparency obligations of the AI Act apply. Anyone who publishes deepfakes or AI-generated texts must label them. What the EU code of practice provides for.
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Drafting quotes, documenting building sites by voice, sorting enquiries: what AI can do in the trades and what the GDPR and the AI Act require.
Up to 20 per cent hydrogen in natural gas, a separate gas family for pure hydrogen: what the DVGW rules say and what this means for gas appliances.
A damaged high-voltage battery can still react days after an accident. What the DGUV recommends on recovery, handover, quarantine areas and qualifications.
The Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) lists tax advisory occupations as shortage occupations. The routes into a tax firm: apprenticeship, retraining, external examination.
With an education voucher (Bildungsgutschein), the Federal Employment Agency (Agentur für Arbeit) covers the cost of further training. The steps from consultation to the start of the course, and what is paid.
Where the obligation to provide an annual safety briefing is set out, when young people need it more often and what belongs in the record: tips for planning 2026.
Since 2013, psychological stress has explicitly been part of the risk assessment. Which areas the GDA recommendations name and how to proceed in practice.
The transitional period ended in June 2024. Every owner can demand a certified administrator. Who counts as certified and what exceptions there are.
The minimum wage is set to rise to 13.90 euros in 2026, and the mini-job threshold will rise with it. What payroll offices should check now regarding hours, contracts and records.
Drilling, fitting sockets, knocking off tiles: in buildings constructed before 1993, asbestos may be present in plaster, fillers and tile adhesives. What measurements show.
On 14.07.2025, the BMF adapted the GoBD to e-invoicing. What you must keep, when the PDF is part of it and what changes regarding data access.
The new property tax has applied since 1 January 2025. How landlords pass it on, when advance payments can be adjusted and what applies to owner-occupied flats.
From 28.06.2025, the BFSG also applies to online shops selling to consumers. Who is affected, who is exempt and what should be checked beforehand.
New DGUV Vorschrift 2: small business threshold of 20 employees, up to a third of support delivered digitally, proof of further training and more routes to becoming a Sifa.
Since 5 December 2024, clients have had to tell the contractor the year of construction and known pollutants before work on a building. What § 5a GefStoffV requires.
Since 01.01.2025, businesses in Germany have had to be able to accept e-invoices. What this means for your mailbox, checking, approval and archiving in everyday office work.
Since 2023, landlords have borne part of the CO2 costs for heating. What must be included in the statement for 2024 and when tenants may reduce their payments by 3 per cent.
