Dialogue Family Businesses 2026 Brings Together Leaders and Experts to Discuss Family Business and Foundation Strategy

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Dialogue Family Businesses 2026On 16 April 2026, the annual event "Dialogue Family Businesses" took place for the first time in cooperation with the Industriellenvereinigung 's Platform for Family Businesses. This year's topic was "Family businesses and family foundations: fiscal and economic balancing act". In the course of two keynote speeches, central aspects for family businesses were highlighted, which were then discussed together with family entrepreneurs and experts from science and practice. In his lecture, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Helmenstein highlighted the economic importance of private foundations in Austria. Among other things, the figures of private foundations with company participation, the above-average gross value added dimension of companies with foundation participation and the above-average productivity figures of foundation companies were analyzed. In the second lecture, Univ.-Prof. Mag. Mag. Dr. Daniel Varro, LL.M. analysed current tax law aspects of family businesses and family foundations, focusing in particular on constitutional problems with the taxation of donations and interim taxation. Finally, he discussed a recent decision of the Administrative Court on the reciprocal composition of foundation boards. Afterwards, the guests discussed current problems as well as in-depth and supplementary questions to the lectures. The conclusion of this successful afternoon was a joint buffet, which offered the opportunity for further stimulating conversations in a pleasant atmosphere.

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