A lawyer from Lower Austria is currently ensuring that many sole traders (EPUs) and small businesses (SMEs) throughout Austria are on red alert. In Austria, tens of thousands of them have received a cease-and-desist letter, a request for data information and a claim for damages due to a “data protection violation” regarding Google Fonts. We explain what is behind this and how best to proceed if you are affected and why you should not pay under any circumstances.
Liability of the authorized signatory for tax debts of the company
The liability of authorized signatories under Section 9 BAO is coming into focus: On 25.06.2025 (Ro 2023/13/0020), the VwGH clarified that an authorized signatory (entrusted