Speakri:

Peter Varga (Highgate Group), Martin Vlachynský (INESS – Institute of Economic and Social Analyses), Katarína Matulníková (Wolf Theiss Bratislava). Tomáš Strémy (Strémy Law Firm)

Topics:

✓ The Schwarz system as a social and economic phenomenon

✓ Tax-tax comparison of different legal regimes

✓ Legal-regulatory challenges

✓ S etting up contracts with contractors

✓ The Schwarz system and the criminal law context

Článok Video from the conference Švarc system 18. 4. 2024 – celá konferencia je zobrazený ako prvý na Highgate.

Opening of the Conference – The Schwarz System as a Social and Economic Phenomenon

Článok Video from the conference Švarc system – 1. časť: Švarc systém ako spoločenský a ekonomický fenomén; Daňovo-odvodové porovnanie rôznych právnych režimov je zobrazený ako prvý na Highgate.

Legal and regulatory challenges

Speaker Peter Varga (Highgate Group)

✓ In which situations can a contractor be “employed” and when must the relationship be an employment relationship?

✓ What are the penalties if the inspection body has a different view?

✓ How often are inspections and which authorities inspect the shvarc system?

✓ How to adjust the factual situation to reduce regulatory risks?

✓ Experience.

Článok Video from the conference Švarc system – 2. časť: Právno-regulačné výzvy je zobrazený ako prvý na Highgate.

Setting up contracts with contractors

Speakers Peter Varga (Highgate Group), Katarína Matulníková (Wolf Theiss Bratislava)

✓ The Labour Code and its provisions do not reflect current economic realities;

✓ The potential of the rigidity of the Labour Code for the proper setting up of a contract with a contractor;

✓ Which contract provisions are problematic?

✓ How to set rights and obligations in contracts to reduce regulatory risks?

✓ Various case studies.

Článok Video from the conference Švarc system – 3. časť: Nastavovanie zmlúv s kontraktormi je zobrazený ako prvý na Highgate.

The Schwarz system and the criminal law context

Peter Varga (Highgate Group), Prof. JUDr. Tomáš Strémy, PhD.

✓ Discussion with Prof. JUDr. Tomáš Strémy, PhD.

Článok Video from the conference Švarc system – 4. časť: Švarc systém a trestnoprávne súvislosti je zobrazený ako prvý na Highgate.

Presented by Peter Varga (Highgate Group)
Roman Baranec, Tomáš Demo (Highgate Group), Peter Povala (Crowdberry)

✓ Establishing and operating small funds in Slovakia – individual legal, regulatory, tax and practical conditions and pitfalls;

✓ S ICAV – majesty or inapplicable form?

✓ Tax structuring of small funds;

✓ What are the distribution options for small funds and investor reactions;

✓ Practical experience (NBS, investors, banks, …).

Článok Video recording from the Real Estate – Taxes and Financing Conference. Panel: Malé fondy na Slovensku a ich distribúcia je zobrazený ako prvý na Highgate.

Presented by Peter Varga (Highgate Group)
Panelists Michal Kiska (Zinc Euro), Roman Baranec (Highgate Group)

✓ O utside of fund structures, what forms of raising capital from investors exist? And how do investors react to them?

✓ What is crowdfunding, what are the possibilities and what is the regulation?

✓ O ther forms of capital raising used and examples of structures used in practice (e.g.: bond issues, loan structures);

✓ Investing in foreign real estate by Slovak investors – what are the trends and what is the view of the banks?

✓ Legal and tax pitfalls of investing in foreign real estate.

Článok Video recording from the Real Estate – Taxes and Financing Conference. Panel: Alternatívne formy získavania kapitálu od investorov a investovanie do zahraničných nehnuteľností je zobrazený ako prvý na Highgate.

Presented by Peter Varga (Highgate Group)
Panelists Pavol Hajdu (365.invest), Martin Kedro (Tatra Asset Management), Roman Baranec, Tomáš Demo (Highgate Group)

✓ The boundary between a small fund and larger funds. Types of investment funds under Slovak law and which are used in practice in Slovakia;

✓ Funds set up under EU regulations (e.g. EuVECA);

✓ The establishment and operation of such funds;

✓ Assets eligible for investment – real estate / real estate companies;

✓ Risk limitation and risk spreading rules;

✓ Investment strategies(Residential real estate, Commercial real estate, Industrial real estate, Multi-strategy real estate fund, Other real estate strategy);

✓ Taxation of different types of funds and income from funds.

Článok Video recording from the Real Estate – Taxes and Financing Conference. Panel: Väčšie investičné fondy na nehnuteľnosti je zobrazený ako prvý na Highgate.

✓ Regulatory and cost requirements;

✓ Practical illustrations of possible structures on real estate funds;

✓ Taxation of foreign funds abroad;

✓ Taxation of Slovak investors in a foreign fund;

✓ Passporting and experience with the NBS in foreign funds proceedings in Slovakia;

✓ Distribution to qualified investors and retail in general in Slovakia – documentation obligations;

✓ Taking advantage of tax benefits through a foreign fund – regulatory and administrative requirements.

Článok Video recording from the Real Estate – Taxes and Financing Conference. Panel: Zakladanie fondov v zahraničí, zdaňovanie, regulácia a distribúcia na Slovensku je zobrazený ako prvý na Highgate.

Presented by Tomáš Demo (Highgate Group)
Panelists Miroslav Hilčík (Wood & Company), Andrej Tonkovič (Welltis), Peter Varga (Highgate Group)

✓ Types of acquisition financing;

✓ S pecifics of the use of own financing sources;

✓ Non-cash deposits of real estate assets – legal and tax implications;

✓ Acquisition credit and company mergers – risks and opportunities;

✓ Combination of bank and other debt financing;

✓ Financing the acquisition of foreign real estate;

✓ Current topics in the real estate financing market.

Článok Video recording from the Real Estate – Taxes and Financing Conference. Panel: Financovanie nehnuteľností je zobrazený ako prvý na Highgate.