Bridging aid IV and restart aid: current information

Corona aid for companies, solo self-employed and freelancers affected by the pandemic will continue until March 2022 with Bridging Aid IV. We have summarized the most important information.

Bridging aid IV: From January 01 to March 31

Bridging Aid IV is a new program for the period from 01.01. to 31.03.2022. Funding conditions are similar to those for the initial Ü III program.

The maximum subsidy for loss of sales of 70 % or more is now only up to 90 % instead of the previous 100 % of fixed costs. Structural modernization, renovation and conversion measures as well as digitization costs will probably no longer be subsidized.

The ones we use for Download available Excel spreadsheet (password: draft) for the months of January to March can currently already be completed with regard to sales figures. Bridging aid IV includes expenses for hygiene measures, such as rapid tests, disinfectants and protective masks as well as marketing and advertising costs, up to a maximum of the expenses for 2019. Also included are court costs for restructuring companies to avert insolvency in the event of imminent insolvency up to € 20,000.00 per month.

Transparency register obligation continues

Once again, I would like to point out that there is an obligation to register in the transparency register. Otherwise, the coronavirus aid granted to date will be reclaimed.

Deadlines for final settlement of new start aid (1-6/2021)

Direct applicants: from October 28 to December 31, 2021

Application via auditing third parties: 08.12.2021 until currently 31.12.2022

Repayments:

Restart aid (1-6/2021)

Direct applicants: June 30, 2022

Restart Aid Plus III. and IV. quarter

(7-9/2021 and 10-12/2021)

Direct applicants: September 30, 2022

Changes Restart aid at a glance

The restart aid will also be extended until 31.03.2022.

Restart aid can now also be applied for in the first quarter of 2022 - application not yet possible

Possible via tax consultant

The start-up aid for solo self-employed persons is extended and amounts to up to € 1,500.00 per month for

the period from January to March 2022.

• One-off flat-rate operating costs of up to € 4,500.00.

(up to € 18,000.00 for multi-person corporations and cooperatives)