EANS-News: asknet AG
Tax authorities approve suspension of execution of
notification of interest charges
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company Information Karlsruhe (euro adhoc) - August 4, 2011 - asknet AG, a leading supplier of global eCommerce solutions for software and digital media companies, published information about the tax authorities issuing a notice of interest charges in its press release from July 20, 2011 and in accordance with a judgment of the European Court applied for a suspension of execution on July 22, 2011. The responsible tax authorities approved this application in a letter dated July 27, 2011. Tax authorities usually only approve a suspension of execution when there are serious doubts about the lawfulness of a notice. No interest payments will be due until further notice on account of the suspension of execution, and no additional interest will be incurred during the period of suspension. The Federal Fiscal Court (Bundesfinanzhof) is already revising a case similar in nature to that of asknet AG. About asknet asknet offers its clients customized outsourcing solutions for global software sales via the Internet. Founded in 1995 as a spin-off of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT, formerly the University of Karlsruhe), the company has become a leading independent global provider for electronic software distribution. In addition to its fully integrated shop solutions for software publishers, the company develops and maintains portals for software distribution such as softwarehouse.de, one of Europe's largest platform for downloads of standard software. In 2010, asknet posted sales of approximately 72.7 million euros. asknet´s clients include numerous providers of specialty software such as F-Secure, IS3, Nero, NetObjects, Norman, and Panda Security. The company also supplies software products to around eighty percent of German universities. Further inquiry note: Martina Oerther Director Corporate Marketing Tel.: +49 (0)721 96 458-6369 Email: martina.oerther@asknet.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- company: asknet AG Vincenz-Priessnitz-Str. 3 D-76131 Karlsruhe phone: +49 (0)721 96 458 6369 FAX: +49 (0)721-96 45899 mail: info@asknet.de WWW: http://www.asknet.de sector: Electronic Commerce ISIN: DE0005173306 indexes: stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München, Open Market / Entry Standard: Frankfurt language: English
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