1. H ow many insurance providers exist in Austria, and what are their names?
5. Österreichische Gesundheitskasse (ÖGK), Versicherungsanstalt öffentlich
Bediensteter, Eisenbahnen und Bergbau (BVAEB), Sozialversicherung der
Selbstständigen und Bauern (SVS), Pensionsversicherungsanstalt (PVA), Allgemeine
Unfallversicherungsanstalt (AUVA).
2. What are the main features of the social insurance in Austria (compulsory
insurance)?
It covers health, pension, and accident insurance for employees, self-employed
individuals, and farmers. Features include universal coverage, contributions based
on income, and benefits such as medical care, maternity support, pensions, and
rehabilitation.
3. What are the characteristics of private health insurance?
Offers additional benefits not covered by social insurance, like single rooms in
hospitals, free choice among doctors, and shorter waiting times for treatments. It can
complement social insurance or provide full coverage ("Vollversicherung").
4. When is it considered a full insurance coverage („Vollversicherung“)?
Compulsory health, accident and pension insurance
5. What is meant by the generational contract (pension insurance)?
A system where the working population's contributions finance the pensions of
retirees, assuming that future generations will continue to contribute to support the
then-retiring workforce.
6. What benefits does social accident insurance provide?
Provides protection against work-related accidents and occupational diseases,
covering medical treatment, rehabilitation, and financial compensation in case of loss
of earnings.
7. What benefits does social health insurance provide?
Covers a wide range of medical services including doctor visits, hospital stays,
prescriptions, preventive care, maternity care, and rehabilitation.
8. What benefits does social pension insurance provide?
Provides old-age, disability, and survivor's pensions based on contributions made
during the insured's working life.
9. 9. What is the KSVF, and what are its tasks?
A fund designed to support artists in Austria by subsidizing their social insurance
contributions, ensuring they have access to pension, health, and accident insurance.
10.What is the insurance limit (revenue minus expenses) for social insurance in
2024?
518.44 eur
11. What is the current threshold for marginal employment per month?
between €521.00 and €538.00 gross per month
12.Explain the terms Gesamtumsatz, Gewinn und Ausgaben.
"Gesamtumsatz" means total revenue, "Gewinn" is profit, and "Ausgaben" means
expenses. These are fundamental financial metrics for businesses.
13. What services are included in unemployment insurance?
Includes financial support for unemployed individuals, job search assistance, training
programs, and other measures to facilitate re-entry into the workforce.
14. What Verwertungsgesellschaften exist in Austria, and what are their respective
tasks?
hese are societies responsible for collecting and distributing royalties to authors,
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composers, and other rights holders. Examples include AKM (for music rights), LSG
(for literary and publishing rights), and Austro Mechana (for mechanical reproduction
rights).
15. What are CC licenses?
Creative Commons licenses provide a flexible range of protections and freedoms for
authors, artists, and educators to legally share their knowledge and creativity.
16. What details should be included in a concert contract?
Should include date, time, venue, performance obligations, payment terms,
cancellation policy, technical requirements, and any rider agreements.
17. What does the term "Break Even" mean?
The point at which total costs and total revenue are equal, meaning there is no net
loss or gain.
18.What are 360° deals or Multiple Rights Deals?
Agreements where an artist gives a company (usually a music label) the right to
receive a percentage of the revenue from all of an artist's activities, not just music
sales.
19. How long are works protected by copyright?
In the EU, copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years after their death.
20. From when is a work protected by copyright?
A work is protected from the moment of its creation, provided it is original and fixed in
a tangible medium of expression.
21. Can copyright be transferred (in Austria)?
In Austria, as in other EU countries, copyright can be transferred or licensed to
others, but the original author retains certain unalienable rights.
22. What rights do authors have in Austria?
Include the right to be recognized as the author, to decide on the first publication,
and to protect the work from distortion, alongside economic rights like reproduction,
distribution, and rental.
23. What is the role of AKM?
Collects and distributes royalties for musical works on behalf of composers, lyricists,
and music publishers.
24. What is the role of LSG?
Manages copyright licensing and royalties for literary and publishing works.
25. What is the role of Austro Mechana?
Collects and distributes mechanical reproduction rights and blank media levies for
creators and publishers.
26. How do I become a member of AKM? What are the requirements?
Requires being an active composer, lyricist, or music publisher. One must submit an
application and possibly works for review.
27.What are Sync-Rights?
The rights required to use copyrighted music in synchronization with visual media,
like films or commercials.
28. When is a work considered as a „Bearbeitung eines Werkes“?
Refers to an adaptation or arrangement of a work that may itself be eligible for
copyright protection, provided it shows originality.
29. Calculate the tax obligations with a profit of €21,000.
2450 eur
30. What are the characteristics of an invoice for small business owners?
Must include details like the date of issuance, a unique invoice number, VAT
identification number (if applicable), full addresses of the provider and customer,
description of goods/services, and the total amount due.
31. What information must be provided in a mileage log?
Should include dates of journeys, starting points and destinations, purpose of the
trips, vehicle used, and miles/kilometers covered to support business expense
claims.
