Your association, your purchasing advantages.

Your association, your purchasing benefits: save as a member organization of the paritatischer with over 160 selected partners. the large purchasing potential of the paritatischer makes it possible for all members of the association, regardless of the size of the facility, to obtain large customer conditions – for example, up to 75 % on software licenses or up to 45 % on furniture.

save costs (more funding for social order)
simplify purchase processing (fixed contact persons, online stores especially for parity)
save time (more time for your social mission)

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special conditions for our members in the following areas

car and mobility

Setup/equipment

IT/office supplies

business travel

car rental | rail travel | travel management | group travel | hotels

housekeeping/hygiene

Service for the facility

Discover all special conditions and partners and take advantage of purchasing benefits: here’s how it works!

1. Contact your regional association, which will provide you with the necessary access data. You can find the contact person here.

2. Log in with your access data in the MEMBERSHIP a. You can find this here.

3. In the member area you can search for the purchasing portal at. There you will find all special conditions displayed.

claiming a car allowance: this is how it works!

1. In order to apply for a vehicle promotion voucher, you will need a personalized account. You can apply for this here (please log in first with your general access data): personalized account.

2. In order for you to be granted the discounts when purchasing a car, you need to have a Vehicle call-off sheet, which you can request from us online: request vehicle call-off slip.

3. You will then receive the request form as a document by mail post.

Please also note the below notes on the topics of imputed income and company cars.

Important information

Contact persons in the regional associations on the subject of framework agreements/access data

vehicle promotion aktion mensch

The new vehicle subsidy of aktion mensch provides from 01.11.19 the binding use of discounts before. In the attached workflow the procedure for the use of the purchase advantages over the parity as well as the subsequent use of the call-off coupon is explained.

If you have any questions, please contact the responsible employees of the regional associations or. Of the general association.

Here you can download the workflow as a PDF file.

taxation of the pecuniary advantage in the case of private purchases from the framework agreements of the paritatischer

Until 2014, if employees use framework agreements, parts of the savings apply if applicable. As a non-cash benefit and must be taxed.

Since 2015, case law on the tax treatment of discounts granted has evolved and changed in favor of employees:

If you use the framework agreements via the joint association, the discount is not part of your taxable remuneration as a non-cash benefit, provided that the employer did not actively participate in procuring the price advantage. the issuance of an employer’s certificate is not active participation in this process.

This regulation also applies to discounts on vehicle purchases for employees entitled to a company car (with private and partial company use).

If you, as an employee, would like to take advantage of the framework agreements of the parity, this means for you:

You do not have to pay tax on the non-cash benefit: this increases your effective savings.

Here you will find the official letter of the federal ministry of finance on the subject of tax treatment of discounts granted to employees by third parties

For further questions on the imputed income, please contact your local tax office.

Company cars/private cars used for business purposes

Motor vehicles within the meaning of the framework agreements of the paritatischer with automobile manufacturers are considered to be company car designated if the vehicle is purchased by the institution and registered to the institution (no registration to private persons).

Distinguished from this are private cars with business use. These vehicles are purchased from and registered to private individuals. The prerequisite for this is that the vehicle is predominantly necessary for the exercise of the profession. Voluntary activities cannot be taken into account, since the vehicle is not used for the exercise of a profession.

The daily journey from your home to your place of work and back does not count as business use. All journeys during which the vehicle is used for professional purposes are considered official use, i.e. e.g. B. client visits, transport of relief goods, purchase of materials for the office, trips with and for clients, trips from the office to counseling sessions, etc.

Business use must be determined either by number of trips or km:

By counting the number of trips with the vehicle z. B. 60 out of 100 trips that i make with the vehicle every month are business trips. The vehicle is used predominantly for business purposes.

or by keeping a driver’s logbook and using it to prove that you z. B. In the previous year 5.000 km private and 10.000 km on official business. This would now be a 2/3 official use.

Proof of official use is not required by the joint body, but is checked on a random basis by vehicle manufacturers. For the issuance of a call-off slip for employees entitled to a company car, a. employees for the desired vehicle, however, we require a legally binding signed confirmation from the employer. We also recommend z. B. For any inquiries from the tax office or the manufacturer to keep a log book.

Please note that the registration of vehicles for employees authorized to use company cars is subject to the following conditions. employees, a minimum retention period of 6 months (12 months for opel) must be observed.

rights and obligations for the use of microsoft software licenses from the BAGFW framework agreement

rights and obligations for the use of microsoft software licenses from the BAGFW framework agreement: what is regulated where?

Information technology and the software used with it are an integral part of working life and voluntary activity. However, special conditions must be observed, particularly when using software: the rights to the computer program are protected by copyright law, and the intellectual property rights to the software generally remain with the copyright holder. Software is therefore not purchased, but licensed. With the license, the user acquires the right to use the software in accordance with the terms of the license agreement. Legal and organizational aspects must be taken into account as early as the procurement of software in organizations and companies in order to avoid misinvestment and license violations. In addition, the manufacturer is entitled to verify the proper licensing in a license audit. Get an overview of the underlying legal standards, existing framework agreements and manufacturer regulations.

MS framework contracts of the BAGFW

In the spring of 2015, two framework agreements were again negotiated with Microsoft by the German Federal Association of Voluntary Welfare Workers (BAGFW) and signed in May 2015. Through your membership in the paritatischer wohlfahrtsverband, you are generally entitled to purchase products from microsoft at greatly reduced rates. To benefit from these conditions, you can, for example, register for this agreement with logiway gmbh. with this registration you enter into these contracts.

Copyright protection for computer programs

the basis for the contractual regulations is the copyright act (urhg). Here it is regulated which works are protected and which rights result for the author from it. Since 1993, the Copyright Act has also applied to computer programs. It is particularly important to make clear that you are only acquiring the right to use the software and never the (copyright) rights to it. In principle, these rights remain with the copyright holder.

The copyright law already regulates which restrictions the copyright holder may impose on the right of use. In this way, the right of use can be transferred from the author

Spatial (e.g.B. To a country or location),
Time or
In terms of content (e.g.B. restricted use of certain components of the plant or for training purposes only.

The entitlement to a contractually agreed remuneration can also be found in the copyright law.

Contract structure microsoft licensing for welfare institutions

General provisions are contained in the "microsoft business and services agreement" (MBSA), an agreement for the regulation and definition of important terms.Mthe special features of the program, minimum order quantities and definition of the price level are described in the select- plus contract. The licensing ID in this program level is the "public customer number" (PCN) = public customer number in the select plus program

The product terms define how microsoft software products purchased under a volume licensing agreement may be deployed and used.

Verification of contract performance

Microsoft has defined that the entity using products under a license agreement is responsible for the correct licensing of those products. In order to be able to verify this, the select plus contract for research and teaching of the BAGFW contains the regulations for the verification of the fulfillment of the contract. In the contract for the "welfare" area, this provision can be found in the MBSA.

Institutions are therefore obliged to keep records of purchased and used products that have been procured through this contract. A statement of commercial evidence is required for this purpose. Retention of the accounting records entails the risk that the commercial records will be destroyed according to the retention periods applicable therein. In addition, a valid statement about the software used on your devices is required.

license audit: verification by microsoft

Finally, microsoft reserves the right to verify compliance with the agreements, including the license terms. In general, this is referred to as a license audit or license audit. License plausibility. Depending on the volume licensing program used and the classification of the facility, you will receive a request to submit a so-called "deployment summary" or an "effective license position" (ELP).

Procurement and licensing advice

Our partners logiway, comparex and cancom support you in the procurement and use of software in your facility in compliance with usage rights. Thanks to their many years of experience in supporting non-profit organizations and their knowledge of framework agreements and licensing conditions, they know exactly what your requirements are and will work with you to find the optimal software solution and its correct licensing – regardless of whether it’s an operating system for the office PC, the volume licensing of complete facilities or sophisticated solution landscapes.