The party KPÖ has trouble with the Rechnungshof. The Rechnungshof checks all party money. The party sent its report too late. The report for the year 2023 arrived in January 2025. It should arrive by the end of December 2024. New rules mean fines for this mistake.
The KPÖ sits in 2 state parliaments. The Parteien-Gesetz applies to the party. The Parteien-Gesetz contains rules for money. The party might pay a fine. The fine is up to 50,000 Euro. The Rechnungshof found another mistake. The party got money from a dead person. This is called a Verlassenschaft.
The party says this is a donation. The party did not report this donation in time. The amount of money was too high. One person may only donate 8,610 Euro per year. The party gave the extra money back. A special court must now decide on the fine. This court is the Unabhängiger Parteien-Transparenz-Senat.
