Tax Law

• Tax advice on the optimal structuring and development of your real estate portfolio
• Tax advice on real estate acquisitions and disposals as well as investments in other investment properties with complex investment and financing structures such as fund investments
• Tax planning to optimize the inheritance and gift tax burden as well as special tax issues (e.g. depreciation of listed buildings, investments in redevelopment areas)
• Liquidity, asset and profitability calculations / review of planning calculations and
• Tax advice on avoiding so-called speculative transactions and commercial property trading
• Preparation of tax returns and annual financial statements for domestic and foreign investment and real estate funds

• Preparation of company tax returns (e.g. turnover, corporation and trade tax returns)
• Development and review of the tax strategy
• Support with tax audits
• Conducting fake audits to identify weaknesses and opportunities for improvement
• Examination of contracts (e.g. employment contracts, contracts between affiliated companies)
• Advice on founding, converting or selling (company succession)
• Preparation of annual financial statements and bookkeeping

Entrepreneurial success usually goes hand in hand with considerable tax burdens. We help you to secure an appropriate share of your income and assets for yourself and your family. This includes

• Tax-optimized investments
• the use of international tax differences and
• Succession planning that is well thought out in terms of tax law and education

We enforce your tax rights – if necessary – in objection and legal proceedings.

The German start-up scene is extremely diverse and dynamic. This environment requires tailor-made solutions for initiators and investors. We know many different areas and characters. We support most of them through:

• Tax advice for the optimal structuring and development of a start-up
• Individually optimized incentive models (ESOPs, carried interest, targeted waterfalls, etc.)
• Preparation of budget figures for investors
• Preparation of vendor tax and financial DD reports
• Preparation of tax and financial fact books
• Assistance with capital rounds and exits as well as tax audits of target companies for investors
• Tax-neutral restructuring of the company
• Preparation of bookkeeping and annual financial statements as well as tax returns for start-up companies and their shareholders and managing directors
• Fee models appropriate to the situation

The annual financial statements are not a way of dealing with the past, but an important management tool for the company’s success and an important factor in securing the company’s future. This is why we discuss opportunities, risks and structuring options with you before the end of the financial year. We advise you with an entrepreneurial mindset, for example in connection with the formation of provisions, the avoidance of hidden profit distributions and much more.
For our corporate clients, the preparation of the financial statements within 6 months is a matter of course.

Financial accounting is the backbone of entrepreneurial activity. Only with reliable information on the company’s earnings and asset situation can economically sensible decisions be made.