Tax and Accounting Law
Our advice on tax law primarily concerns the organizational options available at the national and international levels to undertakings of any legal form, entrepreneurs and wealthy individuals, as well as the implementation of the preferred solution. In doing so, our approach is to provide a solution which will on the one hand keep the tax burdens as low as possible but will on the other hand also be accepted by the tax authorities. This approach gives our clients the benefit of the lowest possible tax burden and consultancy costs. As a part of our advice on the implementation of new structures, we assist our clients in tax audits, negotiate with the tax authorities, and pursue legal remedies in court and out of court.
Furthermore, we offer the entire spectrum of tax compliance, including the preparation of tax balance sheets and declarations, advice on wage tax and social insurance, as well as financial and pay roll accountancy.
In the area of accounting, we provide advice and prepare expert opinions on all issues relating to the disclosure and valuation of assets under national (German Commercial Code) and international (IAS/IFRS) accounting law. We prepare accounts for all phases in the life of a company:
- start-up and opening balance sheets;
- interim and annual financial statements;
- complementary balance sheet in case of capital increase;
- conversion balance sheets in case of mergers, spin-offs etc.;
- settlement, physical partitioning and winding-down balance sheets;
- over-indebtedness status, reorganization or insolvency or liquidation accounting.
Auditing
Here we concentrate on those special areas which ideally complement our full service offer in the field of commercial law. This more specifically includes financial/tax due diligence, special company and conversion audits, the examination of group transfer prices and allocations as well as the review of risk management systems.
In addition, we work as consultants, neutral experts or court-appointed experts in the field of company valuation. In doing so, we primarily prepare valuations for entire undertakings or parts of undertakings in view of their sale, determine the amount of compensation in accordance with the requirements of company law, or calculate the value of undertakings for tax purposes.
