Germany

Firm overview

With our tax-focused legal advice, we are one of the leading law firms in Germany. Our outstanding expertise covers all aspects of the taxation of businesses, private individuals and public law entities, and we advise our clients on complex tax law issues.

Our areas of specialization include group taxation and international tax law. We support clients with national and cross-border restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and inbound and outbound investments. We are also one of the top names in transfer pricing. And we help businesses to set up effective tax compliance systems.

We are trusted advisors to many family-owned businesses. From choosing the right legal form to building the corporate structure, separating family branches, and partitioning family-owned businesses, our expertise is valued by well-known names and hidden champions alike.

Our key strengths in indirect taxes include value-added tax and the related field of customs law. We also advise clients on other customs and excise duties, including insurance, energy and electricity tax.

Our expert lawyers are experienced, knowledgeable and assertive when it comes to tax disputes and litigation. They also represent clients before the tax courts and assist with mutual agreement procedures and arbitration.

Firm overview

We advise fund sponsors and issuers of investment products. Within our Finance practice we focus on asset based finance, real estate finance and other project finance. German insurance companies, pension funds and other regulatory investors also form part of our client base, particularly in the areas of regulatory and tax advice on alternative investments.

We advise on real estate and all facets thereof. Our experience in real estate and M&A transactions, acquisition structuring and due diligence ensures that you are in the best of hands. Our Treasury practice advises on all aspects of financing of companies, debt issuance and cash management.

International tax is our bread and butter. We cover all aspects of cross-border taxation, from local German tax laws to double tax treaties. We can also represent you in court or act as your primary contact with local tax authorities.

We are able to advise you on the initial structuring of your investment as well as on any legal or tax issues, including tax and regulatory compliance, which may arise during the lifetime of the fund. Should you need tax advice on general issues or on highly specialised issues in connection with your financial investments – we are the right choice for you.

Firm overview

LW TAX is a boutique firm specialized in providing tax consultancy services in the following areas:

• German domestic and international tax law / – planning
• Inbound and outbound tax structuring
• Value added tax
• Transfer pricing
• Reorganizations
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Private Clients / HNWI Taxation
• Tax Compliance, ongoing tax advice
• Accounting Services

Key to our firm's approach is the consistent focus on the wishes and desires of each client, and a proficiency in translating those wishes into quality tax products.

Firm overview

Mazars is your global partner for audit, accountancy, advisory, tax and legal services¹

Our German team consists of more than 2,000 professionals at twelve locations all over Germany. We are currently number eight on the list of Germany´s leading firms with professional services in audit and accounting, as well as tax, financial advisory, consulting and legal services¹.

Our scale allows us to serve global and local clients across the world whilst remaining agile and personal in our approach. We work with clients of all sizes: from private individuals, medium-sized and family-run companies to international and regulated businesses, start-ups and public organisations.

International integrated partnership

Founded in Europe, Mazars is present in over 95 countries and territories, with more than 47,000 professionals – 30,000+ in our integrated partnership, 17,000+ via the Mazars North America Alliance – and with more than 300 tax partners and more than 3,000 other tax professionals dedicated to helping clients make the most of business opportunities and operate with confidence.

Multidisciplinary auditing and consulting

When it comes to developing bespoke solutions, our clients rely on the perspective and knowledge of experts from our multidisciplinary firm. Auditors, tax advisors, lawyers, and consultants collaborate seamlessly across our sectors, services and geographies as one team.

Empowered expertise

We celebrate the individuality of our people and help them develop the highest levels of technical excellence. Our experts also hold further certifications as actuaries, CPAs, CFAs, CISAs and more.

¹where permitted under applicable country laws.

Firm overview

Firm overview

Axel Eigelshoven is a senior transfer pricing partner and is the PwC Germany TP practice leader. He has more than 20 years of experience in tax and transfer pricing consulting; in particular planning, implementation and defence of transfer pricing systems and international tax structures. The team consists of more than 170 dedicated transfer pricing specialists who are located in strong regional teams in all major cities including Berlin, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Osnabrück, Munich, Nuremberg and Stuttgart. Together with the largest worldwide tax and transfer pricing network among the Big 4 firms the German team is able to offer outstanding professional services to clients, regardless of global footprint. In addition the team boasts strong industry-specific experts, e.g. in the automotive, financial services, logistics, pharmaceutical and retail & consumer industries.

Our practice has a number of internationally recognised controversy leaders who are engaged in an array of transfer pricing court cases. Moreover, we have a strong track record in supporting multinationals in competent authority procedures, including APAs covering a  broad range of countries, e.g. all Western European countries, Canada, China, Czech, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Rumania, Russia and the US. We are also currently supporting a number of clients through Joint Audits.

The PwC Germany Transfer Pricing Team offers clients the most advanced technology solutions for the whole end-to-end transfer pricing cycle, from price setting to monitoring processes and controls.  Our technology suite also includes TP documentation, CbCR and TP data analytics by using data analytics skills and artificial intelligence. With a trend of increasing TP documentation compliance burdens, we find that many clients are in particular seeking an automated and efficient documentation approach, which our team can provide via the tried and tested proprietary software solution globalDoc. The globalDoc solution was first developed over 10 years ago with a DAX 30 company and has grown to be the leading TP documentation software in the market, selected and used by many of the DAX 30 as well as a variety of SMEs.