Tax consulting for the public sector

​In Germany bodies governed by public law are increasingly burdened by tax legislators and the requirements of the fiscal authorities.
  
Particularly in times where budgets are very tight, further tax burdens should be avoided as far as is possible.  Appropriate tax arrangements and corresponding declaration help to avoid tax traps.
  

Our services for you:

Sales tax

• Tax analysis and design consulting taking into account the recently introduced section § 2b of the German sales tax act, including:

• Formulation of binding enquiries to the fiscal authorities

• Preparation of the annual sales tax return  
• Representation of clients against the fiscal authorities for operations and external tax audits

Corporate tax and German trade tax

• Argumentation support in the classification of sovereign or commercial matters
• Formulation of binding enquiries to the fiscal authorities
• Preparation of income tax returns
• Representation of clients against the fiscal authorities for routine operations and external tax audits

Inter-municipal co-operation and outsourcing of economic activities

• Arrangements to mitigate tax with the design of mergers and company transactions
• Solutions for issues in relation to a consolidated tax entity
• Consulting for law on charges
• Arrangements to mitigate tax under consideration of section § 2b of the German sales tax act when appropriate
• Formulation of binding enquiries to the fiscal authorities

Capital gains tax

• Design to avoid hidden profit distribution
• Calculation of reserves and documentation of the conditions for their formation hidden profit distribution
• Reduction of burden through selective use of the tax reserve account or design of a so called small consolidated tax entity

German electronic balance sheets

• Decision on whether the German electronic balance sheet applies or not
• Transfer of company data to the fiscal authority using the required taxonomy

 
In the area of the taxation of the public sector, our tax consultants are clearly focused on offering creative, pragmatic and solution-oriented tax designs for the benefit of clients.