Manager, Certified Tax Advisor

• Preparation/review/transmission of income tax, VAT and construction withholding tax returns/registrations; evaluation/review of IFRS/German Commercial Code (HGB) postings and subsequent tax provision calculations
• Process consulting and individual case audits with regard to VAT (reverse charge procedure, rental options, sale of business as a whole, input tax deduction or reduction);
• Purchase contract audits for M&A transactions and real estate acquisitions;
• Advice on the use of special depreciation allowances (in particular Section 7b of the German Income Tax Act since 2020), the Section 6b reserve under the German Income Tax Act, delimitation of commercial and asset management activities;
• Accompanying advice in the area of compliance on property tax, real estate transfer tax.

• General interim tax work, in particular internal compliance (monthly advance returns, tax forecast, preparation/review of income and VAT returns);
• Advice on best practice regarding tax compliance. Modernization/streamlining of internal tax department workflows. Regular reviews of tax obligations, in particular the completeness of tax codes for the entire order-to-cash processes (accounts receivable and accounts payable);
• Reconciliation of IFRS/German Commercial Code (HGB) balance sheets to tax law approaches; support with current and deferred tax calculations.

Tax advice for small businesses, employees and start-ups.

Taking on interim tax positions for companies of all sizes and industries. Beginning in Oct. 2023 part-time, as of Aug. 2024 full-time.

• Strategic advice to management and supervisory bodies on company acquisitions, including tax and commercial law projections for the target structure and acquisition process, advising the buyer while considering the seller's 'red lines'
• Developing various approaches (optimal tax vs. practical solution, etc.), advising the buyer and liaising with the seller
• Tax due diligence of target companies: reviewing tax risks and advising on buyer's tax liability risks

Part-time interim role supporting political decision-making in financial and tax policy at Germany's largest business association.

• Long-term VAT advice on VAT, in particular in international trade in goods;
• Clarification of individual exemplary tax cases (export deliveries, intra-Community deliveries/acquisitions/transfers, triangular transactions, concessionary warehouses), further development of internal company compliance;
• Annual training of the tax and finance department regarding innovations/changes in VAT law;
• Support for selective special VAT audits.

Practical part of the dual study program.