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Practice Areas – Law & Tax

Tax Consulting

Our firm offers tax advice services, in particular in the areas of payroll and finance ...

Int. Tax Law

We are your specialist consultants on international tax law. Our expertise extends ...

Criminal Tax Law

Legislators and the judiciary have introduced a new and constantly increasing degree ...

Corporate Law

We advise small and medium-sized businesses and entrepreneurs at every stage ...

Succession

We can advise you on the inheritance, business, and fiscal law considerations in Germany ...

Corporate Restructuring

We review your business structure regularly for legal and fiscal potential for improvement ...

Court Proceedings

We see it as our mission to give you comprehensive fiscal and legal advice to avoid litigation ...

Int. Business Law

Wir beraten Sie in allen nationalen und internationalen Wirtschaftsrechtsfragen, ...

Latest

Current regulations and planned changes to (electronic) working time recording in Germany – Effects on the compensation of overtime

According to the German Working Hours Act, only overtime and Sunday work had to be documented until now, not all working hours. Following the landmark ruling by the Federal Labor Court (BAG) on September 13, 2022, there is now an immediate obligation in Germany to systematically record all working time – regardless of the planned amendment to the Federal Working Hours Act. The parties to collective bargaining agreements and companies will continue to decide on the specific companies’ arrangements.

This was preceded by the ECJ ruling on the recording of working time from 14.5.2019 (C -55/18 [“CCOO”]), according to which the member states are obliged to introduce an objective, reliable and accessible system to measure the daily working time worked by each employee.

German Act to Modernise the Law on Partnerships (MoPeG)

On 1 January 2024, new rules will apply to German civil law partnerships (GbR). The German Act to Modernise the Law on Partnerships (MoPeG) also applies to existing companies without transitional provisions.
What are the most important changes and what must you pay particular attention to as an entrepreneur?

Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG): What will change for you and your company in the future

The German Whistleblower Protection Act (“Hinweisschutzgesetz, HinSchG”) came into force on July 2, 2023. The aim of the new regulations is to protect employees in companies and other institutions from disadvantage if they pass on information about wrongdoing and potential legal violations. Such persons are also referred to as whistleblowers.

About us

Cooperations

Since 2019, we have entered into a strategic cooperation with Fischer & Günnewig Partnerschaft mbB Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft (www.fischer-guennewig.de) in shared premises in Münster to provide comprehensive advice in the areas of law, tax, auditing and management.

We are also working in close cooperation with the German-French law firm adfontes in Berlin (www.adfontes.law), in particular for our joint French-speaking clients, to accompany them to the German market in tax and legal matters from day one. In this respect, we are specialised in the needs of start-ups with a digital focus. Read more: https://adfontes.law/start-up/?lang=en

Business and Tax Law

As entrepreneurs, we understand the advice that other entrepreneurs need and design bespoke solutions for all legal and fiscal concerns with due consideration for commercial concerns. We focus our expertise on advising clients on commercial, business and tax law.

Regional and International

Our firm is specialised in advising small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We support commercial and private clients both domestically and internationally. We can draw on long-standing experience with advising clients on international transactions.

Outsourcing & Accounting

Our team will support your international business with regard to accounting, reporting, german VAT refund (Value Added Tax), tax registration to the tax authorities as well payroll services.