German Tax and Corporate Law Advice in Frankfurt am Main

Legal Advice for Businesses, Entrepreneurs, Shareholders and High-Net-Worth Individuals

As a Ger­man attor­ney-at-law and cer­ti­fied spe­cial­ist in tax law (Fachan­wältin für Steuer­recht), I advise busi­ness­es, entre­pre­neurs, share­hold­ers and high-net-worth indi­vid­u­als on Ger­man tax and cor­po­rate law mat­ters, both in domes­tic sit­u­a­tions and in mat­ters involv­ing inter­na­tion­al aspects.

My prac­tice encom­pass­es inde­pen­dent legal advice on tax mat­ters as well as the struc­tur­ing of busi­ness inter­ests and per­son­al wealth arrange­ments. A par­tic­u­lar focus lies on sit­u­a­tions where tax require­ments, cor­po­rate struc­tures, com­mer­cial deci­sions and per­son­al inter­ests are close­ly interconnected.

I com­bine many years of legal expe­ri­ence with an under­stand­ing of com­mer­cial cir­cum­stances and the indi­vid­ual objec­tives of my clients.

Areas of Practice

My legal prac­tice focus­es on Ger­man tax law and cor­po­rate law, par­tic­u­lar­ly mat­ters involv­ing the inter­ac­tion between these two areas. I also advise on mat­ters with inter­na­tion­al aspects and work along­side tax advis­ers where com­ple­men­tary pro­fes­sion­al exper­tise is required.

German Tax Law Advice

I advise busi­ness­es, entre­pre­neurs, share­hold­ers and high-net-worth indi­vid­u­als on Ger­man tax law mat­ters. These include, in par­tic­u­lar, the tax impli­ca­tions of busi­ness deci­sions, invest­ments and share­hold­ings, as well as mat­ters relat­ing to asset trans­fers, gifts, inher­i­tances and busi­ness succession.

I also assist clients in resolv­ing tax law ques­tions where the legal treat­ment of a mat­ter is dis­put­ed by the tax authorities.

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Tax-Driven Corporate Structures

The devel­op­ment of cor­po­rate and own­er­ship struc­tures often requires a com­bined assess­ment of cor­po­rate law and tax law requirements.

I advise entre­pre­neurs and share­hold­ers on the legal struc­tur­ing of com­pa­nies and share­hold­ings, cor­po­rate reor­gan­i­sa­tions, changes in own­er­ship and the imple­men­ta­tion of busi­ness-relat­ed struc­tur­al changes. My advice con­sid­ers both the rel­e­vant legal frame­work and the tax impli­ca­tions for the com­pa­nies and indi­vid­u­als involved.

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Cross-Border Tax Matters

Inter­na­tion­al busi­ness rela­tion­ships, share­hold­ings and per­son­al wealth arrange­ments can give rise to com­plex tax law questions.

I advise busi­ness­es, entre­pre­neurs, share­hold­ers and pri­vate indi­vid­u­als, par­tic­u­lar­ly on Ger­man tax law mat­ters relat­ing to relo­ca­tion to or from Ger­many, inter­na­tion­al own­er­ship struc­tures, assets held abroad and the avoid­ance of dou­ble taxation.

My advice takes into account the inter­ac­tion between Ger­man tax leg­is­la­tion and rel­e­vant inter­na­tion­al rules.

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Cooperation with Tax Advisers

Tax-relat­ed struc­tur­ing and busi­ness changes often require close coor­di­na­tion between tax advis­ers and legal professionals.

I work along­side tax advis­ers, pro­vid­ing com­ple­men­tary legal advice, par­tic­u­lar­ly on cor­po­rate struc­tures, the legal draft­ing of con­trac­tu­al arrange­ments and the assess­ment of legal and lia­bil­i­ty-relat­ed issues.

Such coop­er­a­tion main­tains a clear dis­tinc­tion between the respec­tive pro­fes­sion­al responsibilities.

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Trademark Law

In addi­tion to my tax and cor­po­rate law prac­tice, I advise on select­ed trade­mark law matters.

Trade­mark law has been part of my legal prac­tice for many years. My advice focus­es par­tic­u­lar­ly on mat­ters con­nect­ed with busi­ness activ­i­ties, com­mer­cial inter­ests and cor­po­rate structures.

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Approach and Collaboration

Sound legal advice requires an under­stand­ing not only of the spe­cif­ic legal ques­tion but also of the com­mer­cial and per­son­al cir­cum­stances under­ly­ing a matter.

I place par­tic­u­lar impor­tance on care­ful analy­sis, clear expla­na­tions of legal issues and prac­ti­cal rec­om­men­da­tions. I advise my clients per­son­al­ly and coor­di­nate the nec­es­sary steps with them.

The nature and scope of my advice depend on the cir­cum­stances of each mat­ter. This may involve com­pre­hen­sive tax or cor­po­rate law struc­tur­ing as well as a clear­ly defined indi­vid­ual legal question.

Tax and cor­po­rate law arrange­ments often ben­e­fit from the involve­ment of oth­er pro­fes­sion­al advis­ers. Where appro­pri­ate, I there­fore work close­ly with tax advis­ers and oth­er spe­cialised pro­fes­sion­als. The scope of my legal advice and the asso­ci­at­ed pro­fes­sion­al respon­si­bil­i­ties remain clear­ly defined.

Insights and Legal Perspectives

Tax and cor­po­rate law ques­tions often require con­sid­er­a­tion of the broad­er com­mer­cial and per­son­al cir­cum­stances in order to be prop­er­ly assessed.

Fur­ther insights into typ­i­cal issues aris­ing in my advi­so­ry prac­tice can be found in the Insights and Legal Per­spec­tives sec­tion, where select­ed top­ics at the inter­sec­tion of tax law, cor­po­rate law and inter­na­tion­al mat­ters are exam­ined in greater detail.

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Frankfurt am Main – Office Location

My law office is locat­ed in Taunus­Turm, in Frank­furt’s finan­cial district.

From here, I advise busi­ness­es, entre­pre­neurs, share­hold­ers and pri­vate indi­vid­u­als based in Frank­furt, the Rhine-Main region and beyond. In inter­na­tion­al mat­ters, I also assist clients who reside abroad or have busi­ness inter­ests out­side Germany.

Meet­ings can be arranged by pri­or appoint­ment, either in per­son at my office or via video conference.

Unkel­bach-Tom­czak Law Firm
Taunus­Turm · Taunus­tor 1
60310 Frank­furt am Main
Ger­many

Contact

Would you like to dis­cuss a Ger­man tax or cor­po­rate law mat­ter or explore a legal struc­tur­ing option?

You are wel­come to briefly out­line your enquiry. I will con­tact you to dis­cuss the appro­pri­ate next steps and the poten­tial scope of my engagement.