{"id":4484,"date":"2026-01-24T19:02:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T18:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ut-lawyer.de\/?page_id=4484"},"modified":"2026-10-11T19:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T17:41:26","slug":"areas-of-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unkelbach-tomczak.law\/en\/areas-of-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Areas of Practice in German Tax and Corporate Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a Ger\u00adman attor\u00adney-at-law and cer\u00adti\u00adfied spe\u00adcial\u00adist in tax law (Fachan\u00adw\u00e4ltin f\u00fcr Steuer\u00adrecht<\/em>), I advise busi\u00adness\u00ades, entre\u00adpre\u00adneurs, share\u00adhold\u00aders and high-net-worth indi\u00advid\u00adu\u00adals on Ger\u00adman tax and cor\u00adpo\u00adrate law mat\u00adters. My prac\u00adtice encom\u00adpass\u00ades inde\u00adpen\u00addent legal advice on tax mat\u00adters, the struc\u00adtur\u00ading of com\u00adpa\u00adnies and share\u00adhold\u00adings, and legal advice relat\u00ading to per\u00adson\u00adal wealth arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar focus lies on sit\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtions where busi\u00adness deci\u00adsions, cor\u00adpo\u00adrate struc\u00adtures, tax require\u00adments and per\u00adson\u00adal or fam\u00adi\u00adly inter\u00adests are close\u00adly interconnected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I assist my clients in iden\u00adti\u00adfy\u00ading legal risks, assess\u00ading tax and cor\u00adpo\u00adrate law impli\u00adca\u00adtions and devel\u00adop\u00ading appro\u00adpri\u00adate solu\u00adtions. My advice cov\u00aders both domes\u00adtic Ger\u00adman mat\u00adters and sit\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtions involv\u00ading inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal aspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fol\u00adlow\u00ading five areas form the core of my legal practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

German Tax Law Advice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tax law ques\u00adtions arise in a wide range of cir\u00adcum\u00adstances. They con\u00adcern busi\u00adness deci\u00adsions and invest\u00adments as well as share\u00adhold\u00adings, per\u00adson\u00adal wealth arrange\u00adments and changes in fam\u00adi\u00adly circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I advise busi\u00adness\u00ades, entre\u00adpre\u00adneurs, share\u00adhold\u00aders and high-net-worth indi\u00advid\u00adu\u00adals on the legal assess\u00adment of tax mat\u00adters. This includes resolv\u00ading spe\u00adcif\u00adic tax law ques\u00adtions as well as plan\u00adning and struc\u00adtur\u00ading legal and com\u00admer\u00adcial arrange\u00adments with their tax impli\u00adca\u00adtions in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My work par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly cov\u00aders the tax impli\u00adca\u00adtions of invest\u00adments, busi\u00adness and share\u00adhold\u00ading deci\u00adsions, asset trans\u00adfers, gifts and inher\u00adi\u00adtances, and busi\u00adness suc\u00adces\u00adsion arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where the tax author\u00adi\u00adties take a dif\u00adfer\u00adent legal posi\u00adtion, I assist clients in exam\u00adin\u00ading the applic\u00ada\u00adble law and deter\u00admin\u00ading an appro\u00adpri\u00adate course of action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My prac\u00adtice focus\u00ades on legal advice and the legal assess\u00adment of tax mat\u00adters. Ongo\u00ading tax return prepa\u00adra\u00adtion, tax com\u00adpli\u00adance and book\u00adkeep\u00ading are not part of my services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Ger\u00adman Tax Law Advice \u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tax-Driven Corporate Structures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The devel\u00adop\u00adment of cor\u00adpo\u00adrate and own\u00ader\u00adship struc\u00adtures often requires close con\u00adsid\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion of both cor\u00adpo\u00adrate law and tax law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The choice of legal form, the allo\u00adca\u00adtion of share\u00adhold\u00adings, changes among share\u00adhold\u00aders and the reor\u00adgan\u00adi\u00adsa\u00adtion of exist\u00ading busi\u00adness struc\u00adtures can have sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcant legal, com\u00admer\u00adcial and tax consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I advise entre\u00adpre\u00adneurs and share\u00adhold\u00aders on the legal plan\u00adning and imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion of such changes. This includes cor\u00adpo\u00adrate reor\u00adgan\u00adi\u00adsa\u00adtions, changes in own\u00ader\u00adship, adjust\u00adments to share\u00adhold\u00ading struc\u00adtures, and the draft\u00ading and legal safe\u00adguard\u00ading of cor\u00adpo\u00adrate agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In doing so, I con\u00adsid\u00ader not only the require\u00adments of cor\u00adpo\u00adrate law but also the tax impli\u00adca\u00adtions for the com\u00adpa\u00adnies and indi\u00advid\u00adu\u00adals involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The objec\u00adtive is to estab\u00adlish a legal\u00adly sound struc\u00adture that meets the com\u00admer\u00adcial needs of the busi\u00adness and the inter\u00adests of its shareholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Tax-Dri\u00adven Cor\u00adpo\u00adrate Structures \u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cross-Border Tax Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal busi\u00adness rela\u00adtion\u00adships, invest\u00adments in for\u00adeign com\u00adpa\u00adnies and assets held abroad can give rise to com\u00adplex tax law ques\u00adtions. The same applies to per\u00adson\u00adal cir\u00adcum\u00adstances involv\u00ading more than one country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I advise busi\u00adness\u00ades, entre\u00adpre\u00adneurs, share\u00adhold\u00aders, com\u00adpa\u00adny direc\u00adtors and pri\u00advate indi\u00advid\u00adu\u00adals on Ger\u00adman tax law mat\u00adters with an inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal dimension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These include, in par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar, tax ques\u00adtions aris\u00ading from relo\u00adca\u00adtion to or from Ger\u00admany, inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal share\u00adhold\u00ading struc\u00adtures, for\u00adeign assets and the avoid\u00adance of dou\u00adble taxation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My legal assess\u00adment takes into account the inter\u00adac\u00adtion between Ger\u00adman tax leg\u00adis\u00adla\u00adtion, applic\u00ada\u00adble dou\u00adble tax\u00ada\u00adtion treaties and oth\u00ader rel\u00ade\u00advant inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where advice on for\u00adeign law is required, I work with appro\u00adpri\u00adate\u00adly qual\u00adi\u00adfied pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adals in the rel\u00ade\u00advant jurisdiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Cross-Bor\u00adder Tax Matters \u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooperation with Tax Advisers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tax-relat\u00aded struc\u00adtur\u00ading and changes in busi\u00adness arrange\u00adments often require coor\u00addi\u00adna\u00adtion between dif\u00adfer\u00adent areas of pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adal expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I work along\u00adside tax advis\u00aders, com\u00adple\u00adment\u00ading their ser\u00advices through inde\u00adpen\u00addent legal advice. This par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly con\u00adcerns the legal struc\u00adtur\u00ading of com\u00adpa\u00adnies and share\u00adhold\u00adings, the draft\u00ading of con\u00adtrac\u00adtu\u00adal arrange\u00adments, and the assess\u00adment of legal risks and lia\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adty issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such coop\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion may be par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly valu\u00adable in cor\u00adpo\u00adrate reor\u00adgan\u00adi\u00adsa\u00adtions, changes in share\u00adhold\u00adings, busi\u00adness suc\u00adces\u00adsion arrange\u00adments and com\u00adplex asset transfers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The roles and pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adal respon\u00adsi\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adties of the advis\u00aders involved remain clear\u00adly defined. This allows tax con\u00adsid\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtions and legal require\u00adments to be coor\u00addi\u00adnat\u00aded while main\u00adtain\u00ading the appro\u00adpri\u00adate divi\u00adsion of pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adal responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Coop\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion with Tax Advisers \u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trademark Law<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In addi\u00adtion to my tax and cor\u00adpo\u00adrate law prac\u00adtice, I advise on select\u00aded trade\u00admark law matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trade\u00admark law has been part of my legal prac\u00adtice for many years. My advice focus\u00ades par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly on mat\u00adters con\u00adnect\u00aded with busi\u00adness activ\u00adi\u00adties, com\u00admer\u00adcial inter\u00adests and cor\u00adpo\u00adrate structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In doing so, I con\u00adsid\u00ader the impor\u00adtance of trade\u00admark rights for the busi\u00adness and its com\u00admer\u00adcial interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Trade\u00admark Law \u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individual Legal Advice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Not every tax or cor\u00adpo\u00adrate law mat\u00adter requires com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsive struc\u00adtur\u00ading or ongo\u00ading legal support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some\u00adtimes the focus is on a spe\u00adcif\u00adic legal ques\u00adtion, such as the tax impli\u00adca\u00adtions of a pro\u00adposed deci\u00adsion, an exist\u00ading share\u00adhold\u00ading or an asset transfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oth\u00ader mat\u00adters require a more exten\u00adsive analy\u00adsis and legal struc\u00adtur\u00ading to rec\u00adon\u00adcile dif\u00adfer\u00adent inter\u00adests and legal requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nature and scope of my advice depend on the cir\u00adcum\u00adstances and the clien\u00adt\u2019s par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar needs. My ser\u00advices may there\u00adfore cov\u00ader a clear\u00adly defined indi\u00advid\u00adual legal ques\u00adtion as well as the devel\u00adop\u00adment and imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion of a more com\u00adplex legal structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your Enquiry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Would you like to clar\u00adi\u00adfy a Ger\u00adman tax or cor\u00adpo\u00adrate law ques\u00adtion or pre\u00adpare a legal struc\u00adtur\u00ading arrangement?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are wel\u00adcome to briefly out\u00adline your enquiry. I will con\u00adtact you to dis\u00adcuss the appro\u00adpri\u00adate next steps and the poten\u00adtial scope of my engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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