YEARS

When the tax investigators
knock on the door
To be right and to be proven to be right – part two. A nightmare
for every taxpayer: At 7 o’ clock in the morning a band of tax
investigators makes an appearance at the reception desk of
your company and the front door of your family home, which
is answered by your children because you are out of town. The
investigation could be based on an anonymous hint concerning
the German Foreign Trade & Payments Act. What happens next
is beyond the expectations of the average taxpayer – unless you
have experienced something similar before or know somebody
who has had similar experiences. The crucial question is: are you
prepared, when your computer systems are confiscated or taken
out of service and you are in danger of being arrested because
of your position as an entrepreneur or manager?
We deliver professional advice and assistance – including the
preventive preparation of an emergency plan and the provision
of a first-aid phone service.
Tax attorney and tax advisors –
more than a team
When is the tax advisor in need of the support of an experienced
tax attorney? The first situation coming to mind may be the
discovery of tax evasion. But in fact, tax evasion only plays a minor
role in the cooperation between attorney and advisor.
In many cases the tax lawyer is the “second opinion” the tax
advisor needs when analyzing and evaluating complex situations.
An experienced tax attorney with his skills in procedural questions
and negotiations who is also an expert in drafting briefs,
objections, claims to the fiscal courts, and special applications
is the ideal supplement to any tax advisor.
When it really matters to the client, four eyes see more than two.
This is where we come into play. Our cooperation with tax advisors
has a longstanding tradition.
Heritage shows the true
character of a family
It happens sooner than you expect: A business woman, principal
shareholder of a traditional family business and manager of the
asset-management trust of the family has suffered a stroke and
realizes for the first time that she has to take responsibility for the
time after her.
Since most cases go beyond the ordinary when it comes to complex
financial circumstances, including real estate and company shares,
or heirs having their habitual residence in foreign countries, there is
a very real risk of a situation that cannot be resolved by a simple
last will or an agreement as to succession. The legal situation in
each country involved has to be taken into consideration as well
as the different national tax regulations. To make matters worse,
unfortunately heirs often fight over the assets of the deceased.
Only comprehensive and farsighted arrangements that actually
work in case of an emergency and which help to avoid the wide
range of tax-related obstacles will preserve peace in the family.
Such situations cannot be dealt with without professional advice
and assistance – this is where we come into play.
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