Without being tied to a specific network, we find the right qualified tax advisor in the country where you’re doing business abroad. We regularly use recommendations from the German Engineering Federation (VDMA).
In general, we have the great advantage of not being obliged to use a specific network, regardless of the often variable quality of foreign consulting services. However, these networks, including those of the largest consulting firms, can be used at any time if required. In addition, we have our own long-established contacts with consultants in important foreign countries.
Even in distant countries in Asia and Africa, where German investment is not the norm, we provide consulting services and have the relevant contacts, especially for construction and assembly work.
In general, we use the recommendations of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) to select the appropriate foreign consultant. The VDMA has individual recommendations for almost every country worldwide, independent of any network, which meet the high standards of German mechanical engineering companies.
For selected, important countries for German foreign investment, we would like to introduce our established cooperation partners:
In France, we cooperate with the law firm ITRS Avocat. ITRS is a boutique law firm specialising in international tax law, with a particular focus on supporting investors and companies from German-speaking countries in the French market. ITRS Avocat covers all areas of corporate taxation (income tax, VAT, conversion tax) and also advises private individuals on cross-border tax issues. The firm continues to focus in particular on real estate investments and tax proceedings.
Our main contact is Pascal Schultze, founding partner of ITRS Avocat. Before founding his own law firm, he gained many years of professional experience in the above-mentioned areas in international law firms and companies as well as in German-French law firms.
For more information, please visit www.itrs-avocat.com
In China, we have been cooperating for 15 years with Mr Tian Xu, who is a licensed lawyer in China and speaks fluent German in addition to English. His main areas of practice are foreign direct investment, corporate law, M&A transactions, labour law and tax law.
Mr Xu is currently a partner at Eiger Shanghai.
In India, we work with MOHINDER PURI & CO. MOHINDER PURI & CO. is a leading auditing firm based in New Delhi. It was founded in 1954. Under the leadership of professional and experienced partners, an interdisciplinary and highly motivated team offers a wide range of professional services for Indian and foreign clients, primarily from German-speaking countries, in addition to the classic core competencies of auditing and tax consulting.
Saskia Bonenberger, a German tax advisor and auditor, heads the German Desk at MOHINDER PURI & CO. She also heads the Indian Tax Desk at KWS International as a freelancer.
In Brazil, we work with VEIRANO ADVOGADOS. VEIRANO ADVOGADOS was founded in 1972 and is one of Brazil’s most renowned commercial law firms. VEIRANO ADVOGADOS’ services range from advising on company acquisitions, privatisations and company formations to representing clients or acting as arbitrators in legal disputes and advising on tax issues.
Our contact person is Mr Andre Carvalho, a long-standing partner at VEIRANO ADVOGADOS and member of the German Desk.
In the USA, we are happy to draw on the assistance of PKF O’Connor Davies under the leadership of the head of the German Desk, German tax advisor, lawyer, auditor and CPA Mr Ralf Rüdenburg, who, together with his team, provides comprehensive support for German companies operating in the USA and their employees at federal and state level.