Tax Law Representation for Businesses

In your business, tax disputes rarely arise unexpectedly. They announce themselves in external audits, in findings whose significance is initially unclear. As the auditor’s positions become more entrenched, you need a reliable assessment before decisions are made that would be difficult to correct later.

External audits in businesses frequently result in additional tax assessments. If it becomes apparent in the course of the audit that the auditors expect high additional assessments, the business normally needs a sound decision-making basis for dealing with them.

Very frequently, the tax departments of businesses ask us for support in ongoing external audits. Usually, the first step is an independent assessment of the legal situation to clarify whether the additional taxes can likely be avoided. It is further relevant how high the costs of legal enforcement could be, how long it would take, and how the expected proceedings should be meaningfully structured. It also regularly becomes apparent at which points further clarification of the facts can improve the company’s position. This success assessment forms the basis for further management of the audit.

On this basis, we also regularly accompany the closing conference. Should a legal remedy proceeding result from this, we typically support it alongside the ongoing tax advisor.

Companies also increasingly ask us for a second opinion on the prospects of an ongoing proceeding or to take over a proceeding already initiated.