BERLINCOUNSEL

About BERLINCOUNSEL

Founded in 1981 as a tax advisory company and renamed BERLINCOUNSEL in 2008, this Berlin-Mitte practice brings together tax advisers, auditors, lawyers and business consultants, with almost 50 staff and further offices in Waren (Müritz) and Magdeburg. It works for medium-sized businesses, subsidiaries of corporate groups, public bodies, NGOs and private clients. Its international taxation section explains that since the mid-2000s the firm has helped foreign companies enter the German market, with mandates linked to Japan, China, Singapore, the USA, Canada, the UK, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria and the Czech Republic. For these clients it accompanies the founding of companies in Germany, guides them through German administration and coordinates with foreign advisers. One partner lists inbound and outbound tax work covering the EU, the CIS and Asia among his focus areas. Payroll, bookkeeping, annual accounts and audits are delivered in-house.

Services

Services include financial accounting, advance VAT returns and annual tax returns, payroll with tax and social-insurance filings, annual financial statements and IFRS implementation, statutory and special audits, and corporate, commercial and tax criminal law through its law company. Foreign clients receive cross-border tax advice, guidance through German administrative steps when setting up companies, and coordination with advisers abroad. The firm also offers succession and acquisition advice, insolvency and restructuring consulting and property-tax filings.

• ✕ Company formation: not listed
• ✓ Accounting and bookkeeping: offered
• ✓ Tax compliance: offered
• ✓ VAT: offered
• ✓ Payroll: offered
• ✓ Audit: offered
• ✕ Bank account assistance: not listed
• ✕ Residency and visas: not listed
• ✕ Corporate secretarial: not listed
• ✕ Virtual office: not listed

Licences and registrations

• Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft and Steuerberatungsgesellschaft (BERLINCOUNSEL Revision GmbH)

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