ETL Otto, Derr & Kollegen GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft

About ETL Otto, Derr & Kollegen GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft

In Prenzlauer Berg, this Berlin tax practice has advised companies of every legal form for more than twenty years and states that it looks after clients from fourteen countries. It trades under the ETL name and works alongside international network partners, with a team of about 25 people including four tax advisers. Foreign clients who want to found a business, invest or cooperate in Germany are a stated focus: the firm handles accounting and payroll for foreign enterprises, international VAT matters, returns for taxpayers with limited German tax liability, withholding procedures and permanent-establishment questions. For founders it covers the whole start-up path, from business plan and choice of legal form to drafting the articles, commercial-register formalities and the set-up of accounting. Advice is available in German and English, and the partners belong to the International Fiscal Association and the ILAS network.

Services

Company formation support from planning to implementation, including articles of association, commercial-register formalities and choice of German or foreign legal forms. Bookkeeping, payroll, annual accounts and tax returns. Accounting and payroll for foreign enterprises, international VAT and VAT refunds, returns under limited tax liability, withholding tax procedures and permanent-establishment taxation. Tax planning, transfer pricing documentation, audit representation and support for staff seconded to Germany.

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

Licences and registrations

• Steuerberatungsgesellschaft

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