Services
Tax Advice, Tax Compliance and Cross-Border Support With One Primary Adviser
TaxRep advises on German tax matters and cross-border cases involving Switzerland and the United States. In international matters, one primary adviser personally assesses how the relevant tax systems and tax treaties interact and remains involved from the initial analysis and tax filings through later tax authority questions.
Why our cross-border model is differentCross-Border Advice With One Primary Adviser
Multiple tax systems – one substantive view of the overall case
In an international tax matter, it is often not enough to analyze the German, Swiss or U.S. tax question independently.
Tax residency, income sourcing, withholding taxes, treaty provisions, foreign tax credits, ownership interests, retirement arrangements and transaction timing may affect more than one jurisdiction at the same time.
TaxRep therefore treats the cross-border matter as one connected tax case. The relevant tax positions are developed together before the individual returns and filings are submitted.
Service Overview
Our Four Core Service Areas
DE Tax
German Tax
Tax returns and personal tax advice for individuals, entrepreneurs and companies under German tax law.
- Individual income tax
- Corporate income tax
- Trade tax
- VAT
- Inheritance and gift tax
- Real estate and investments
DE ↔ CH
Germany–Switzerland
Personal cross-border tax advice for matters requiring German and Swiss tax law and the Germany–Switzerland tax treaty to be assessed together.
- Cross-border commuters
- Relocation and tax residency
- Remote work and workdays
- Real estate
- Businesses and ownership interests
- Treaty relief and tax credits
DE ↔ US
Germany–United States
Personal German–U.S. cross-border tax advice for U.S. persons living in Germany and German clients with U.S. income, investments, ownership interests or reporting obligations.
- German and U.S. tax returns
- FBAR and FATCA
- Foreign Tax Credits
- Investments and PFICs
- Retirement arrangements
- LLCs, corporations and ownership interests
Accounting
Accounting
Support with financial accounting, annual accounts, ongoing tax filings and selected cross-border accounting matters.
- Financial accounting
- Annual accounts
- VAT filings
- Payroll accounting
- Management reporting
- Cross-border accounting
One Continuous Process
From the initial tax analysis through assessments and authority questions
Particularly in cross-border matters, the engagement does not necessarily end when a tax return is filed. Tax assessments, foreign tax credits, withholding taxes or questions from one tax authority may require additional action in another jurisdiction.
Residence, income, assets, ownership interests, workdays and existing tax documents are collected once for the overall case.
Domestic tax rules, treaties, income sourcing, withholding taxes and foreign tax credits are assessed together.
The required tax returns, disclosures and supporting documents are aligned substantively and managed across the relevant deadlines.
Assessments, authority questions, foreign tax credits, supplemental filings and required amendments remain part of the same case.
Personal continuity after filing
The adviser who developed the original cross-border tax position can personally continue the matter when the relevant tax authorities later request information or clarification.
Your case therefore does not have to be explained again to a new local adviser simply because a tax authority raises a question.
Tax Knowledge
In-depth guidance on German and cross-border tax matters
Our tax knowledge section complements the service pages with detailed guidance on German tax issues and cases in which German tax law interacts with Switzerland or the United States and the relevant tax treaties.
Contact
One adviser for your entire cross-border tax case.
In the initial consultation, we identify the tax systems involved, the relevant cross-border interactions, the required tax returns and reporting obligations and the appropriate next steps for your case.
Schedule an Initial Consultation