World Tax Reviews

Overview

Forvis Mazars Germany operates across 13 locations with 951 tax and accounting professionals, generating €133 million in revenue (+6.9%). The firm offers comprehensive tax services including corporate, international, VAT, transactions, private clients, transfer pricing, and real estate, with Marcus von Goldacker as a key global tax expert. 

During the research period, the firm advised a German-listed healthcare manufacturer with €2.5bn turnover on restructuring parts of its US operations, focusing on strategic tax compliance and planning. In addition, the team in collaboration with a taxation academic, developed a new approach to determine the existence of a separate business unit, enabling a necessary group reorganization in a tax-neutral manner. 

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Tax

Mazars is a global advisory firm that offers clients a full suite of tax services worldwide. The German practice has tax experts across 12 national offices. The team excels in practice areas, including corporate income tax, international tax, VAT and indirect tax, transactions, private clients, transfer pricing and real estate. Partner and global tax specialist Marcus von Goldacker is a key individual at the firm.

The company recently assisted REHAU Industries on the structuring and implementation of the reverse carve-out of its automotive unit. The team also advised Triodos Management on cross-border investment through a fund by purchasing a minority position in EINHUNDERT ENERGIE, a start-up in the renewable energy industry and forming a joint venture to finance solar installations.

The firm welcomed several new directors and partners during the research period, including director Ingo Heldt, who joined the firm from KPMG. Director Tobias Radloffdeparted the firm to Deloitte in the same period.