Austria

Firm overview

We offer audit, tax, advisory, business process solutions and forensic and cyber security services to a diverse client base including public companies as well as privately held businesses. As a medium-sized enterprise, we think entrepreneurial, much to the benefit of our clients. A personal engagement partner is assigned to each client, who makes sure all services are synchronised with one another and meet our high standards. In providing tailored services to clients, the partner can tap into specialist knowledge both from within Grant Thornton and the global organisation.

Firm overview

Over the last 30 years, ICON has developed a renowned reputation for providing personalized high-quality services in the field of international tax law. Our service portfolio comprises all-in-one solutions and tailor-made solutions based on very specific client needs.

ICON´s core competencies include:

• International Tax & Permanent Establishments
• Corporate Tax
• M&A
• Indirect Tax & Customs
• Transfer Pricing
• Private Clients
• Tax Controversy
• Global Employment Services
• Auditing & Accounting

We are focussed on consulting industrial and medium-sized companies. A key client group of ICON are companies of the plant and machinery manufacturing industry.

What our clients can expect from us:

• responsive and high-quality service
• reliability, consistency and personal attention

Awards:

2022 – Tax Advisor of the Year “Private Clients” to ICON Partner Stefan Bendlinger (DiePresse & ifa AG)
2019 - Austria Tax Firm of the Year (ITR)
2019 - Tax Advisor of the Year "Mergers & Acquisitions" to ICON Partner Max Panholzer (DiePresse & ifa AG)
2018 – Austria Tax Firm of the Year (ITR)
2018 – European Indirect Tax Firm of the Year (ITR)
2018 – Austria Tax Firm of the Year "Allrounder Upper Austria" (DiePresse & ifa AG)
2015 – Tax Advisor of the Year "International Tax Law" to ICON Partner Stefan Bendlinger (DiePresse & ifa AG)

Firm overview

Deloitte Austria — Dynamic growing tax leader

Deloitte Austria operates the largest and most eminent tax practice in Austria in terms of revenue and headcount (912 by January 2024) and has by far further expanded its market leader position. Deloitte Austria is well known for high-end, innovative international tax solutions. Its clients include more than 80 percent of the leading stock listed Austrian corporations in most industries, large and middle corporations, trusts and high-net-worth individuals.

Deloitte Austria’s Tax and Legal department is headed by Herbert Kovar. The business with its wide range of service lines provides high-quality one-stop-shop advisory services, coordinated by a single point of contact. Tax and Legal specialists apply an integrated approach, offering their clients process and project management in addition to their core services.

The transfer pricing practice of Deloitte Austria is led by Karin Andorfer whose multidisciplinary team of 15 professionals provides a competitive advantage in conducting complex restructurings and transfer pricing projects. The growth of Deloitte Austria’s transfer pricing practice can be attributed to the comprehensive specialized knowledge of its team, the dynamic advisory work within its global network and its industry know-how.

Since 2017, Deloitte Tax and Deloitte Legal (as part of the Global Deloitte Legal network) provide integrated services in a seamless approach unrivalled in Austria with about 29 Austrian lawyers. The Deloitte Legal team focuses, among others, on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), banking and finance, restructuring, real estate, employment, information technology (IT), intellectual and industrial property (IP), data protection, and commercial litigation.

Firm overview

LeitnerLeitner and LeitnerLaw have a long tradition of offering their clients high-quality advice in Austria and CEE/SEE countries. Our lawyers, tax advisors and auditors offer a wide range of services in the areas of tax, corporate, civil and commercial law, accounting, auditing and corporate finance matters. Creating integrated and multi-disciplinary one-stop solutions is the main element of the client-focused approach when approaching the needs of private clients, SMEs and corporate groups on general and specific questions. Tax and legal questions and daily compliance work are addressed with equal care and passion as sophisticated structures or complex M&A transactions.