Specialisations

International Tax Disputes, Litigation & Arbitration

Tax Audits, Tax Litigation, Mutual Agreement Procedures, Post M&A Tax Disputes & Liability Claims Against Directors and Advisors

International Tax Crime, Internal Investigations & Tax Compliance

Tax Audits, Criminal Proceedings, Internal Investigations, Forensics & Tax Compliance

International M&A, Restructuring & Finance Tax

Tax Structuring and Implementing of Cross-Border Mergers & Aquisitions, Corporate Restructurings, Holding Companies, (Private) Equity & Debt Financing, Hybrid & Mezzanine

International Corporate Tax & Tax Planning

Tax Structuring and Implementing Entrepreneurial Decisions Regarding International Tax Issues, e.g. Tax Residence, Permanent Establishments, Withholding Taxes, Dividends, Corporate Structures, Research & Development (R&D), Royalties & Transfer Pricing

German and European VAT & International Trade

Value-Added Tax, Tax Structuring of International Supply Chains, Supply of Goods and Services, e-commerce, Supply Chain Financing & Compliance

International Human Resources Tax

Expatriates, Employee Participation Plans, Pensions, Executive Compensation & Benefits, Withholding Wage Taxes & Social Security

International Real Property Investments Tax

Cross-Border Real Property Investments, Purchase, Leasing, Sale, Trusts & Financing

International Private Wealth & Inheritance Tax

International Inheritance Tax, Gift Tax, Exit Tax, Private Wealth Income Tax, Trusts & Associations

Legal Notices

Pascal Hornstein is solely responsible for this website and its contents. In particular, none of the companies or law firms listed on the website are responsible for its contents.

Contact:

Pascal Hornstein

c/o DLA Piper

Neue Mainzer Strasse 6-10

60311 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Email: info@germany-tax-law.com

Competent supervisory authorities:

Frankfurt am Main Bar Association

Bockenheimer Anlage 36

60322 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Chamber of Tax Consultants South Baden

Wentzingerstrasse 19

79106 Freiburg im Breisgau

Germany

Professional title and professional regulations:

The legal professional title is Rechtsanwalt (lawyer). The professional title was awarded in the Federal Republic of Germany. The lawyers are subject to the following professional regulations:
The Federal Lawyers' Act (BRAO), the Professional Code of Conduct for Lawyers (BORA), the Specialist Lawyers' Code of Conduct (FAO), the Law on the Remuneration of Lawyers (Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz - RVG), the Code of Conduct for Lawyers of the European Union (CCBE) and the Law on the Activities of European Lawyers in Germany of 9 March 2000 (EuRAG). These and other professional regulations can be found on the website of the German Federal Bar Association (http://www.brak.de/) under "Berufsrecht".

The legal professional title is Steuerberater (tax advisor). The professional title was awarded in the Federal Republic of Germany. Tax advisors are subject to the following professional regulations:

The Tax Consultancy Act (StBerG), the Implementing Ordinance to the Tax Consultancy Act (DVStB), the Professional Code of Conduct (BOStB), the Tax Consultant Remuneration Ordinance (StBVV). These and other professional regulations can be found on the website of the Federal Chamber of Tax Consultants
(http://www.bstbk.de).

Responsible within the meaning of § 18 para. 2 MStV for journalistic and editorial content:

Pascal Hornstein

Responsible for data processing is:

Pascal Hornstein
c/o DLA Piper
Neue Mainzer Strasse 6-10
60311 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Email: info@germany-tax-law.com

The protection of your privacy is very important to us. Below we inform you in detail about how we handle your data.

1. access data and hosting
You can visit our website without providing any personal information. Each time you visit a website, the web server automatically saves a so-called server log file, which contains, for example, the name of the requested file, your IP address, the date and time of the request, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the request.

2. data collection and use for contract processing
We collect personal data if you provide it when contacting us (e.g. by e-mail). We use the data you provide in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a, c and f GDPR.

3. data transfer
In order to fulfil the contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b GDPR, we pass on your data to our service providers insofar as this is necessary to fulfil our contractual obligation to you.

4 Cookies and web analysis
In order to make the visit to our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions or for market research, we use so-called cookies on various pages. This serves to protect our legitimate interests in an optimised presentation of our offer, which outweigh our interests in the context of a balancing of interests in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your terminal device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain until the requirements of Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 GDPR are no longer met.

5 Social media plug-ins
So-called social plugins ("plugins") from social networks are used on our website.
When you call up a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the servers of LinkedIn or Google. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly to your browser by the respective provider and integrated into the page. By integrating the plugins, the providers receive the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a profile or are not currently logged in. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted by your browser directly to a server of the respective provider.

Our online presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Our presence on social networks and platforms serves to improve active communication with our customers and interested parties. We provide information about our products and current special offers there.
When visiting our online presences on social media, your data may be used for market research and advertising purposes.

6. contact options and your rights
As a data subject, you have the following rights:

pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein;
pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, the right to demand the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us without delay;
in accordance with Article 17 of the GDPR, the right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is necessary in accordance with Art. 17 (3) GDPR.

Consents or object to a particular use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our imprint.

Data protection officer:

Person responsible (see above)

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Right of objection
Insofar as we process personal data as explained above in order to protect our legitimate interests which prevail in the context of a balancing of interests, you can object to this processing with effect for the future.