Steuerberatungsgesellschaft Anerkennung

Requirements for the recognition of your tax consultancy firm

In accordance with the Tax Consultancy Act, the following can be recognised as tax consultancy firms:

• Stock corporations
• partnerships limited by shares,
• limited liability companies and
• Partnership Companies.

Insofar as the company forms have been entered in the commercial register as commercial companies because of their fiduciary activities, also:

• General partnerships and
• Limited Partnerships
   

Applications for recognition as tax consultancy companies whose registered office are located in the area of responsibility of the Brandenburg Chamber of Tax Advisors must be decided by the Brandenburg Chamber of Tax Consultants.

The application must be accompanied by a copy or a certified copy of the articles of association or articles of association.

Informal application for recognition

Memorandum of Association/Articles of Association

Shareholders' resolution on the appointment of the managing director

List of shareholders

Proof of professional indemnity insurance

Proof that the managing directors and shareholders are among the permitted persons according to § 49 et seq. StBerG

Proof of payment of the recognition fee

Excerpt from the Commercial Register/Excerpt from the Partnership Register

See §§ 49 et seq. StBerG

• The majority of the members of the board of directors, the managing directors and the general partners must be tax advisors; In addition to tax advisors, lawyers, established European lawyers, auditors, sworn accountants and tax agents may also be members of the board of directors, managing directors or personally liable partners of the tax consultancy firm
• at least one tax advisor who is a member of the board of directors, managing director or personally liable partner must have his or her professional establishment at the company's registered office or in its vicinity
• Provisional confirmation of cover in response to the application to take out professional indemnity insurance
• Capital commitment in accordance with § 50a StBerG

Recognition procedure fee: EUR 550

Transfer of the recognition fee

Informal application for recognition as a tax consultancy firm

Submission of the required documents to the Brandenburg Chamber of Tax Advisors

Audit by the Brandenburg Chamber of Tax Advisors

Issuance of a clearance certificate for submission to the Commercial Register/Partnership Register

Submission of an official excerpt from the commercial register/partnership register to the Brandenburg Chamber of Tax Advisors

Issuance and mailing of the certificate of recognition

The processing time depends on the complete submission as well as the examination of all necessary documents of the individual case to be processed.

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Recognition as a tax consultancy firm

Brandenburg Chamber of Tax Advisors

Informal written application for recognition