Familien-GmbH: What is it and how do you benefit from it?

More and more entrepreneurs in Germany are accumulating considerable assets. It can therefore make sense to secure access to these assets for your wife and children while you are still alive. This is made possible by a Familien-GmbH… You have already heard about this special form of a German limited company (GmbH) and would like […]

European company forms: 3 situations in which they make sense

You have already heard about European company forms such as an SE or EEIG and ask yourself if you could benefit from changing your current legal form? Are there any tax advantages, you could gain from this? And how are they actually different compared to German legal forms such as the limited liability company (GmbH)? […]

Accrual: this offers you three distinct advantages when undertaking a corporate transformation

Are you the owner of a partnership such as a civil law partnership (GbR) or a general partnership (oHG) and would like to transform your business into a limited liability company (GmbH)? Perhaps you have heard about accrual (Anwachsung) in this context, but you don’t know if this is actually a worthwhile option when transforming your business. […]

Reality check: How much do you really pay in taxes for a limited liability company?

I often see figures in business plans that are completely up in the air and which thus present business owners with a tax problem: The payments that the company will actually have to make in the future will bring the owner crashing back down to earth in future years. In the worst case, such “pie-in-the-sky” […]

Profit sharing between shareholders: What you should be aware of

As a shareholder of a limited liability company, you are generally entitled to have your profit shares paid out after the end of a profitable business year. That may be easy if you are the sole shareholder. You get all the profits. But what happens if there is more than one shareholder? Are you worried […]