French Desk

France is Germany’s second most important trading partner in Europe. Germany is France’s most important trading partner worldwide. Reason enough for us to focus on Franco-German relations.

We support French companies in Germany in the following main areas, in particular:

• Audit of the annual financial statements and consolidated reporting packages (IFRS/French GAAP) of German subsidiaries.
• Financial, tax and legal due diligence in the context of M&A activities in Germany.
• ICS and compliance system audits.
• Support for German subsidiaries in tax matters:
  • Comprehensive tax advisory.
  • International transfer pricing and DTA structuring.
  • Introduction of tax compliance systems.
• Support for German subsidiaries in finance and accounting:
  • Performance of internal audit tasks.
  • Performance of financial and accounting tasks (interim basis).
  • Performance of financial and/or payroll accounting.

• Legal and tax-related support in the establishment of subsidiaries in Germany.

In longstanding and close collaboration with our AGN partner BM&A, Paris, we also support German companies in their activities in France.