Your Tactical Negotiator and Protector
When the competent tax office orders a tax audit, it often marks a turning point for companies and their tax advisors. It disrupts the normal daily routine of the firm, and the nature of the work shifts abruptly from cooperative, retrospective advice on tax returns to a confrontational process of clarifying the facts and mounting a legal defense.
In such an exceptional situation, bringing in external partners can be essential to examine the facts of the case with uncompromising neutrality and objectivity in light of the upcoming tax audit and to develop the optimal defense strategy with you or on your behalf. This is especially true when highly complex special audits are involved or when the tax investigation unit is already involved.
Strategic preparation is key to success
The success of a tax audit is often determined during the preparation phase, long before the auditor sets foot in the company. That is why this period is particularly critical. We have extensive experience in providing you with optimal support during this very phase.
This includes the strategic analysis of critical issues, assistance in raising your clients’ awareness, and the development of a coherent line of argument. With our defense consulting services, you and your clients will be fully prepared for the tax audit.
Wickert audit & tax strengthens your position with clients and government agencies.
(Optional) Negotiating as equals
In practice, even accurate statements often fall through the cracks due to differences in understanding between consultants and auditors. Wickert audit & tax is able to explain highly complex international issues or innovative tax structures to tax auditors in a way that is easy to understand and legally sound.
Even in cases where there is a history of issues with tax authorities, it is possible to Wickert audit & tax solution-oriented negotiations on an equal footing with the tax authorities.
Professional Support Instead of Competition
We are not competitors, but rather your loyal partner and an extension of your law firm’s services. We operate behind the scenes and are only as visible to your clients as you wish us to be.
Should an agreement at the administrative level fail, we will provide you with rigorous support in out-of-court appeal proceedings and, if desired, in litigation before the tax courts.
We always take a results-oriented approach
in our work for you as a tax advisor and for your clients
Our Services:
- Second Opinions:
Obtaining an independent second opinion on creative or critical designs to validate your own advice. - Audit Reports:
Reviewing tax audit reports for legality, both in terms of form and content. - Criminal Tax Law:
Expert procedural advice on the legally sound drafting of voluntary disclosures that exempt the declarant from criminal liability and other proceedings.
Our Goals:
- Minimizing back taxes.
- Avoiding criminal consequences.
- Restoration of legal certainty as quickly as possible.