Bookkeeping Specialists Munich Near Me

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As accountants and tax advisers based in Munich/Germany we have extensive experience of working with and advising companies in the production, service, media, technology, e-commerce and digital media sectors. Our work has brought us into contact with companies operating internationally, nationally and locally and through this experience we have developed a very good understanding of the issues you are likely to be facing in Germany in the future.


Our mission: We will help you to ensure that you stay ahead of the game on all relevant issues across the financial, accounting and regulatory spectrum.


Accountancy in Germany - some important comments from an accountants perspective


It is of practical importance to recognize that commercial accounts in Germany are linked directly with tax accounts. According to the authoritative principle (Maßgeblichkeitsprinzip), which is incorporated in Sec. 5 of the German Income Tax Law commercial financial statements form an authoritative basis for tax accounts. Tax accounts do not represent an independent set of accounts but are derived from the commercial accounts.

As a consequence, the accounting treatment in the commercial financial statements in general directly affects the tax position of a company. In addition, most of the tax incentives can be claimed only if the same treatment is applied to the items in question in the commercial financial statements.

As a result, German companies - and their accountants - are compelled to value their assets at the lowest amount possible and their liabilities at the highest amount possible under GAAP in their commercial financial statements in order to minimize their tax liability. Furthermore, in order to benefit from tax incentives, they may be led to record in their commercial accounts special tax-allowed depreciation and reserves. To avoid the potentially misleading effects resulting from the departure from the true and fair view, such accounting practices must be explained in the notes. The preparation of the notes is usually included in the annual work as accountants.

It should be noted, that the application of the authoritative principle has become much less restrictive in recent years and that there is now a growing number of different accounting treatments in tax accounts.

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