Research allowance
Review of the formal funding requirements (GBER), support with balance sheet policy, the assessment application to the tax office, and appeals and litigation against rejected assessments.
Tax and legal advisory
Tax and law for companies engaged in research and development.
We advise technology companies where tax and legal questions decide whether an innovation project succeeds.
Practice areas
What we work on
Law and contracts
Legal support around development and cooperation agreements, contract research, intellectual property and the requirements of public funding programmes.
Tax audits and defence of the research allowance
Preparing for the audit, building documentation that holds up, and representing you before the tax authorities when funded projects are called into question.
More practice areas
Scientific advisory
Structuring research and development projects, guiding innovation processes, and advising on the eligibility of individual scientific initiatives.
Business advisory
Structuring R&D projects from a commercial perspective: cost unit accounting, staff time recording and the German pricing guidelines. Assessment of make-or-buy decisions in contract research.
Economic advisory
Placing innovation projects within the funding landscape, the market environment and technology cycles, and assessing wider economic effects and state aid conditions.
Contact
Let us talk about your case.
Tell us briefly where you stand. We will come back to you with an initial assessment.