André Pfeifer

Director
Certified Tax Advisor
Baker Tilly Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
Cecilienallee 6-7
40474 Dusseldorf
Phone: +49 211 6901-1282

Professional Education

  • Certified Tax Advisor
  • Financial studies at University of Applied Sciences, "Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)"

Previous Positions

  • Senior Manager at KPMG
  • Certified Tax Advisor at a medium-sized company
  • Tax officer at the German tax authorities

Key Areas of Expertise

  • Tax structuring, tax planning and current tax advice on national and international taxation (inbound and outbound)
  • Reorganization and  restructuring
  • Gift and inheritance tax, succession planning, valuation for tax purposes
  • Tax advisory regarding special issues (e.g. stock and benefit plans for employees, tax loss carryforward and earning stripping rules, Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT))

Key industries/Sectors

  • Trading companies
  • Construction industry
  • Service industrie
  • Trusts

Selected Publications

  • "Künftige Vorteile bei der steuerlichen Rückstellungsbewertung", DStR 2014, 1070 (togehter with Frank Heggemann)
  • "Rückstellungen für ungewisse Verbindlichkeiten: rechtliche Verpflichtung und wirtschaftliche Verursachung", Steuerboard Handelsblatt 14.01.2014
  • "Das Ende der Cash-GmbH – Risiken und Nebenwirkungen der Gesetzesänderung", DStZ 2013, 729 (together with Josef Hinkers)