The value of certain assets, such as companies or real estate, may be difficult to determine. As tax consultants for inheritance tax planning we have a wealth of experience in carrying out valuations and can therefore determine the exact value and minimize the tax burden.
If the family structures are very complex, inheritance tax can become even more complicated. We can help you design concepts to optimally provide for your family, ensuring that your property is divided in accordance with your wishes while using all the available tax advantages.
We focus not only on tax issues, but support you in developing a comprehensive family wealth plan. By combining inheritance tax aspects with succession planning we can draw up individual and legally sound plans of action to optimally protect and pass on your assets.
We can help you design and set up a family holding company. This particular company structure will allow you to manage and structure your family assets efficiently and with the lowest possible tax burden, helping you to accumulate assets over time and to efficiently manage the existing assets.
We are highly conscious of how strongly tax structuring on the one hand and inheritance and succession planning on the other are interlinked. Therefore, we will develop a holistic strategy that takes account of your individual needs and objectives. We will ensure that your asset transfer will be carried out in the best possible way with regard to taxes.
Our tax consultancy has extensive expertise in gift tax and can devise concepts for gifts within the family that are subject to minimal or even no gift tax at all. We can provide you with in-depth advice on the legal and tax-related requirements for efficiently transferring assets within the family and without incurring a high tax burden.
We do not provide answers to isolated and individual tax questions. Our specialty lies in providing holistic tax structuring and tax planning for companies with complex requirements and need for strategic action.
Our tax consultancy services in the field of inheritance tax are specifically targeted at companies and natural persons and subject to a minimum order volume of EUR 20,000. From this order volume upwards, we can develop bespoke solutions and provide your company with a significant tax advantage.
ArchitectMr. Y.Children
Inheritance taxEUR 150,000estimated, in totalArchitectMr. Y.ChildrenTaxesEUR 60,000after optimal tax structuringMr. Y. was appointed sole heir of a property worth EUR 1 million by an architect who was neither related to him by blood nor by marriage. Given his poor health he decided to gift the property to his children straight away. The inheritance tax had to be determined in order to find the optimal solutions in terms of taxes.
We used a strategic approach to reduce inheritance tax, managing to achieve massive inheritance tax benefits by communicating transparently and closely with the tax authorities.
Instead of the original estimate of EUR 150,000, the inheritance tax that was actually paid after our tax structuring measures amounted to just EUR 60,000. The family saved a large amount of taxes and the asset was safely transferred to the next generation.
My consulting services are billed by the hour (Thomas Breit: EUR 750 net/hour, employed tax advisors/lawyers: EUR 650 net/hour, employees: EUR 550 net/hour). The analysis and your objectives will determine which concept is the best fit for your needs. The total cost of implementing this chosen concept will depend on the actual amount of time needed for the implementation. An advance payment of EUR 20,000 plus statutory VAT is due when the order is placed (equivalent to the minimum fee). The conceptualization and implementation are always preceded by a cost-benefit analysis.
My fees are generally offset by the tax savings you achieve. The return on investment is between six months and no more than two years.
Additional costs may be incurred for court fees, notary costs and an expert for corporate law, depending on the project.
We can of course work together with your usual partners. Should you need experts, we have a good network of corporate law experts and notaries.
No, only in part and not permanently. What does that mean specifically? Due to our high degree of specialization, we do not offer financial and payroll accounting services. These remain with your usual accounting firm throughout the entire project.
However, we take care of the annual financial statements relating to the restructuring of your company. This reduces legal risks for you and allows our work results to be processed in the annual financial statements. We also handle correspondence with the tax office for all assessment issues and questions relating to the restructuring.
Once the project is complete, we hand the annual financial statements back to your usual firm and point out any special features.
No, never. 3,500 cases in 25 years – no slip ups.
Developing a concept takes between three and five years, depending on the project. In rare cases, it may take as many as seven years to implement a concept. However, the tax benefit takes effect from the very first year of our collaboration.
Yes and no. We are basically able to answer any questions concerning tax law. However, many of these questions can be answered just as well by other tax consultants with lower hourly rates, which is why we recommend you retain your usual tax consultant for such questions.
My expertise covers every legal aspect of civil law, such as private law, company law, commercial law, international tax law, inheritance law and much more. In a way, you can compare it to a general practitioner who knows about the heart but is not able to perform heart surgery. I am the cardiologist among tax advisors and consultants, and my specialty lies in providing comprehensive advice that goes beyond tax law itself.
With Thomas Breit Tax Consulting, you receive legally binding tax office information, interdisciplinary expertise from 26 years of experience, and customized, future-proof tax concepts—legally compliant and based on German and European legal forms.
Our tax consultancy office can obtain a legally binding statement from the tax authorities on your behalf. With our help you can rest assured that your tax affairs are handled in compliance with the applicable legal provisions.
26 years of experience, including 20 years as a certified tax consultant and more than 3,500 successful cases, give me the expertise to optimally structure your individual tax situation and advise you on your succession planning.
By combining several legal fields like tax law, corporate law, trade law, inheritance law, family law, law of obligations and many more I draw up customized concepts that are legally sound and tailored to exactly fit your personal needs.
I work exclusively with German and European legal entities that are subject to taxation in Germany in order to ensure that we can optimally use the tax advantages and opportunities that these legal structures offer.
My models are highly flexible and can be easily adapted to accommodate any changes that might occur in the future. They are infallible and guarantee that your tax and legal matters are safe and in order for years to come.
Our clients value our exceptional expertise and tailor-made solutions. See for yourself how successful entrepreneurs have benefited from our tax consulting services.
I was impressed from the very first contact with Thomas Breit and his compelling presentation of his approach. From the outset, he clearly understood what matters most to us in continuing our family business. With great strategic foresight, he developed individual, well-thought-out concepts for our future direction and succession planning.
Although the planning and implementation process is not yet complete, the path we have chosen feels exactly right for us. We feel we are in the best possible hands with Mr. Breit and his team, receiving highly professional support and, above all, feeling truly understood.
We are deeply grateful to have found Thomas Breit and his team — people who not only excel in their professional expertise, but who genuinely understand what matters to us as a family-owned business.
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Hermann Püthe
We came to Thomas Breit Tax Consultancy through a recommendation, and that recommendation turned out to be absolutely right.
What particularly impresses us about Mr. Breit and his team is their holistic view of our situation. It is not simply about tax optimization, but also about sensible long-term planning — whether that involves succession planning for our children, protecting our family, or making strategic decisions that will have a lasting impact over many years.
This forward-thinking approach, combined with an impressively well-organized operation and absolute punctuality in our day-to-day collaboration, makes Thomas Breit a true partner for us rather than just a service provider. In every conversation, we can tell that they are not simply managing things, but actively shaping them.
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Karin and Josef Bader
There are very few tax firms that are so outstanding and so impressive.
In my opinion, it is impossible to find anyone who can match the quality, passion and energy of Thomas and his team – not even close. Thomas has a rare and indescribable gift and we are overjoyed to have found him.
Christian Behrens
As the managing director of Savitor GmbH, I spent a long time looking for a solution to the challenges we were facing and came to Thomas Breit via referral.
From day one, Mr. Breit left a competent & binding impression and was quick to approach the task professionally. The result is exactly the solution we wanted – thank you very much!
Stephan Witte
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