Tax consultancy at PLANARIS
Forward-looking, interdisciplinary, digital: your tax consultancy rethought.
Tax consultancy at PLANARIS means: reliability, availability and solution-orientated action.
We see tax advice not as an obligation, but as an opportunity to make forward-looking business and private decisions. Whether you need ongoing tax advice, strategic tax planning, business start-ups or complex restructuring - we support you with our in-depth expertise. In close co-operation with legal advice, auditing and business consulting, we develop solutions that are not only tax-optimised, but also make business sense.
Ongoing tax advice
Reliable in everyday life, flexible when faced with new challenges.
We support you with all your tax obligations - from the current declaration to communication with the tax office. In doing so, we always keep an eye on your future development.
We advise and support you with:
Review and optimisation of tax assessments
Support during tax audits
Support for business start-ups
Support with individual tax issues
Advice on structuring & tax optimisation
Utilise opportunities, avoid risks.
Our strength lies in forward-looking advice: we develop structures that make fiscal and economic sense and create long-term security and room for manoeuvre.
We support you with:
Tax-optimised succession and asset planning
Choice of legal form, reorganisations and restructurings
M&A transactions (purchase and sale of companies)
Corporate reorganisation & restructuring
International tax issues & exit taxation
Annual financial statements & reporting
Clarity for you and your stakeholders.
Beyond the legal obligation, we see annual financial statements as an instrument of corporate management and a calling card for banks, shareholders and investors.
Our services:
Revenue surplus accounts
Preparation of reports and business analyses
Communication with banks, authorities and stakeholders
Payroll services
Reliable, digital and client-centred.
Payroll accounting is a sensitive area that requires precision, security and digital processes. We take on this task, relieve you of administrative work, ensure smooth and legally compliant processes and support you with all payroll tax and social security issues.
Our services:
Support in all relevant audits (social security, customs, payroll tax, etc.)
Digital employee portals and pre-recording tools (DATEV Employee Online, Fastdocs, etc.)
Advice on net wage optimisation and employee benefits
Sound experience in the field of temporary employment and upstream systems
Qualified expertise in other sectors: Construction, healthcare, catering
Accounting / Financial accounting
Transparency and structure - the basis for well-founded decisions.
On the one hand, business accounting (accounting for short) is the central foundation of modern tax consulting. On the other hand, it forms the basis for operational management, planning and reporting on the client side. Through digital processes, transparent and customised evaluations, we turn your financial data into an effective management tool.
Our services:
Support for self-booking clients
Preparation of monthly & quarterly reports
Advance VAT returns and ZMA reports
Cost accounting and controlling reports
Payment monitoring
CFO as a service
Why PLANARIS for your tax consultancy?
- Forward-looking tax planning instead of just a declaration
- Payroll & accounting as an integrated part of consulting
- Digital collaboration with modern tools & interfaces
- Industry expertise: from SMEs to international structures
- Close coordination with legal advice, auditing & business consulting
Your contact persons:
EDUCATION/ PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
- Studied economics at the Philipps University of Marburg
- Dual study programme as Diplom-Finanzwirtin (FH) at the Hessian Finance Administration in Frankfurt am Main
- Activity as tax auditor and tax investigator
- 2017 Joining PLANARIS
- 2019 Appointment as tax consultant
- Partner in the PLANARIS partnership since 2023
MAIN AREAS OF ACTIVITY:
- Advice on restructuring and succession planning
- Company valuations
- Assistance with tax audits and criminal tax proceedings
- Preparation of annual financial statements and tax declarations for clients in various sectors and legal forms
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Christin Dance
Tax consultant
Specialist consultant for non-profit organisations (IFU/ISM gGmbH)
EDUCATION/ PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
- Apprenticeship as an industrial clerk
- Studied business administration with a focus on medium-sized industry at the Gera-Eisenach Cooperative State University (Bachelor of Arts)
- 2012 Start of professional career as a tax assistant
- 2018 Appointed as a tax consultant and joined the PLANARIS partnership
- 2023 Recognised as a specialist consultant for non-profit organisations (IFU/ISM gGmbH)
- Partner in the PLANARIS partnership since 2023
MAIN AREAS OF ACTIVITY:
- Advice for non-profit organisations
- Preparation of annual financial statements and tax declarations for commercial companies, in particular partnerships and corporations
- Preparation of income tax returns for employees, freelancers and pensioners
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Hendrik Horn
Tax consultant
Specialist consultant for the restructuring of companies (IFU/ISM gGmbH)
EDUCATION/ PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
- Training as a tax clerk
- Further training as a tax specialist
- Appointment as tax consultant
- Recognised as a specialist consultant for the restructuring of companies (IFU/ISM gGmbH)
- Work at PLANARIS in Eisenach
MAIN AREAS OF ACTIVITY:
- Advising companies on reorganisations and transformations
- Tax advice for clients in various industries
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EDUCATION/ PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
- Studied economics at the Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences (Bachelor of Arts)
- Career entry as an audit and tax advisory assistant
- 2017 Appointed as a tax consultant and joined the partnership PLANARIS
- Partner of the PLANARIS partnership since 2023
MAIN AREAS OF ACTIVITY:
- Preparation of annual financial statements and tax returns for companies in various sectors and legal forms
- Business consulting for clients
- Digitisation of financial accounting processes
- Automation and use of modern technologies (e.g. AI)
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EDUCATION/ PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
- Training as a tax clerk
- Further training as a tax specialist
- 2006 Appointed tax consultant and joined the PLANARIS law firm
- Partner in the PLANARIS partnership since 2012
MAIN AREAS OF ACTIVITY:
- Preparation of income tax returns and employee assessments
- Preparation of annual financial statements and tax declarations for clients in various sectors and legal forms
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EDUCATION/ PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
- Master of Science in Business Administration specialising in Finance, Accounting, Controlling, Taxation and Business Law at the KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (2012)
- 2016 Appointment as tax consultant
- With PLANARIS since 2016, today Team Leader Accounting
MAIN AREAS OF ACTIVITY:
- Tax advice for small and medium-sized companies, in particular family businesses, as well as private individuals
- Preparation of annual financial statements and tax returns
- Support with the digitalisation of processes
- Training and professional development of junior staff
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EDUCATION/ PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
- Studied business administration at the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (Dipl.-Kauffrau)
- Career entry as an audit and tax assistant
- Worked as a tax consultant and audit manager in a medium-sized auditing and tax consultancy firm in Krefeld
- 2018 Entry to PLANARIS
- Partner in the PLANARIS partnership since 2023
MAIN AREAS OF ACTIVITY:
- Preparation of annual financial statements and tax declarations for commercial companies in various sectors and legal forms
- Tax and business advice for clients
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EDUCATION/ PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
- Dual study programme in Accounting and Controlling at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University, Mannheim (Bachelor of Arts, 2017)
- Assistant Manager in the Audit Corporate division at an international auditing and tax consulting firm in Mannheim (2017-2022)
- Master's programme in Taxation at Aalen University
- 2022 Appointment as tax consultant
- With PLANARIS since October 2022, currently Team Leader Accounting at the Fulda site
MAIN AREAS OF ACTIVITY:
- Preparation of annual financial statements and tax declarations for commercial enterprises, in particular corporations
- Support for clients in an international group environment including group reporting
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EDUCATION/ PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
- Training and employment as a tax clerk and accountant at Priller & Partner, now PLANARIS
- Appointment as tax consultant
- Since 2009: Tax consultant at PLANARIS
- Since 2011: Partner in the PLANARIS partnership
MAIN AREAS OF ACTIVITY:
- Preparation of annual financial statements and tax declarations for commercial enterprises, in particular in the legal form of partnerships and corporations
- Tax advice and support for clients in connection with the introduction of financial accounting systems
- Financial and corporate planning for clients in various sectors and legal forms
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Taxes are more than just figures. They are the basis for planning and organisation. We create structures that provide security. And freedom for development.