Germany

Firm overview

EY’s Transfer Pricing practice in Germany is headed by Alessia-Maureen Dickler. She is a Transfer Pricing Partner in the Eschborn office of EY. The overall Transfer Pricing team in Germany consists of 205 professionals, thereof 18 Partners, 14 Associate Partners and 12 Directors.

EY’s TP professionals advise clients along the whole TP life cycle and in close collaboration with relevant other Tax and Non Tax Service Lines. The team offers the full scope of services, including TP planning, the implementation and operationalization of TP models and transactions including the integration and harmonization of TP systems (e.g. usually undertaken after a company has undergone an acquisition or restructuring), the TP documentation and TP controversy covering the full range from tax audits (including joint tax audits), support in court cases, MAPs and APAs.

Given the size of the practice, EY’s TP team has deep knowledge of all major industries in Germany (Automotive, Pharma and Life Sciences, Industrial Products, Consumer Products, Oil and Gas, Media and Telecommunication). Further, focus teams around the core services are established cross country:

• TP Controversy
• TP Documentation
• Operating Model Transformation
• Operational Transfer Pricing
• CMS
• Financing
• Transactions

Firm overview

Firm overview

Mazars is your global partner for audit, accountancy, advisory, tax and legal services¹.

Our German team consists of more than 1,700 professionals at twelve locations all over Germany. We are currently number eight on the list of Germany´s leading firms with professional services in audit and accounting, as well as tax, financial advisory, consulting and legal services¹.

Our scale allows us to serve global and local clients across the world whilst remaining agile and personal in our approach. We work with clients of all sizes: from private individuals, medium-sized and family-run companies to international and regulated businesses, start-ups and public organisations.

International integrated partnership

Founded in Europe, Mazars is present in over 90 countries and territories, with more than 42,000 professionals – 26,000+ in our integrated partnership, 16,000+ via the Mazars North America Alliance – and with more than 150 tax partners and 3,000 other tax professionals dedicated to helping clients make the most of business opportunities and operate with confidence.

Multidisciplinary auditing and consulting

When it comes to developing bespoke solutions, our clients rely on the perspective and knowledge of experts from our multidisciplinary firm. Auditors, tax advisors, lawyers, and consultants collaborate seamlessly across our sectors, services and geographies as one team.

¹where permitted under applicable country laws

Firm overview

Axel Eigelshoven is a senior transfer pricing partner and PwC Germany TP practice leader with more than 20 years of experience in tax and transfer pricing consulting. The team consists of more than 170 dedicated transfer pricing specialists who are located in strong regional teams in all major cities. Together with the largest worldwide tax network among the Big 4 firms the German team is able to offer outstanding professional services.

Our practice has a number of internationally recognised controversy leaders who are engaged in an array of transfer pricing court cases. Moreover, we have a strong track-record in supporting multinationals in competent authority procedures.

The team offers clients the most advanced technology solutions for the whole end-to-end transfer pricing cycle, also including TP documentation (globalDoc software), CbCR and TP data analytics.