Tax consultants


Andreas Gilz
Tax consultant, partner
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
Practice Areas
- Tax law of the company purchase
- Advising on audits, opposition proceedings and legal proceedings
- Business start-ups and restructuring
- Insolvency Tax
- International tax law
- Corporate Tax Law
- succession planning
- Tax law of private asset management, especially of real estate
- Intern responsible for in-house training courses
Additional qualification
Lecturer in Tax Law at the Academy Abels Kallwass Stitz, Cologne
Professional background
1990-1993
Studied at the Fachhochschule für Finanzen, Nordkirchen,
With degree Diplom-Finanzwirt
1994 – 2006
Employee / Partner and Head of the tax department of the company Abels Decker Kuhfuss & Partner Düsseldorf
1997
Appointment as a tax consultant
2005 – today
Lecturer in tax law
2007 – 2011
Individual practice in Düsseldorf
2011 to today
Partner of the tax firm Gilz Reisen & Partner
Consulting languages
German, English

Harald Reisen
Tax consultant, partner
Fachber. f. International tax law
Diplom-Kaufmann
Practice Areas
- International tax law
- Corporate tax law for corporations and partnerships
- Groups-/Affiliation taxation
- Tax law of the company purchase
- Advising on audits, opposition proceedings and legal proceedings
- business foundations and restructuring
- Real estate transfer tax law
- Tax-optimized company financing
Additional qualification
Consultant for International Taxation
Professional background
1989-1994
Studies of economics at the University of Essen with a focus on company taxation, business law and accounting, graduation as a Diplom-Kaufmann
1994-1998
Employee in the tax department of the WirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaftPrice Waterhouse GmbH, Düsseldorf
1998
Appointment as a tax consultant
1998-2006
Later, senior manager and authorized officer in the tax department of the auditing firm Ernst & Young AG, Düsseldorf
2006-2010
Tax consultant, authorized signatory in the internationally active tax consultancy company WTS AG, Düsseldorf
2010
Appointment as specialist consultant for international tax law
2010-2011
Individual practice in Düsseldorf
2011 to today
Partner of the tax firm Gilz Reisen & Partner
Consulting languages
German, English

Alois Laininger
Tax consultant
Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH)
Practice Areas
- Consultancy in tax and business affairs of freelancers (doctors, dentists, lawyers, architects), traders, advertising agencies, insurance buyers, craftsmen, service providers and employees
- Advising on audits, opposition proceedings and legal proceedings
- Corporate tax law, especially of the partnerships
- Accompanying and supporting talks and negotiations with banks as well as applying for grants or grants
Additional qualification
Activity as a mediator
Professional background
1967-1973
Education and employment Financial administration
1974-1979
Studied at the “Fachhochschule für Wirtschaft Düsseldorf”
Graduate in Business Administration (FH)
1980-1983
Working for a tax consultancy in Düsseldorf
1983-1996
Individual practice as tax advisor later as tax advisor in Düsseldorf
1996-2008
Partner in a medium-sized tax consultancy firm in Düsseldorf
2008-2009
Managing Director of a medium-sized tax consultancy and auditing company
2009-2011
Tax consultant as employee pursuant to Art. §58 StBerG in a medium-sized company GbR lawyers, tax consultants, notary
2011 to today
Tax consultant as employee pursuant to Art. Section 58 StBerG the tax firm of Gilz Reisen & Partner
Consulting languages
German, English

Peter Zimmermann
tax consultant
Graduate economist
Practice Areas
- Preparation of financial statements according to HGB and tax balance sheets (E-balance sheet)
- Corporate tax law for corporations and partnerships
- Group / affiliation taxation
- Tax law of the company purchase
- Advising on audits and opposition procedures
- Business start-ups and restructuring
- Tax-optimized corporate finance
- Optimization of process flows in accounting
- Value-added tax law
- Company valuations
Professional background
1999-2005
Studied economics at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn, focusing on financial sciences, in particular the analysis of tax systems and optimization under economic aspects
Study internship in the tax department of Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft KPMG AG, Cologne
Graduated economist
2006-2012
Employees in a medium-sized tax office in Düsseldorf
2009-2011
External consultant in a globally active American company in North Rhine-Westphalia
2012
Appointment as a tax consultant
2012 to today
Tax consultant as employee pursuant to Art. § 58 StBerG in the tax firm Gilz Reisen & Partner
Consulting languages
German, English

Julia Borack
Steuerberaterin / tax consultant
Diplom Finanzwirtin (FH) / Graduated in tax administration
Practice Areas
- Inheritance tax law / gift tax law
- Value-added tax law
- Tax planning
- Consultation on tax audits, opposition proceedings and legal actions
- Private and operational (business) tax returns
Professional background
2011-2014
Combined study programme at Fachhochschule für Finanzen (University of Applied Sciences for taxation), Nordkirchen
2014-2018
Tax assistant in the tax firm Gilz Reisen & Partner
2018
Appointment as a tax consultant
2018 to today
Tax consultant as employee pursuant to Art. § 58 StBerG in the tax firm Gilz Reisen & Partner
Consulting languages
German, English

Carsten Els
Lawyer / Tax consultant
Specialist lawyer for tax law
Practice Areas
- succession planning solutions
- Inheritance tax / gift tax
- Entrepreneur’s testament
- Company establishment and corporate restructuring
- Tax planning
- Business valuation
- Consultation on tax audits, opposition proceedings and legal actions
- Real estate transfer tax
- Tax criminal law and voluntary self-disclosure to avoid Penalty
Additional qualification:
Specialist consultant for business succession (DStV e. V.)
Professional Background
1998 – 2006
Studied law at the University of Düsseldorf, then articled law clerk in the Düsseldorf Regional Court District
2007
Admitted to the german bar
2007 – 2008
Lawyer office partnership in Mönchengladbach
2009 – 2012
Lawyer at Ache und Partner GbR, Neukirchen-Vluyn
2011
Appointed as a specialist lawyer for tax law
2013 – 2017
Lawyer and partner at AKP Achilles Bosse Fassin und Partner, Krefeld
2014
Specialist consultant for business succession (DStV e. V.)
2017
Appointed as a tax consultant
2017 to today
In-house lawyer and tax Consultant as employee pursuant to Art. § 58 StBerG in the tax firm Gilz Reisen & Partner
Consulting languages
German, English