Advisory on real estate tax is one of our focuses at Grant Thornton. We advise clients in particular on all tax issues surrounding complex transactions and restructuring. Our clients profit from our knowledge of the industry. What they value about us is that we develop precise and practical solutions and support them with implementation. We provide advice across the entire life cycle of the real estate from conception to development of the project to sale. Our expertise is proven by renowned clients.

We are present at tax conventions and regularly publish in the specialist literature on real estate tax topics. We also hold lectures at various universities on real estate tax law.

Our services

We assist with real estate transactions as part of share or asset deals – we’ll work out the best tax structure, carry out tax due diligence and draft or review the relevant tax rules and tax clauses.

When it comes to restructuring, we give advice on all the particular real estate tax issues.

We’ll accompany you all the way through your tax audit and keep you from any potential excessive tax payments.

We’ll represent you in appeal proceedings against the tax authorities and at the fiscal courts.

Our specialists will review planned issues for their effect on real estate tax. In this way we can point out tax-optimised alternatives. We identify acquisitions that are liable for tax, draft the necessary filings and calculate demand values.

We provide advice on all matters of real estate tax and compile the necessary returns. For larger portfolios, we offer solutions using tool solutions.

Investing in real estate in particular quickly becomes complex. What’s more, real estate investment is characterised by time constraints and legislation that regularly changes. We’re here to keep an eye on all of this for you. We offer you a complete service encompassing all the stages of real estate investment, that is, during:

  • acquisition
  • holding and
  • divestment of your real estate.