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Frankfurt
    Baker McKenzie
    Junghofstrasse 9
    60315 FRANKFURT AM MAIN
    Germany
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    Thomas Schänzle

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    Work Department

    Tax

    Position

    Dr. Thomas Schänzle is co-head of the German Tax Practice Group. He has extensive experience (more than 26 years) in providing tax advice to German and foreign groups, including German family-owned groups, on complex domestic and international corporate tax issues with strong focus on deal-related tax structuring and internal group reorganizations.

    Thomas joined Baker McKenzie in April 2018. Before he was an international partner with PwC and a highly ranked German tax law firm and held key positions in the central tax department of Siemens in Munich and Brussels. He holds a diploma in International Business Administration from the European Business School (ebs) and is a certified German tax advisor since 2001. On top of that, Thomas holds a PhD in International Taxation and a Certificate in International Accounting (CINA).

    Thomas has published numerous tax articles during his professional career and is a frequent speaker at national and international tax conferences and, inter alia, a member of the Tax Committee of Frankfurt’s Chamber of Commerce and IFA.

    Thomas’ tax practice focuses on the structuring of inbound and outbound investments and (cross-border) corporate restructurings. He also has ample experience in advising on all aspects of transactions including acquisition and carve-out structuring, as well as post-deal integration and joint venture structuring.

    Languages

    English, French, German, Spanish

    Memberships

    • International Fiscal Association (IFA) – Member
    • Tax Committee of Frankfurt’s Chamber of Commerce – Member

    Education

    • European Business School (ebs) (PhD) (2000)
    • European Business School (ebs) (Dipl.-Kfm.) (1996)

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    Deutschland > Steuerrecht > Steuerrecht

    Baker McKenzies Themenkatalog umfasst die Unternehmenssteuerplanung, das Konzernsteuerrecht und die Transaktionsbegleitung, was zu regelmäßigen nationalen und grenzüberschreitenden Mandatierungen führt. Dieser Themenkonstellation widmen sich auch die beiden Praxisgruppenleiter Thomas Schänzle und Christoph Becker, während Schänzle zusätzlich in der Begleitung von Steuerstreitigkeiten und Betriebsprüfungen versiert ist und Becker zudem Umstrukturierungen begleitet. Ergänzt wird dies durch Expertise in den Themenblöcken Verrechnungspreise und Umsatzsteuer. Im Juni 2024 verlor man Jörg Hanken (Verrechnungspreise) an WTS und im November desselben Jahres den im Umsatzsteuerrecht erfahrenen Philipp Klinker an PwC Legal (PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal AG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft).

    Germany > Tax

    Baker McKenzie‘s expertise includes corporate tax planning, group tax law and transactional support, resulting in regular national and cross-border instructions. Practice heads Thomas Schänzle and Christoph Becker are also dedicated to these themes, while Schänzle is additionally well versed in tax disputes and tax audits and Becker further assists with restructurings. This is complemented by expertise in transfer pricing and sales tax. In June 2024, the firm lost Jörg Hanken (transfer pricing) to WTS and in November of the same year Philipp Klinker, who is experienced in sales tax law, to PwC Legal (PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal AG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft).

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