From the initial idea to internationalization
![[Translate to English:]](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/3/csm_NiebuhrPatrick_cc54351e2a.png "Patrick Niebuhr, Partner")
We support you with tax, legal, and business expertise through all phases of your start-up - from the early stage to scale-up to grown-up. Whether it's a business plan, financial reporting, or start-up scaling - we are your one-stop solution.
One-stop solution for start-ups
We are at your side as a one-stop solution with interdisciplinary expertise, including:
- Start-up consulting, including choice of legal form
- Creation and review of your start-up business plan
- Support with start-up financing and subsidies for start-ups
(e.g. KfW, BAFA, EXIST, grants for founders) - Digital accounting, cash flow management, controlling for start-ups
- Assurance services, audits & reviews
- Tax & legal compliance
International expertise
We also support you with our expertise in consulting beyond national borders, e.g. cross-border structures in the international arena. From the early stage to the scale-up and grown-up phases, careful planning is essential for founders: we support you in this!
Start-up founders operate in a dynamic environment. We guide you safely through the requirements that authorities, banks, and investors place on you.
Our services for start-ups
Accounting & payroll
- Payroll and financial accounting
- Implementation of internal reporting systems
- Accounting for founders
- Financial reporting for start-ups
- Preparation of annual financial statements and consolidated financial statements
Audit
- Audit Readiness
- Annual & Consolidated Financial Statement Audits
- Reviews
- Audit of Reporting Packages
- Financial Due Diligence
- ESG Audit / Sustainability Audit
Corporate Finance
- Venture capital for start-ups & company valuation
- Transaction consulting
- Financing & investment consulting
- Exit consulting & IPO preparation
- Early-stage financing
- Funding consulting & application assistance
- Investor relations
Digitalization
| Your needs: | Our services: |
| What software can I use to ensure an interface with accounting and tax returns? | Provision of interfaces for accounting and tax returns |
| How do I prepare for digital administrative files? | Digitization of systems and processes |
| What evaluation options does a link to cloud-based accounting offer? | Cloud-based accounting systems with advanced analysis tools |
| How do I pass digital audits? | Internal audits of GDPdU compliance and provision of all relevant information for external auditors |
| How do I ensure that my accounting is legally compliant? | Provision of legally compliant accounting |
| How do I protect my accounting from access by third parties? | Implementation of secure data transfer and storage solutions |
| How do I declare my sales tax digitally at home and abroad? | Digital sales tax returns at home and abroad (OSS) |
| How do I optimize my processes digitally? | Analysis of your current processes and identification of areas that can be digitized |
Internationalization
- Establishment of subsidiaries
- Conversion to IFRS
- Expatriate services & global cash flow management
- Taxes in international trade in goods and services
- Cross-border arrangements with PKF Global
- Support with cross-border structures
Legal
- Registrations & approval procedures
- Ongoing legal advice (contract law, labor law, liability, etc.)
- Disclosure requirements & compliance
- Restructuring & reorganization
- Advice on virtual/phantom shares
Tax
- Tax advice for start-ups
- Tax returns & ongoing taxes
- Optimized tax structuring
- Sales tax (domestic & international)
- Transfer pricing & international tax issues
- Income tax & employee share ownership
Growth / Scaling
- Strategies for scaling start-ups
- Access to growth capital and financing
- Establishing scalable financial processes
- Preparing for exit strategies Start-up and IPO preparation
- Communication with investors: investor relations
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What should be considered?
Start-up foundation with holding structure