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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 12:49:16+00:00

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Welcome to the website of Witthuhn & Partner. Located in Hamburg, Germany, our firm offers clients tax advice, legal counsel and auditing services from a single source – and we’ve been doing that since 1935. So, why not take advantage of our decades of experience, bundled expertise and a focused approach to the needs of our clients.
A Tradition of Moving Forward.
Tradition is fine and good. But what’s even more important is a future-driven perspective. After all, that’s what it takes to react to changes in tax law and the overall legal environment quickly and flexibly. You can count on us for the experience and expertise you need to navigate the pitfalls of doing business in today’s complex fiscal and legal environment. And, last but far from least, you’ll appreciate our understated Northern German approach and exceptionally qualified staff.
We know how important personal service is. And that’s why we make a point of being available to our clients whenever they need us – with an array of services that covers everything from tax and legal issues to accounting, auditing and investment advice. Sound interesting? If so, why not take the time to find out more about our services? Please don’t hesitate to contact us for any further information you might like – without any obligation, of course. Whether you represent a major company or are a sole proprietor or private individual, we’re looking forward to hearing from you.
Our roots date back to the legal practice started by attorney Joseph Frauendorfer in 1935 on Neuer Wall in downtown Hamburg before the practice relocated to Eppendorf after the war. In 1950, the founder was joined by Dr. Rudolf Hoyer, a tax specialist. Attorney Asko Witthuhn, whose name the firm bears to this day, entered the firm in 1971 and remained a partner until 2013.
As the firm continued to expand, Andreas Wiechmann, whose specialty is labor law, then came on board and was followed by attorneys Christian Wolfgang Claussen and Dr. Klaus Andreas Nagel and tax accountant Bernd Pütter in the year 1990. The latter laid the foundation for our “tax” practice.
In the year 2000, Dietrich Graf von Bothmer, a dual-credentialed tax account and auditor, added yet another advisory service to give the firm its current practice profile. The year 2001 saw the addition of attorneys Christina Monticelli and Astrid Zielke, and the firm became a partnership in the same year.
Today, Witthuhn & Partner continues to offer cross-disciplinary tax compliance and legal consulting services as well as accounting, auditing and investment advice.
He is also regularly consulted by clients – professionals, independent contractors and companies – in the start-up phase of their activities and provides advice in connection with the acquisition, disposal or transformation of operating activities. His everyday activities include ongoing advice and assistance in the area of compliance with fiscal and legal requirements, which can involve everything from payroll accounting and bookkeeping to preparation of annual financial statements and tax returns.
For Dietrich Graf von Bothmer, personal relationships with clients and the members of his team are a high priority. His clients include undertakings with all corporate forms – for the most part owner-operated and often internationally active. He advises small businesses, professionals and private individuals in connection with tax compliance and structuring issues.
Dietrich’s activities include ongoing advice and support in the area of financial and payroll accounting, preparation of financial statements and tax returns, fiscal representation of foreign operations and private individuals located in other countries as well as tax advice and consultation in connection with start-ups, transformations, disposals or liquidations.
Axel Frank Burger, a dual-credentialed tax attorney and tax accountant, has been advising his clients on legal and fiscal matters and areas where the two overlap for over 20 years. He regularly deals with issues involving corporate and commercial law and contract design, the entire spectrum of activities related to estate planning and asset gifting as well as acquisitions and disposals of companies and business operations, holdings in companies and real estate.
Axel is thoroughly committed to finding the best possible solutions to his clients’ needs. His goal is to find solutions that are not only legally and economically viable, but are also at the same time aligned with the policies and declared mission of the client’s organization. Axel also represents his clients before the civil and fiscal courts. His clients benefit from his in-depth experience in tax litigation and criminal and white collar defense.
Witthuhn & Partner – experienced and professional tax accountants, public auditors and attorneys with a strong commitment to their work. We are a highly qualified team of about 20 persons, who cooperate across disciplines in order to be able to provide you with the best possible advice and support in tax, legal, accounting and auditing issues.
Expert advice. From a single source. At the highest level.
We offer our clients the benefit of exceptional experience and expertise in our chosen practice areas and contract design. You can also count on us to represent you in court or otherwise.
With our strong cross-disciplinary resources, we offer private individuals, companies and their shareholders and management, small businesses and professionals complete service and support when it comes to tax compliance. Of course, we can also represent your interests in dealings with the authorities and other institutions – in person and through our electronic DATEV interfaces.
Our mainstay activities include financial accounting and the preparation of financial statements for our corporate clients. Since we are not permitted to audit financial statements that we prepared ourselves, we do not offer our clients conventional audits of financial statements. However, when statutory or voluntary audits are required, we can refer our clients to our cooperation partners. Of course, our clients can count on our cooperation partners for the same experience, efficiency and professional expertise they have come to expect from us.
Our goal is to establish long-term relationships with our clients. That’s why we offer our clients single-source service. And that also explains why we attach so much importance to flat hierarchies, a pleasant working environment and relationships based on a spirit of constructive cooperation and trust between our staff, our associates and our partners.
The heart of our firm: Our people.
The commitment, experience and expertise of our employees are important prerequisites for the continued success and growth of our firm.
All of our employees – from apprentices to tax accountants – contribute to our success, and many of them have been with us for years and have earned the complete confidence of our partners. The opportunity to assume personal responsibility and interdisciplinary cooperation are part of our everyday work.
We value personal relationships and open communication. After all, we want each and every employee to be able to develop his or her full potential, which is reflected in the importance we attach to professional training and development.
Looking for an opportunity to use your skills and further your career? If you think your career goals align with our firm, our work and our team, please don’t hesitate to contact Mr. Bernd Pütter.
Successful applicants will have completed their professional training or qualify for training with Witthuhn & Partner. You can look forward to working in an environment that will give you a good opportunity to pursue your career goals and hone your professional skills.
The partnership is a professional partnership within the meaning of the Professional Partnerships Act (Partnerschaftsgesellschaftsgesetz – PartGG) and registered in the register of professional partnerships of the Hamburg Local Court under the number PR 233. The partnership’s registered office is located in Hamburg.
Each partner may represent clients in- and out-of-court on his own.
The partnership’s attorneys are admitted to practice in the Federal Republic of Germany. They are members of the Hamburg bar association.
The relevant members of the partnership were awarded the professional title “tax accountant” on the basis of a special German licensing procedure after passing the necessary examinations.
The responsible association is the Hamburg tax accountants’ association.
The relevant members of the partnership were awarded the professional title “public auditor” on the basis of a special German licensing procedure after passing the necessary examinations.
The responsible association is the Berlin public auditors’ association.
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Witthuhn & Partner is a professional partnership within the meaning of the Professional Partnerships Act (Partnerschaftsgesellschaftsgesetz – PartGG) and registered in the register of professional partnerships of the Hamburg Local Court under the number PR 233. The partnership’s registered office is located in Hamburg.
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