030 555 721 370
anfrage@guhr-steuerberatung.de
Auerstr. 14, 10249 Berlin
For founders · GmbH · Holding
Tax advisory for founders who want to keep more.
We are the tax advisor for owners of German corporations with six- to eight-figure annual revenue. Instead of just booking receipts, we engineer your tax and wealth structure – holding setups, pension commitments, investment allowances and a sparring partner who thinks through every entrepreneurial decision before the tax office does.
Specialised in German corporations- Holding & private wealth
- Led personally by the managing director
- Managing directors as clients
- 150+
- team members
- 30+
- Google rating
- 5.0
- Digital setup
- 100%
Karsten Guhr
Geschäftsführer & Steuerberater
Sound familiar?
Your tax advisor has heard this more than once.
We speak daily with managing directors of mid-sized corporations. These sentences come up almost every time:
“I never really know how my company is doing.”
Your monthly P&L arrives two or three months late. The annual review is a look back, not a plan. Strategic decisions happen on gut feeling – because the numbers are never current.
“I'm clearly paying too much tax.”
No one shows you holding setups, investment allowance, pension commitments or managing-director compensation design. Your taxes are administered, not engineered.
“My advisor doesn't understand my market.”
You re-explain every business model, every investment, every strategic question. Real sparring? It happens elsewhere – usually between founders, not with the firm.
“I've thought about a holding for years – nothing happened.”
You've heard for years about 1.5 % instead of 26.4 % tax on dividends. Implementation? Postponed. Concept? Missing. Notary appointment? Never booked.
“My private wealth isn't growing, even though I earn well.”
Salary and distributions flow – but there's no structure linking your company, your private account and your long-term wealth. Not enough sticks.
“I'm afraid of the next tax audit.”
Contracts with related parties, travel cost, company car use, hidden distributions – none of it is documented cleanly. You just hope nothing surfaces.
What changes for you
More clarity. Less tax. Tangibly more wealth.
We're not the firm that tells you in June how last year went. We're the firm that walks with you all year – so more is left at the end of it.
Crystal-clear numbers – every month.
Live P&L, cash flow forecast and tax projection in one dashboard. Margin, cash and tax burden up to date. Decisions come from numbers, not gut feeling.
Tax burden noticeably reduced.
We work through holding, legal form, MD compensation, investment allowance, pension commitments, IP and real-estate vehicles, and public funding – proactively, all year.
Private wealth grows systematically.
We connect your operating company with your private wealth structure – holding, real estate, investments, retirement. You don't just earn. You keep.
A real strategic sparring partner.
Acquisitions, exits, succession, employee participation, going international – we think alongside you before you sign. Without five email loops.
Audit-safe.
We document, review and stabilise risk areas before anyone asks. Clean contracts, secured facts – you sleep easier.
Structures that scale.
From €1m to €10m, from one GmbH to a holding, from one location to many – we build structures that grow with you, instead of reinventing them every 18 months.
Personally from Karsten Guhr
A founder rarely fails in the market. They fail because no one designs their tax and finance structure as professionally as their operating business. That's exactly my work: I hand you the structures that top entrepreneurs in Germany have quietly used for years to build real wealth.
The biggest levers
Six levers we review with every founder we work with.
Standard advisors look at what was. We look at what's possible. These six levers are almost always unused in mid-sized German corporations – even though every one is legal, established and audit-proof.
Typical tax effect
- 1.5 %Holding structureEffective tax on dividends instead of 26.4 % at private level
- up to €100kPension commitmentp.a. shifted from taxable income into your retirement
- up to 50 %Investment allowance (IAB)of planned investments deducted up to three years ahead
- up to €1mR&D allowanceannual direct grant – even for smaller R&D activities
How we lift your post-tax profit – legally and without balance-sheet gymnastics:
- Holding structureDividends and capital gains are taxed at an effective ~1.5 % at holding level, instead of over 26 % in private hands.
- Managing-director compensationA balanced mix of fixed salary, bonus, pension commitment and distribution – matched precisely to your margin, allowance and wealth goals.
- Investment allowance (IAB)Deduct up to 50 % of planned investments up to three years before purchase – immediate effect on your tax burden.
- R&D / innovation grantUp to €1m per year of direct funding for companies with in-house development. Many clients don't realise they qualify.
- Pension commitment & company pensionMove substantial amounts per year from taxable income into your own retirement – without straining operational cash flow.
- Real-estate & investment GmbHStructure real estate and investments cleanly – with clear separation of liability, tax and future succession.
Classic vs. GUHR
Your local firm – and ours.
Both worlds are legitimate. But one of them costs you five to six figures every single year.
Classic tax firm
GUHR Steuerberatung
You hear from your advisor once a year – when the balance sheet is ready.
We reach out proactively several times a year – with recommendations before the tax office asks.
Receipts get booked. Tax returns get filed.
Tax is engineered, wealth is built, structures are planned.
A holding stays a thought – postponed every year.
Holding implemented within 60 days – notary, contracts and tax-neutral contribution included.
Monthly P&L arrives 2–3 months late by email.
Live dashboard with P&L, cash and tax projection – up to date today.
Calls returned in 3–5 working days, often by reception.
A dedicated advisor. Replies typically the same working day.
Business and private wealth run separately – no one connects them.
Business and private wealth are designed as one system. Wealth-building becomes part of your tax strategy.
Why GUHR
Tax advisory that makes you wealthier.
We don't want to be the next advisor chasing you for receipts. We want to be the partner who makes your company and your private wealth safer, more profitable and more predictable.
Specialised in German corporations
More than 150 GmbH mandates plus holdings, investment and participation vehicles – this is our daily business, not the exception.
Proactive, not reactive
We get in touch before the tax office does. Tax strategy for the current year – not the one before last.
Digital & nationwide
Fully digital setup – DATEV, secure cloud channels, personal meetings via video call or on site when something genuinely needs solving.
Personal, not anonymous
A dedicated advisor who knows you, your company and your goals. Replies in hours, not weeks.
Head office Berlin · clients from Sylt to Garmisch
Nationwide · 100 % digital
One firm. Available anywhere in Germany.
Whether Berlin, Munich or somewhere in between: we run every mandate fully digital – DATEV-connected, signed PDFs, video meetings. No commuting, no postal delays, no 90s-style bookkeeping.
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DATEV Unternehmen online
Receipts, banking, payroll, reports – you work in the standard interface every German tax advisor speaks. No vendor lock-in.
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Video meetings instead of on-site visits
Quarterly review, tax strategy, holding check – via video with screen sharing. You save half a day every time.
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Signed PDFs & digital powers of attorney
Tax filings, annual accounts, contracts – signed via qualified e-signature. Accepted by the tax office, done in minutes.
How we work with founders
From first call to a strategic tax structure.
On average 14 days from decision to a live, digital setup. The first tax levers often kick in within the first quarter.
Strategy call
45 minutes. We review your setup, your tax burden and the biggest untapped levers – free and non-binding.
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Onboarding in 14 days
We handle the switch from your current advisor, set up DATEV and connect banking, bookkeeping and payroll.
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Ongoing partnership
Monthly P&L, live numbers, a dedicated advisor – and proactive nudges whenever we see room to optimise.
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Annual strategy
Balance sheet, holding review, wealth plan and a clear tax strategy for the next fiscal year.
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030 555 721 370FAQ
Answers for managing directors.
What founders ask us most often before switching.
Ready for the next step?
Ready to redesign your company tax structure?
45 minutes of strategy call are enough to see what's possible in your specific setup. Free, non-binding – and available across Germany.