Benjamin Bergau

Benjamin advises national and international companies in all VAT-related matters, including VAT planning and restructuring. He has extensive experience in compliance matters, such as risk assessments and reduction, fraud protection and defense positions, binding rulings, voluntary self-disclosures, assistance in tax audits, as well as appeal and settlement procedures. He has consulted on a number of high-profile M&A transactions and VAT settlements, and regularly advises on VAT matters associated with international retail, e-commerce and financial services. Benjamin’s work comprises legal opinions on complex VAT cases, applications for binding rulings and general guidance on VAT compliance.

• Advised leading global investment bank in VAT structuring of BREXIT migration of regulated financial service business lines to Germany;

• Advised US-based company in the financial sector in court level litigation regarding VAT implications of its business model.

• Advised in a complex strategic disclosure of presumed errors in taxing cross-border chain supplies of goods in order to develop a defence strategy, to coordinate multiple tax audits, to.set-up the methodology for VAT adjustments in the reporting for the head office and its distribution companies abroad.

• Tax Bar Frankfurt - Member