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Katharina Stuth

Attorney | Tax Consultant | Specialist Attorney for tax law

Katharina Stuth is an attorney (Rechtsanwältin) and tax counsellor (Steuerberaterin) and advises companies, shareholders, wealthy individuals and family offices in the areas of corporate tax law, corporate law issues, in particular in connection with transfers to the next generation, asset succession and optimisation of the transfer of assets to the next generation, including in constellations relating to the USA, reorganisations and reorganisation tax law as well as M&A tax law. She also prepares the relevant tax returns, in particular in the areas of inheritance tax and gift tax. Furthermore, she advises on disputes with the tax authorities, conducts objection proceedings and proceedings before the tax courts and accompanies tax audits.

Biography

Katharina Stuth studied law at the University of Hamburg. Prior to her studies, she had already completed an apprenticeship as a tax clerk. She worked as an assistant tax consultant until she began her studies and worked as a research assistant in various auditing and tax consulting firms in Hamburg during her studies.

She passed the university specialization in the field of "Public Financial Regulation and Tax Law".

During her legal clerkship, Katharina Stuth continued to specialize on tax law and completed her compulsory administrative period at the Hamburg Finance Court and the Tax Office for Central Auditing Services. She also completed her elective station at the Hamburg Finance Court. Katharina Stuth completed her legal traineeship at an international commercial law firm in Hamburg in the area of tax law, where she also worked as a lawyer until she joined Schalast.

Katharina Stuth is a lawyer, tax consultant and specialist lawyer for tax law. She is a member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and is particularly involved in the Women IFA Network (WIN Nord) section.

In addition, Katharina Stuth comments on the Income Tax Act in the EStG commentary by Frotscher/Geurts.

Publications

  • Laufende Kommentierung von § 35a EStG und diverse Normen im § 3 EStG in: Frotscher/Geurts, EStG-Kommentar
  • IStR 14/2024, „4th WIN Tax Conference 2. Teil”.
  • DStRE 2023, 1378, „Erweiterte Kürzung des Gewerbeertrags – Fahrzeuggruben als Betriebsvorrichtungen einer Kfz-Prüfstelle
  • DStR 2023, 2540, „Der Diskussionsentwurf des BMF zur Novellierung des GrEStG – politischer und unternehmerischer Handlungszwang“
  • Die Bank 05/2021, „Finanztransaktionssteuer – Einführung als Flickenteppich?“