Partner
Certified Tax Advisor, Graduate in Business Administration
Sports Associations
Whether national regulations or international rules: Sports associations are constantly moving in a complex environment. We ensure the optimal tax and legal project design. And keep an eye on administration and annual financial statements. For your successful association work.
Dr. Christoph Kurzböck, LL.M. (Lyon)
Partner
Attorney at Law (Germany), Specialist lawyer for labor law
Christian Leupold
Partner
Auditor, Certified Tax Advisor, Graduate in Business Administration
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Your association work. Our expertise. Worldwide.
We know the dynamics of sports associations. From national organization to international cooperation. We advise and design with extensive industry expertise. As ONE Team.
We are your reliable partner in complex tax and legal matters. We check country-specific reporting obligations, identify taxable permanent establishments and optimize withholding tax processes. We have your annual and consolidated financial statement audits, balance sheets, finances and salaries under control. So that your association work remains compliant, efficient and plannable worldwide.
A home game for us: support for strategic projects, structural changes and global initiatives. The goal? More scope for your mission: to promote and develop sport.
Together we go further. For sports associations. Worldwide.
Our services
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Whether tournaments, training or committee work – national and international activities are everyday life for sports associations. Often complex from a tax perspective: national regulations, double taxation agreements and global tax compliance requirements. We guide you safely through global tax law. With expertise, precision and a deep understanding of the structures in sports. This makes your worldwide association work clear from a tax perspective, legally secure and leads to sustainable success.
Our focus areas
- Review and fulfillment of country-specific reporting and registration obligations
- Analysis and identification of potential permanent establishments
- Review and optimization of withholding tax deduction obligations and use of relief options
- Targeted information of all involved persons on tax obligations
- Professional support and preparation for tax audits
Dr. Susanne Kölbl
Partner
Certified Tax Advisor, Graduate in Business Administration
Legal Advisory
Whether individual athletes or clubs – the tasks of an association in the implementation and marketing of its sport are as diverse as the associated legal issues. Our experts advise you not only in day-to-day business, but also in strategy and planning.
Our focus areas
- Legally compliant use of volunteers, freelancers, independent contractors
- Labor law compliance: Identification of legal risks, e.g. regarding working hours, overtime, social security, fixed-term employment contracts
- Design of national and international brand portfolios
- Ongoing press law advice
- Creation of association statutes and enforcement at member level
Dr. Christoph Kurzböck, LL.M. (Lyon)
Partner
Attorney at Law (Germany), Specialist lawyer for labor law
Dr. Susanne Grimm
Associate Partner
Attorney at Law (Germany), Head of Practice Group IP & Media, Specialist lawyer for intellectual property law
Frank Fischer
Associate Partner
Attorney at Law (Germany), Head of Practice Group IP & Media Germany, Specialist lawyer for copyright and media law
Audit & Assurance
When auditing financial statements, we contribute our know-how specifically to the specific requirements of sports associations. We pave the way through complex regulations. And assess how the requirements of national and international umbrella organizations influence the presentation of your economic circumstances.
Our focus areas
- Annual and consolidated financial statement audits, including special structuring schemes for individual characteristics
- Assessment of the accounting consequences of national and international association regulations
- Review of planned measures
Christian Leupold
Partner
Auditor, Certified Tax Advisor, Graduate in Business Administration
Business Process Outsourcing
Efficient financial processes for sports associations? Success with Business Process Outsourcing. Sports associations stand for organization, promotion and strategic development of sport. We ensure smooth processes in the background. With our BPO services in financial accounting and payroll accounting, we create transparency, security and freedom for the essentials: sport.
Our focus areas
- Central payroll accounting including complex contracts and project-related payments
- Transparent use of funds and budget control with audit-proof documentation for funding providers and public bodies
- Automated accounting for association structures with integration of all levels into a scalable system
- Tax security and compliance for non-profit organizations with audit-proof process design
- Individual reporting solutions for committees and partners with understandable, up-to-date evaluations
Our expertise for your field of activity
Professional clubs
Professional clubs operate in a complex environment. We strengthen your back legally, fiscally and administratively – from transfers to licenses to annual and consolidated financial statements. For your sustainable club success.
Professional athletes
Success as a professional athlete requires focus. We support you legally and fiscally with transfers, international assignments and contractual issues, so that you can concentrate on your athletic performance.
Sports marketers
Sports marketers move between media, sponsors and clubs. We provide tax, legal and administrative advice on international contracts, annual and consolidated financial statements and secure your marketing goals.