Real estate is an essential part of every well-structured asset portfolio.

Alongside other factors, there is one which is decisive for the success of such investments: it has to be tax-efficient at the acquisition, during the holding period and, of course, upon disposal.

WTS R&A offers the following high-end services:

• analysis of existing real estate portfolios
• development of long-term, tax-optimized strategies for acquisition & disposal,
• structuring and sale of real estate investments
• tax optimization in conjunction with real estate transfer tax or other tax duties
• cross-border real estate transactions
• development of open and closed-end real estate funds, including product design, product structure and prospectus design
• acquisition & disposal of large-scale projects such as hotels, holiday parks, shopping centers, commercial real estate or large residential portfolios

In addition, we are able to manage day-to-day tax compliance:

• post-closing management
• handling of current financial accounting
• preparation of single-entity financial statements and tax balance sheets
• tax returns for all types of taxes relating to real estate
• support during tax audits
• filing of complaints with the authorities and filing of claims at tax courts

The WTS Global Real Estate service line brings together tax experts from more than 100 countries.

Please feel free to contact us if you are interested.