Analyses

Structural analyses of international models: the logic of building a group, tax consequences, substance, PE risk, VAT and banking readiness.

Analyses are architectural analytical maps. We analyse the allocation of functions, risks and assets, the alignment of tax logic, governance and banking expectations.

Group Structuring tax residency and CFC VAT and e-commerce PE risk and teams banking readiness FinTech and licensing
Germany · Home office · Permanent establishment

Home office after founder relocation: when does PE risk arise?

A function-first analysis of working, managing, selling and contracting from a German home, including OECD 2025 guidance, German domestic nexus and treaty Article 5.

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Founder mobility · Germany · CFC / AStG

Founder moves to Germany: when can foreign companies trigger German CFC rules?

A current-law sequence through management location, §7 control, §8 income and low-tax tests, §13 investment income, attribution, evidence and filing.

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Germany · Geschäftsleitung · Corporate tax

Foreign company managed from Germany: where is Geschäftsleitung?

A technical analysis of §10 AO, BFH case law, management from home, multiple management locations and the KSt, Gewerbesteuer and treaty consequences.

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Founder mobility · Tax residence · CFC · PE

Founder moves, business stays: what actually changes?

A structural review of what can change when the owner relocates: personal and corporate residence, management, PE, CFC, banking, governance and evidence.

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Group structure · Governance · Substance

HoldCo / OpCo / ServiceCo: aligning the group with real operating logic

Analysis of international group architecture: allocation of functions, tax consequences, substance and impact on banking review.

Go to the structuring topic →
VAT · Marketplace · Supply chain

VAT architecture for e-commerce: OSS, IOSS and fixed establishment

When OSS is sufficient, and when local VAT registration obligations arise. The impact of warehouses, marketplace models and people footprint on the tax picture.

Go to the VAT topic →
Banks · KYC · Regulatory perimeter

Banking readiness: preparing the structure for onboarding

Control and management, source of funds, alignment of documentation and the link between the structure and regulatory logic.

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Briefly, to the point

What are structural analyses?

Analyses are deep cases of international models: the logic of building a group, tax consequences, substance, PE risk, VAT and banking readiness. They show not universal schemes, but a way of thinking: how the elements of a model are connected and why a structure works or starts to diverge from reality.

Which topics are analysed?

Analyses include the alignment of HoldCo/OpCo/ServiceCo with the real operating model, VAT architecture for e-commerce with OSS, IOSS and fixed establishment, and preparing a structure for banking onboarding. Each case shows the logic of building the model and the typical points where the model most often requires review.

How does an analysis differ from a briefing?

A briefing is a short signal about a change in context. An analysis is a detailed case with the full logic of building a model and its consequences for tax, presence and the bank. Analyses provide depth of understanding of how a resilient structure is assembled, while briefings keep track of changes in the external environment.

Are the analyses applicable to my structure?

Analyses show patterns and logic applicable to many models, but they do not replace analysis of your specific structure. They help you understand how to think about your own architecture and which questions to ask. Assessing your model with its specific jurisdictions and flows is possible only through a personalised review.

Do you need a structural review of your model?

Describe the situation — we will identify the key risks, management logic and possible restructuring scenarios.

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