What Schneider + Partner does

SCHNEIDER + PARTNER GmbH is a partner-owned German tax advisory and statutory audit firm headquartered in Munich, founded in 1991 by Klaus Schneider, Dr. Bernd Kugelberg, and Hannes Graf. The firm operates from three offices — Munich (HQ), Dresden, and Chemnitz — and employs 181 staff per its own published figures (over 200 per the 2026 anniversary materials), including nearly 40 credentialed Steuerberater, Wirtschaftsprüfer, and Rechtsanwälte led by a 13-partner Geschäftsführung. The core service portfolio comprises tax advisory (Steuerberatung), statutory and consolidated audit (Wirtschaftsprüfung), annual financial statement preparation, accounting/bookkeeping, and payroll/HR services, augmented by higher-margin advisory work in business consulting, succession planning, restructuring, international tax law, and digitalization support.

The firm's go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, centered on the owner-operated partnership model with continuity of assigned advisors. There is no external distribution channel; clients engage directly through the three offices, supported by the IGAL international network for cross-border matters. Underlying technology is built on DATEV — the dominant German accounting/tax platform — including DATEV DMS, DATEV Unternehmen online for client digital workflows (DATEV Digitale Kanzlei 2024 certification), and Personio for HR (Certified Partner 2022). The firm has organized a broader Beratergruppe bundling Graf Treuhand (audit), Mulansky + Kollegen (legal), and Purakon (business and tax consulting) plus S+P Digibiz (digital services) to deliver holistic advisory under one umbrella.

Revenue is generated on a professional-services basis under the German regulated fee schedules (StBVV for tax advisory, WPO for audit), pricing not publicly disclosed and quoted per engagement. The firm serves approximately 2,750 client mandates across nine identified segments, with German Mittelstand (SMEs) as the primary focus and dedicated vertical specializations in pharmacies (notably concentrated at the Chemnitz office), healthcare professionals, public sector, financial services, non-profits, freelancers, and startups. International reach is provided via IGAL membership. No parent company, external investors, funding rounds, M&A, or public listing are present; the firm is entirely partner-owned and privately held.

Name

Schneider + Partner

Legal name

Schneider + Partner GmbH

Website

https://schneider-wp.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SCHNEIDER + PARTNER is a partner-owned German tax advisory and audit firm founded in 1991, operating from Munich, Dresden, and Chemnitz with ~181 staff and ~2,750 client mandates. It serves the German Mittelstand with regulated tax, audit, accounting, and advisory services, supported by the DATEV technology stack.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tax Advisory and Audit Services

NAICS

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211), Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Accounting Services (541219)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Accounting & Bookkeeping Services (BPAHABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting Advisory (GAAP/IFRS) (BPAHABAF)

Keywords

• Tax advisory services
• Audit and assurance
• Accounting and bookkeeping
• Business succession planning
• Mittelstand consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Dresden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tax Advisory Services: Core tax advisory services including tax return preparation, tax planning, and ongoing tax consultation for individuals and businesses.
2. Audit Services: Annual and consolidated financial statement audits as a licensed Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (auditing firm).
3. Business Advisory: Innovative business management consulting services including business valuations, succession planning, restructuring, and digitalization support.
4. Accounting Services: Financial accounting (Buchhaltung), payroll services, and annual financial statement preparation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Schneider + Partner GmbH is a German tax advisory and audit firm (Steuerberatung & Wirtschaftsprüfung) delivering professional services including tax return preparation and tax planning, statutory and consolidated financial statement audits, annual financial statement preparation, bookkeeping and payroll/HR services, and business advisory covering start-up consulting, international tax, succession planning, corporate restructuring, and procedural representation. The firm serves approximately 2,750 client mandates across German Mittelstand companies and specialized verticals such as pharmacies, healthcare professionals, public sector entities, and financial services firms, delivered through partner-led teams in Munich, Dresden, and Chemnitz.

Product overview

Schneider + Partner GmbH is a mid-sized tax advisory and audit firm (Steuerberatung & Wirtschaftsprüfung) offering professional services from three German locations (Munich, Dresden, Chemnitz). The service portfolio centers on core offerings: tax advisory (Steuerberatung), audit services (Wirtschaftsprüfung), annual financial statements (Jahresabschluss), accounting/bookkeeping (Rechnungswesen), and payroll/HR services (Personalwesen). These are complemented by business advisory services including business planning, start-up advisory, international tax, succession planning, restructuring, and procedural legal support. The firm specializes in specific industries including pharmacies, healthcare professionals, freelancers, public sector entities, and financial services companies. Digital service delivery is supported through DATEV integration, enabling digital document workflows and online collaboration with clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 42.797 tax returns completed since founding
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• GRAF TREUHAND GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of SCHNEIDER + PARTNER Beratergruppe providing Wirtschaftsprüfung (auditing) services within the group network.
• MULANSKY + KOLLEGEN Rechtsanwälte GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of SCHNEIDER + PARTNER Beratergruppe providing legal services within the group network.
• PURAKON GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of SCHNEIDER + PARTNER Beratergruppe providing business consulting services within the group network.
• PURAKON Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of SCHNEIDER + PARTNER Beratergruppe providing tax advisory services within the group network.
• S+P DIGIBIZ GmbHsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital services entity within SCHNEIDER + PARTNER Beratergruppe.
• IGAL (International Group of Accountants and Lawyers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network enabling SCHNEIDER + PARTNER to support clients with activities in all important countries worldwide through partner offices.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PKF Fasselt Schlage GmbH: German mid-tier member of PKF International offering audit, tax, and advisory to Mittelstand clients; comparable size and practice mix for owner-managed enterprise segment.
• Ebner Stolz: Germany's leading mid-tier audit and tax advisory firm with comparable Mittelstand focus and multi-office national footprint; directly competes for the same owner-managed enterprise and succession mandates as Schneider + Partner.
• Rödl & Partner: German mid-tier full-service firm combining tax, audit, legal, and consulting for Mittelstand and international clients; competes head-to-head with the Schneider + Partner Beratergruppe in the integrated advisory segment.
• BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft: Top-5 German audit and tax firm with strong Mittelstand practice; comparable scale and full-service tax/audit/advisory offering targeting the same German SME client base.
• Mazars GmbH & Co. KG: International mid-tier audit, tax, and advisory firm with German Mittelstand practice; competes directly for audit mandates and integrated advisory engagements of comparable size.
• Grant Thornton AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft: Global mid-tier with a sizable German audit/tax practice serving owner-managed businesses; comparable positioning in Mittelstand segment with similar scale of mandates.
• Baker Tilly Deutschland: Mid-tier German audit, tax, and advisory firm with comparable Mittelstand and healthcare sector exposure; competes for similar owner-managed client mandates across German-speaking markets.

Broad incumbents

• KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft: Big 4 incumbent with German audit, tax, and advisory practices; broader portfolio and scale mean partial overlap rather than direct competition in mid-tier Mittelstand engagements.
• Deloitte Germany: Big 4 incumbent with substantial German Mittelstand practice; competes for larger mandates in the same client pool but operates at significantly greater scale across all service lines.

Regional players

• Solidaris Revisions GmbH: Mid-sized German audit and tax firm focused on healthcare and non-profit verticals; comparable in vertical specialization (especially healthcare/pharmacy) but operates in different German regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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