steffen rausch kessler frauenfeld

What steffen rausch kessler frauenfeld does

steffen rausch kessler ag is a privately held Swiss fiduciary, tax, audit, and business consulting firm headquartered in Frauenfeld with a second office in Weinfelden, both in the Thurgau canton. The firm operates under the trade name "steffen rausch kessler" and serves small and medium-sized enterprises in the Thurgau region, offering bundled services spanning Unternehmensberatung (business consulting), Wirtschaftsprüfung (auditing), Steuerberatung (tax advisory), and Treuhand (fiduciary services including financial accounting, payroll, and succession planning). The firm is a member of the Swiss professional associations Treuhand Suisse and Expert Suisse, and it carries roughly 30 years of operating history following its founding in the early 1990s.

The company's service delivery is built on a partnership model: as of January 2023, Dieter Rausch (lic. oec. HSG) and Stephan Kessler (Dipl. Treuhandexperte) hold equal partnership following the retirement of co-founder Philipp Steffen. The team of 18 employees includes multiple credentialed trust experts, chartered auditors, and accounting specialists, plus apprentices working toward Swiss federal certifications. Technology stack is anchored by Abacus accounting software — Abacus DeepBox, AbaWeb, and AbaNinja — with bexio recommended for client-side bookkeeping and remote support tools (TeamViewer, Anydesk) used for client engagement. Revenue derives from professional services billed on a quote-based engagement model; no public pricing or revenue figures are disclosed. The firm sells exclusively through direct client engagement at its two physical locations and through content marketing via its website and a triannual magazine ("Update" / "Expert Info").

Name

steffen rausch kessler frauenfeld

Legal name

steffen rausch kessler ag

Website

https://steffenrauschkessler.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

steffen rausch kessler is a Swiss fiduciary, tax, audit, and business consulting firm with 18 employees across Frauenfeld and Weinfelden, serving SME clients in the Thurgau canton with bundled Treuhand services delivered through Abacus and bexio technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accounting & Business Advisory Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (52421)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Investment Advice (6282), Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Trust & Fiduciary Advisory for HNW/UHNW (Trust Structuring & Trustee Oversight) (FSAAABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Estate Planning & Trust Structuring Advisory (FSAEAKAC), Private Banking & UHNW Wealth Advisory (FSAEABAC)

Keywords

• Business consulting services
• Fiduciary management
• Tax advisory services
• Audit and assurance
• Accounting outsourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Frauenfeld

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: Professional services revenue from business consulting, fiduciary services, tax advice, and auditing. Services are provided to businesses and individuals on an ongoing basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

steffen rausch kessler ag is a Swiss trust and consulting firm that provides business and entrepreneurial consulting (Unternehmens- und Unternehmerberatung), auditing (Wirtschaftsprüfung), tax advisory (Steuerberatung), and fiduciary services (Treuhand) including financial accounting, payroll processing, and succession planning for SMEs in the Thurgau region. The 18-employee firm operates from offices in Frauenfeld and Weinfelden and supports clients through personal consultation combined with modern IT systems such as Abacus and bexio.

Product overview

steffen rausch kessler ag is a Swiss trust and consulting firm offering business consulting (Unternehmensberatung), auditing (Wirtschaftsprüfung), tax advisory (Steuerberatung), and fiduciary services (Treuhand). They are Treuhand Suisse and Expertsuisse members. The company operates from two locations (Frauenfeld and Weinfelden) with 18 employees and has over 30 years of history. They utilize Abacus software (Abacus DeepBox, AbaWeb) for their service delivery and recommend Bexio for client accounting needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Unternehmens- und Unternehmerberatung (Business and Entrepreneurial Consulting) Business consulting service addressing entrepreneurial questions including business start, development, and succession planning for SMEs.
• Wirtschaftsprüfung (Auditing) Year-end statutory and voluntary auditing of annual financial statements, generating benefit beyond the legal requirement for clients.
• Steuerberatung (Tax Advisory) Short- and long-term sustainable tax planning and conception beyond day-to-day operations for businesses and individuals.
• Treuhand (Fiduciary Services) Outsourced financial and management accounting, payroll processing, and ongoing business administration support that allows clients to focus on core processes and stay informed on business performance.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DeepBoxcoreTechnology or Integration · 19 June 2023Intelligent document capture technology for automated data classification and accounts payable processing, integrated with Abacus.
• Abacus Research AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing Abacus accounting software (AbaWeb, AbaNinja, DeepBox) for automated document processing and accounting services.
• bexiocoreTechnology or IntegrationTreuhand partner providing accounting software solutions. Supports clients with individual conception and management of accounting solutions.
• Treuhand SuisseminorOthersProfessional membership organization for trust and fiduciary services in Switzerland.
• Expert SuisseminorOthersProfessional membership organization for experts in accounting and tax consulting.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Grant Thornton Switzerland: Grant Thornton Switzerland targets mid-market and SMEs with audit, tax, and advisory services. It is a direct comparable in business model and client segment, competing with regional Treuhand firms for succession, audit, and compliance mandates.
• RSM Switzerland: RSM Switzerland is a mid-tier audit, tax, and consulting network serving owner-managed and SME businesses. Its Swiss member firm offers the same SME-focused multi-disciplinary services as steffen rausch kessler at slightly larger scale.
• OBT AG: OBT AG is a Swiss Treuhand, tax, audit, and consulting firm serving SMEs with a comparable multi-disciplinary offering. Its regional branch structure mirrors steffen rausch kessler's model of serving clients at the cantonal level.
• Mazars Switzerland: Mazars Switzerland provides audit, tax, and advisory services to SMEs and mid-market clients with a similar bundled-service approach. It is a direct mid-tier competitor to regional Swiss Treuhand firms like steffen rausch kessler.
• BDO Switzerland: BDO Switzerland is a multi-disciplinary audit, tax, and advisory firm serving SMEs and mid-market clients across Switzerland. It competes directly with steffen rausch kessler for fiduciary, audit, and tax mandates in the same SME segment, although at substantially larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• PwC Switzerland: PwC Switzerland is a Big 4 firm providing audit, tax, and advisory across all major Swiss economic regions. It competes with steffen rausch kessler for larger audit and advisory mandates and represents a broader-incumbent threat on SME upmarket moves.
• Deloitte Switzerland: Deloitte Switzerland provides a full suite of audit, consulting, tax, and advisory services. It is a broad incumbent competing with regional Treuhand firms for SME clients that scale into larger mandates.
• KPMG Switzerland: KPMG Switzerland is a Big 4 firm offering audit, tax, and advisory services nationally. It overlaps with steffen rausch kessler on mid-market audit and tax mandates and sets the upper bound of competitive intensity in the Swiss fiduciary market.
• EY Switzerland: EY Switzerland is a Big 4 firm delivering audit, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It is a broad incumbent comparable to steffen rausch kessler in service mix but operating at materially larger scale across all Swiss cantons.

Regional players

• thv AG: thv AG is a Treuhand and consulting firm based in eastern Switzerland (St. Gallen / Thurgau region) offering accounting, tax, and audit services to SMEs. It is a regional peer operating in overlapping cantons with comparable service lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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