BBV Steuerberatung fur Land- und Forstwirtschaft

What BBV Steuerberatung fur Land- und Forstwirtschaft does

BBV Steuerberatung für Land- und Forstwirtschaft GmbH is a German tax advisory firm headquartered in Munich that specializes exclusively in agricultural and forestry clients. The firm was formed on September 1, 2021 through the merger of BBV Beratungsdienst GmbH and BBV Buchstelle GmbH, with corporate roots tracing back to 1909 through the Royal Accounting Office at Weihenstephan. The Munich-based headquarters houses a central Kompetenzzentrum that monitors tax legislation, handles complex matters, and supports regional offices. The firm operates 70+ physical office locations across Bavaria, Saxony, and Thuringia, employing over 1,300 staff across the broader Treukontax & BBV Steuerberatungsgruppe, including 90+ certified tax advisors and lawyers.

The firm offers a portfolio of professional advisory services organized around core tax declaration and financial accounting services, supplemented by specialized agricultural lines: renewable energy tax advisory (photovoltaic, biogas, wind), direct marketing and machinery services, rental and leasing of agricultural property, land development and mineral resources, succession planning and farm transfer, and IT/digitalization consulting. All advisory services are delivered through personal tax advisors assigned to local offices, with on-site farm visits as a core delivery model. The technology backbone includes a GDPR-compliant digital document management system, software-supported fertilization planning, and digital transmission of tax returns — developed in partnership with subsidiary BBV Computerdienst. No unified software platform exists; the offering is a service-based professional practice.

Revenue is generated primarily through professional services fees regulated under StBVV (Steuerberatervergütungsverordnung), with recurring revenue from ongoing bookkeeping and payroll engagements and project-based fees for succession planning. Customers are predominantly SMB agricultural and forestry operations, with secondary segments in commercial SMEs and renewable energy operators. The firm is privately held by three managing directors — Sven Keller, Anton Kreckl, and Karl Heinz Haslbeck — with no disclosed private equity, venture capital, or public market ownership. The company maintains a strategic relationship with the Bayerischer Bauernverband (Bavarian Farmers Association) and operates the largest tax professional apprenticeship program in Bavaria.

Name

BBV Steuerberatung fur Land- und Forstwirtschaft

Legal name

BBV Steuerberatung für Land- und Forstwirtschaft GmbH

Website

https://bbv-steuerberatung.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

BBV Steuerberatung is a German tax advisory firm headquartered in Munich, specializing in tax, accounting, and succession planning services for agricultural and forestry operations across Bavaria, Saxony, and Thuringia through a network of 70+ offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices64 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tax Advisory Services: Core tax advisory services for agriculture and forestry including tax declarations, tax planning, and tax representation. Revenue generated through professional service fees based on complexity and scope of engagement.
2. Financial Accounting and Bookkeeping: Ongoing financial accounting services, payroll processing, and annual financial statement preparation. Recurring service fees for regular bookkeeping engagements.
3. Succession Planning and Business Transfer Advisory: Specialized advisory for farm succession, inheritance planning, and business transfers with one-time project fees.
4. IT Solutions and Digitalization Services: IT consulting and digitalization services for agricultural operations including software implementation, training, and ongoing technical support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

BBV Steuerberatung für Land- und Forstwirtschaft provides specialized tax advisory, financial accounting, and business consulting services to agricultural and forestry operations in Bavaria, Saxony, and Thuringia. Its offering covers tax registration and returns, financial bookkeeping and annual financial statements (including BMEL), succession and farm transfer planning, renewable energy tax advisory, direct marketing and machinery service taxation, rental/leasing, land development, and IT digitalization solutions. Services are delivered through 70+ local offices staffed by certified Steuerberater with deep domain specialization in agrarian tax law.

Product overview

BBV Steuerberatung für Land- und Forstwirtschaft is a specialized tax advisory firm, not a software product. Its offering is a portfolio of professional advisory services organized around a core tax and accounting service offering (Steueranmeldung und Steuererklärung, Finanzbuchhaltung und Jahresabschluss) supplemented by specialized agricultural and forestry advisory services (Erneuerbare Energien, Direktvermarktung und Maschinenleistung, Vermietung und Verpachtung, Baulanderschließung und Bodenschätze, Nachfolgeberatung und Hofübergabe), an IT and digitalization advisory service (IT-Lösungen und Digitalisierung), and knowledge/information products (SteuerSpezial, Wirtschaft & Steuern, SteuerExperte). The Kompetenzzentrum serves as an internal knowledge hub supporting all service lines. There is no unified software platform — the portfolio is a service-based practice delivering expertise across tax, accounting, business, and technology advisory for agricultural and forestry clients, backed by a nationwide network of over 70 offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Steueranmeldung und Steuererklärung Tax registration and tax return preparation and filing services for agricultural and forestry operations, including tax planning, tax optimization in contract design, legal form consultation, and tax litigation representation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully guided clients through September 2021 merger of BBV Buchstelle and BBV Beratungsdienst, maintaining service continuity
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Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BBV ComputerdienstcoreTechnology or IntegrationIT solutions partnership providing specialized software and digitalization services for agricultural operations including network solutions, document management systems, and agricultural software (Agrarsoftware). BBV Computerdienst develops and implements IT solutions tailored to agricultural business models.
• Bayerischer Bauernverband (Bavarian Farmers Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical and strategic partnership with the Bavarian Farmers Association (BBV), from which the company originated. Provides access to agricultural industry networks, policy dialogue, and market intelligence. The company was originally founded as Buchstelle des Bayerischen Bauernverbandes.
• Treukontax Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within the Treukontax & BBV Steuerberatungsgruppe. Apprenticeships are conducted through Treukontax for legal reasons, while staff work across both entities. Together they form one of the leading tax advisory groups in Bavaria.
• Steuerberaterkammer NürnbergminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRegulatory oversight for Northern Bavaria (Mittelfranken, Oberfranken, Oberpfalz, Unterfranken). Supervises tax professionals and provides continuing education programs.
• Steuerberaterkammer MünchenminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRegulatory oversight for Southern Bavaria (Niederbayern, Oberbayern, Schwaben). Supervises tax professionals and provides continuing education programs.
• Duale Hochschule Villingen-SchwenningenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual study partnership offering Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with focus on Tax and Auditing. Students combine academic study with practical tax advisory work.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• RSM Germany: RSM Germany is a mid-tier tax and advisory firm serving SME and family-owned businesses including agricultural operations. Comparable to BBV in target segment with similar Mittelstand focus, though broader across industries.
• ETL Gruppe: ETL is Germany's largest tax advisory group with thousands of advisors nationwide, providing tax, accounting, and audit services across all sectors. It is a broad incumbent competitor to BBV that has greater scale and geographic reach but lacks BBV's deep agricultural specialization.
• WTS Germany: WTS Germany is a tax-focused advisory firm specializing in complex tax matters for corporate clients. Comparable in professional tax advisory depth but oriented toward larger corporate clients rather than agricultural SMEs.
• BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft: BDO Germany is a top-5 audit and tax advisory firm with strong agricultural client work in Germany. As a national incumbent with sector-specific ag expertise, it competes for larger agricultural accounts and represents a credible competitor for scaling ag clients.

Others

• DATEV eG: DATEV is the dominant German tax software and IT-services cooperative used by virtually all German tax advisors and CPAs. While not a direct competitor, DATEV provides the underlying infrastructure BBV uses and represents both an enabler and a commoditization threat to BBV's traditional tax services.

Direct peers

• Genossenschaftliche Treuhand Weser-Ems (GTWE): GTWE is a specialized agricultural tax and business advisory cooperative serving farmers in the Weser-Ems region. Most direct comparable peer in agricultural tax specialization, though geographically distant and cooperative-structured rather than GmbH.
• Ecovis Deutschland: Ecovis is a major German tax advisory, accounting, and legal services network with comparable size and multi-office presence. As a similarly structured tax advisory firm serving SME and agricultural clients across Germany, Ecovis is a direct strategic peer competing for the same client profile.
• HLB Germany (Höppner, Lang, Brück, Bergmann): HLB Germany is part of the HLB International network providing tax advisory, audit, and consulting services to German Mittelstand clients. Comparable to BBV in client focus (small/mid-market), though broader across industries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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