Kanzlei Kayser

What Kanzlei Kayser does

Kanzlei Kayser Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG is a privately held German tax advisory firm headquartered in Sonthofen, Bavaria, in the Allgäu region. Founded in 2007 by Werner and Volker Kayser as a successor to the 1972 partnership Kanzlei Riss und Kayser, the firm was restructured in 2019 as a mbH & Co. KG with Harald Gall joining as a partner. It employs 30+ specialists and serves more than 500 clients ranging from sole proprietors and freelancers to mid-sized companies and international corporations across publishing, trades, tourism, and agriculture sectors.

The firm's core service portfolio comprises the preparation of annual financial statements under trade and tax law, comprehensive tax return preparation with strategic tax planning, and full financial and payroll accounting — the latter delivered in collaboration with DATEV eG, the dominant German tax-software provider. Technology investments center on DATEV-based accounting infrastructure, paperless workflow tooling, GoBD-compliant email archiving, and the recent adoption of AI for receipt/document recognition (computer vision) and tax-law research (knowledge retrieval). The firm has also built a content marketing layer — the Kayserschmarrn podcast, Kanzleimagazin, and Steuernews newsletter — to support client engagement and employer branding.

Kanzlei Kayser operates a relationship-based, sales-led GTM with a strong referral component rooted in multi-generational client relationships. Services are delivered via direct, in-person consultations from the Sonthofen office supplemented by Microsoft Teams for remote appointments. Revenue is generated through quote-based professional-services fees; the firm has no disclosed external investors, no M&A activity, and no geographic footprint beyond the Allgäu/Bavarian region, operating as a tightly scoped regional partnership with a structured in-house training and dual-study talent pipeline anchored by partnerships with Hochschule Kempten and DHBW.

Name

Kanzlei Kayser

Legal name

Kanzlei Kayser Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG

Website

https://kanzlei-kayser.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kanzlei Kayser is a private German tax advisory partnership (Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG) based in Sonthofen, Bavaria, serving 500+ SME clients across publishing, trades, tourism, and agriculture with annual financial statements, tax returns, financial/payroll accounting, and business advisory, supported by DATEV software and AI-assisted document and research tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tax Advisory Services

NAICS

Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (5412), Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211), Other Accounting Services (541219), Payroll Services (541214)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Financial Planning & Analysis Support (Budgeting, Forecasting, Management Reporting) (BPAAAGAJ)

Keywords

• Tax advisory services
• Annual financial statements
• Financial accounting services
• Payroll accounting services
• Business advisory SME

Headquarters

HQ city

Sonthofen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tax Advisory Services: Professional tax advisory services including annual financial statements, tax returns, and financial/payroll accounting for SMEs

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kanzlei Kayser is a German tax advisory firm (Steuerberatungsgesellschaft) delivering annual financial statements under trade and tax law, preparation of all types of tax returns with strategic tax planning, and financial and payroll accounting services delivered in collaboration with DATEV eG. The firm also provides comprehensive client advisory and support covering tax and business economics matters for clients ranging from sole proprietors and freelancers to mid-sized and international companies.

Product overview

Kanzlei Kayser is a Steuerberatungsgesellschaft (tax advisory firm) offering a comprehensive suite of tax and financial services. The core service portfolio consists of annual financial statements preparation, tax return preparation, and financial/payroll accounting services (in collaboration with DATEV eG). The firm also provides client advisory services spanning tax and business economics for clients ranging from sole proprietors to international corporations. Beyond traditional tax advisory, Kanzlei Kayser offers content-based services including the 'Kayserschmarrn' client magazine, 'Kayserschmarrn' podcast (with AI-assisted script production), and Steuernews. Educational offerings include apprenticeship programs, dual study programs with DHBW, and combined study programs with Hochschule Kempten, positioning the firm as a training-focused tax practice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jahresabschlüsse (Annual Financial Statements)
• Steuererklärungen (Tax Returns) Preparation of all types of tax returns with particular attention to tax planning and optimization strategies, delivered as a core service to clients.
• Finanz- und Lohnbuchhaltung (Financial and Payroll Accounting) Comprehensive financial and payroll accounting services provided in collaboration with DATEV eG, offered as a core service to clients.
• Mandantenbetreuung (Client Advisory) Comprehensive advisory and support services for clients ranging from sole proprietors to international corporations, covering tax and business economics matters.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ clients served across various industries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability5 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hochschule KemptencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership for dual studies and combined apprenticeship/study programs (Verbundstudium) in Business Administration (B.A.). Students can combine tax specialist apprenticeship with university studies while gaining practical experience at the firm.
• Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg (DHBW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with DHBW Villingen-Schwenningen and DHBW Mannheim for dual studies in RSW Steuern und Prüfungswesen (Tax and Auditing). Students alternate between theory at the university and practical work at the firm every three months.
• DATEV eGcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership for accounting and payroll software solutions. DATEV provides the software infrastructure for financial and payroll accounting services offered to clients.
• Schickewitz|Ricken RechtsanwältecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal partnership with offices in Sonthofen and Oberstdorf for comprehensive client advisory services spanning tax and legal matters.
• Bausachverständige AllgäuminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction expert partnership for property valuation and related advisory services in the Allgäu region.
• Studio RulandphotodesignminorOthersPhotography and design services partnership for visual content creation including the company magazine and website materials.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• RSM International (Germany): RSM is a global audit, tax, and consulting network with German member firms serving SMEs and mid-market companies. Directly comparable to Kanzlei Kayser in mid-market tax and accounting services, with a stronger international platform.
• dhpg GmbH: dhpg is a mid-sized German tax, legal, and audit advisory firm with multiple offices across Germany, including Bavaria. Provides comparable Steuerberatung, Jahresabschluss, and payroll services to SME clients, but at greater scale and with broader geographic reach.
• ETL AG: ETL is one of the largest German tax advisory, legal, and auditing networks with hundreds of partner offices across Germany. Comparable to Kanzlei Kayser in core Steuerberatung services for SMEs, but operates at significantly greater scale with a federated partner model.
• BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (Germany): BDO is a global accounting network with a sizable German tax, audit, and advisory practice. Overlaps with Kanzlei Kayser in SME and mid-market tax advisory but with substantially greater resources and international footprint.
• Forvis Mazars in Germany: Forvis Mazars (formerly Mazars) operates a global professional services network with a German tax, audit, and advisory practice. Competes with Kanzlei Kayser in the mid-market tax advisory segment but offers much broader international capabilities.

Direct peers

• Lohnsteuerhilfe Bayern e.V. Lohi Bayern is a regional German Lohnsteuerhilfeverein serving salaried employees and small businesses in Bavaria with tax filing and payroll services. Overlaps directly with Kanzlei Kayser's SME tax and payroll accounting services in the same Bavarian geography.
• Steuerberatung Kammerer & Partner: Comparable small-to-mid-sized Steuerberatungsgesellschaft in the Allgäu/Swabia region of Bavaria offering annual financial statements, tax returns, and payroll accounting to SME clients. Direct regional competitor with similar service mix.

Emerging players

• Smartsteuer (DATEV-bundled): Smartsteuer is a leading German digital tax-filing platform operated in partnership with DATEV. Represents the digital disruption threat to traditional Steuerberater work; overlapping with Kanzlei Kayser's lower-end tax return services.
• Lexoffice (Haufe Group): Lexoffice is a major German cloud accounting and payroll SaaS for SMEs and freelancers. Disrupts the bookkeeping and payroll portion of Kanzlei Kayser's service portfolio, potentially reducing demand for outsourced financial accounting.

Regional players

• Schickewitz|Ricken Rechtsanwälte: Schickewitz|Ricken is a regional law firm with offices in Sonthofen and Oberstdorf that has a formal cross-advisory partnership with Kanzlei Kayser. Comparable as a regional Allgäu professional services counterpart serving the same SME client base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Kayserschmarrn

Compliance5 records

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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