Dr. Rudel, Schäfer & Partner

Name

Dr. Rudel, Schäfer & Partner

Legal name

Dr. Rudel, Schäfer & Partner mbB

Website

https://rudel-schaefer-partner.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tax, Legal, and Audit Advisory Services

NAICS

Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (5412), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Tax Advisory & Compliance (BPAHABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tax Law (BPAHAAAG), Business Valuation & Litigation Support (BPAHABAK)

Keywords

• Tax advisory services
• Legal advisory services
• Audit services
• SME consulting
• Tax compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Osnabrück

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Fees: Fee-based professional services including tax advisory, legal representation, and auditing services for small and medium-sized enterprises and private individuals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Comprehensive tax advisory, legal advisory, and auditing services for small and medium-sized enterprises (Mittelstand) and private clients, with a focus on owner-managed companies and their shareholders. The firm delivers interdisciplinary counsel under a '360-degree perspective' model combining tax, legal, and audit expertise, supported by remote client servicing (Mandanten-Fernbetreuung) with encrypted file exchange.

Product overview

Dr. Rudel, Schäfer & Partner mbB is a full-service tax advisory, legal, and auditing firm offering integrated professional services. The core offering consists of three main service lines: Steuerberatung (Tax Advisory), Rechtsberatung (Legal Advisory), and Wirtschaftsprüfung (Auditing), all delivered through their offices in Osnabrück and Melle. These are supplemented by client support services like Mandanten-Fernbetreuung (remote client support via DATEV), and client education products including Merkblätter (downloadable tax fact sheets) and Steuer-Erklärvideos (video tutorials). The firm focuses exclusively on medium-sized enterprises and their shareholders, providing holistic interdisciplinary consulting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tax Advisory Services Comprehensive tax advisory including tax return preparation, tax planning, and strategic tax consulting tailored to small and medium-sized enterprises and private clients. Targets owner-managed German companies and their shareholders.
• Legal Advisory Services Legal counsel in corporate and tax law matters, provided by certified specialist lawyers integrated with the firm's tax and audit teams. Serves business clients requiring corporate, tax-related, and commercial legal guidance.
• Auditing Services Statutory and voluntary audits performed by certified auditors for German companies. Includes financial statement audits and related assurance services, integrated with tax and legal advisory to provide a holistic view.
• Mandanten-Fernbetreuung (Remote Client Service)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ATG Allgeier Treuhand: Regional German tax advisory and audit firm with similar Mittelstand focus and partnership structure. Comparable at the segment and offering level, though operating in a different German region.
• Bansbach GmbH: German mid-sized tax, legal, and audit firm serving Mittelstand and owner-managed companies across multiple regional offices. Closely comparable in service mix, target segment, and partnership model.
• Flick Gocke Schaumburg: Boutique German firm specializing in tax law and tax advisory for corporate and Mittelstand clients. Comparable to RSP's tax-heavy mix and corporate-client focus, though RSP's broader legal and audit practice differentiates it.
• Ebner Stolz: German mid-market audit, tax, legal, and advisory firm focused on Mittelstand clients with multi-location presence and an integrated service model. Closely comparable to RSP's tax + legal + audit positioning and Mittelstand customer focus, but at substantially larger scale.
• Rödl & Partner: Germany-headquartered international professional services firm combining legal, tax, audit, and consulting for mid-market companies. Highly comparable interdisciplinary offering and Mittelstand orientation, though with significantly broader geographic reach.

Broad incumbents

• BDO Germany: Top-tier international audit and advisory network with strong German Mittelstand and family-business practice. Provides overlapping tax, legal, and audit services but at much greater scale and with global footprint.
• Forvis Mazars Germany: Mid-tier international audit, tax, and advisory network with a meaningful German Mittelstand practice. Comparable to RSP in tax + audit + advisory offering but with significantly larger resources and cross-border capabilities.
• Warth & Klein Grant Thornton: Mid-tier German member of the Grant Thornton international network offering audit, tax, and legal services to Mittelstand and family businesses. Comparable client focus and service breadth but larger scale and international network affiliation.

Others

• DATEV eG: Note: included as ecosystem/infrastructure reference relevant to RSP's remote-client-support offering rather than as a competing advisory provider.
• DATEV: German IT and software cooperative providing tax, audit, and accounting infrastructure used by tax advisors. Not a direct competitor but the underlying technology infrastructure partner whose evolving software roadmap shapes RSP's service-delivery economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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