Steuerberaterkammer Südbaden

What Steuerberaterkammer Südbaden does

Steuerberaterkammer Südbaden KdöR is a statutory professional regulatory chamber (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) for licensed tax advisors (Steuerberater) in the Südbaden region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Headquartered at Wentzingerstraße 19 in Freiburg and supervised by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Finance, the organization represents nearly 3,000 tax professionals across the former Oberfinanzbezirk Freiburg — covering cities including Freiburg, Offenburg, Konstanz, Villingen-Schwenningen, and Lörrach. Its mandate includes professional representation, statutory supervision of tax advisors, and exclusive administration of professional examinations for Steuerfachangestellte (3-year apprenticeship), Steuerfachwirt (advanced certification, biennial), and Fachassistent Lohn und Gehalt (payroll specialist). The chamber operates with a lean staff of 8 employees under President Monika Wenz and Managing Director (Hauptgeschäftsführerin) Marie Wesseler.

The chamber's service offering is delivered through an integrated digital ecosystem anchored by stbk-suedbaden.de (main information and member hub), seminare.stbk-suedbaden.de (e-commerce portal for paid continuing-education seminars and a €60-per-document Skript-Shop), and stbk-antragsportal.de (self-serve examination registration portal). It also maintains the public Steuerberaterverzeichnis directory, integrates with the federal Bundessteuerberaterkammer Steuerberaterplattform, and runs the #zahltsichausbildung image campaign plus a podcast channel to attract apprentices. Notable paid offerings include the FALG 26/27 Fortbildungsseminar (€1,690 total) delivered jointly with Steuerberaterkammer Stuttgart.

As a public-law corporation, Steuerberaterkammer Südbaden is not a commercial enterprise: it has no shareholders, no funding rounds, no subsidiaries, and no parent company. Revenue is generated through mandatory membership fees from its ~3,000 statutory members, paid seminar fees, and unit-priced script sales, but specific financial figures are not publicly disclosed. Strategic activity centers on inter-chamber cooperation with partner Steuerberaterkammern (Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Niedersachsen, Nordbaden) to harmonize national examinations and on incremental digitization of its member-facing services rather than on commercial expansion or M&A.

Name

Steuerberaterkammer Südbaden

Legal name

Steuerberaterkammer Südbaden KdöR

Website

https://stbk-suedbaden.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Steuerberaterkammer Südbaden is a statutory public-law professional chamber representing nearly 3,000 licensed tax advisors in the Südbaden region of Baden-Württemberg, administering professional examinations, continuing education, and regulatory supervision under the supervision of the state Ministry of Finance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Regulatory Chamber Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal & Governance Professional Development (EDAGANAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Legal & Compliance (CLE, Paralegal CE) (EDAAALAB)

Keywords

• Professional chamber services
• Tax advisor regulation
• Continuing education programs
• Professional certification training
• Tax apprenticeship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Freiburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Steuerberaterkammer Südbaden is a public law corporation (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) that serves as the professional regulatory chamber for approximately 3,000 tax advisors in the Südbaden region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It administers mandatory professional examinations (Steuerfachangestellte, Steuerfachwirt, Fachassistent Lohn und Gehalt), delivers continuing education seminars, supervises apprenticeship training, and represents the collective interests of its members. Additional offerings include an online seminar booking portal, a digital script shop, an examination application portal, and a public tax advisor directory.

Product overview

Steuerberaterkammer Südbaden operates as a professional chamber representing nearly 3,000 tax advisors in the Südbaden region. The organization's core offering consists of a unified digital service platform built around its main website (stbk-suedbaden.de) and a dedicated seminar portal (seminare.stbk-suedbaden.de). The main website serves as the central information hub and member portal, while the seminar portal provides online booking and management for continuing education programs. Supporting these are the Antragsportal for examination registrations, the Skript-Shop for purchasing seminar materials, and the Steuerberaterverzeichnis public directory. The education portfolio encompasses three main professional development tracks: the Ausbildungsprogramm for training tax assistants (3-year apprenticeship), the Steuerfachwirt Fortbildungslehrgang for advanced tax specialists, and the Fachassistent Lohn und Gehalt program for payroll specialists. The organization also runs the #zahltsichausbildung image campaign to promote the profession. The services function as an integrated ecosystem where members access training, certification, and professional resources through interconnected platforms.

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Products and services

• Ausbildungsprogramm Steuerfachangestellte Three-year apprenticeship program for aspiring tax assistants, including seminars organized by training year (1st, 2nd, 3rd Ausbildungsjahr) and intensive exam preparation courses. Designed for apprentices and training practices in the Südbaden region.
• Steuerfachwirt Fortbildungslehrgang Professional development course qualifying tax assistants for advanced tasks, including preparation for the Steuerfachwirt examination conducted every two years. Aimed at experienced tax professionals seeking advanced qualification.
• Fachassistent Lohn und Gehalt Lehrgang Specialized certification program for payroll accounting specialists, conducted in cooperation with Steuerberaterkammer Stuttgart, preparing candidates for the FALG examination. Targets tax professionals seeking payroll specialization.
• Fortbildungsseminar FALG 2026/2027 Intensive preparation seminar for the Fachassistent Lohn und Gehalt examination, running from February 2026 to January 2027, priced at €1,690.00 for the complete preparation course.
• Seminare Portal Online seminar booking and management platform allowing tax professionals to browse, register, and pay for continuing education courses including Ausbildung, Fortbildung, and Arbeitskreise programs.
• Skript-Shop Digital shop for purchasing PDF seminar materials and scripts from past seminars, typically priced at €60.00 per document, available for download after purchase.
• Antragsportal Online application portal for registering for continuing education and certification examinations, replacing paper-based application processes.
• Steuerberaterverzeichnis Public directory allowing users to search for and find certified tax advisors (Steuerberater) within the Südbaden chamber region.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Steuerberaterkammer StuttgartcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Cooperation with Steuerberaterkammer Stuttgart for the joint delivery of the Fortbildungsseminar zur Vorbereitung auf die Fortbildungsprüfung zum 'Fachassistent Lohn und Gehalt' 2026/2027. Both chambers collaborate to provide comprehensive preparation courses for the specialized payroll examination.
• Steuerberaterkammer DüsseldorfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteuerberaterkammer Düsseldorf serves as the leading chamber (federführende Kammer) in the examination consortium for Steuerfachwirt Klausuren (tax specialist exam papers). Klausuren are harmonized across all German tax chambers.
• Steuerberaterkammer NiedersachsencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteuerberaterkammer Niedersachsen serves as the leading chamber in the examination consortium for Fachassistent Lohn und Gehalt Klausuren (payroll specialist exam papers). Klausuren are harmonized across participating German tax chambers.
• Steuerberaterkammer NordbadencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-regulatory partner for the Fachassistent Lohn und Gehalt examination along with Steuerberaterkammer Stuttgart and Steuerberaterkammer Südbaden. The three chambers jointly issue the Rechtsvorschrift for this examination.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Steuerberaterkammer Stuttgart: Regional German tax advisor chamber of comparable size and statutory function. Directly comparable as a co-regulatory peer for the FALG examination partnership and shares the same Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts structure.
• Steuerberaterkammer München: Large Bavarian tax advisor chamber with the same statutory mandate. Direct peer in scope and function, though materially larger in membership base and operational scale.
• Steuerberaterkammer Düsseldorf: German tax advisor chamber serving the Nordrhein region. Direct peer as the federführende Kammer for the Steuerfachwirt Klausuren harmonization, with the same statutory mandate and educational portfolio.
• Steuerberaterkammer Niedersachsen: State-level tax advisor chamber with identical regulatory functions. Direct peer as the federführende Kammer for the FALG examination papers and a co-participant in the harmonized chamber examination consortium.
• Steuerberaterkammer Nordbaden: Adjacent regional tax chamber covering northern Baden. Direct peer with identical regulatory scope, joint partnership on the FALG Rechtsvorschrift, and serving the same profession in a neighboring geographic area.
• Steuerberaterkammer Köln: Regional tax chamber covering the Cologne area. Directly comparable in function, offering the same combination of regulatory supervision, examination administration, and continuing education for tax advisors.
• Steuerberaterkammer Berlin: Berlin tax advisor chamber with identical regulatory and educational responsibilities. Direct peer in mandate, serving a distinct but comparable German regional tax advisor population.

Broad incumbents

• Bundessteuerberaterkammer (BStBK): Federal umbrella organization of all German Steuerberaterkammern. Comparable as the higher-level coordinating body that operates the federal Steuerberaterplattform referenced by Südbaden members; broader in scope and authority than any single regional chamber.
• DATEV eG: Germany's dominant tax software and services cooperative serving tax advisors. Comparable as a major provider of professional infrastructure to the same constituency, though operating commercially rather than as a regulatory chamber.

Others

• NWB Verlag (Wolters Kluwer Deutschland): Major private publisher of tax and continuing education materials for tax advisors. Comparable as a CE content provider competing for the same audience the chamber serves through its seminars, though commercial rather than statutory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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