TED GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft

What TED GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft does

TED GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft (operating as TED TAX) is a Düsseldorf-based strategic tax advisory firm serving entrepreneurs, investors, and corporate decision-makers across Germany. The firm delivers proactive tax structuring, corporate restructuring, transaction advisory (including tax due diligence and PPA support), succession and inheritance/gift tax planning, and tax-compliance services, positioning itself as a structuring partner rather than a transactional compliance provider. It operates within a three-entity 'TED Group' alongside wholly-owned TED Audit GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (statutory and voluntary audits, IDW S1 valuations, special audits, compliance checks) and TED Niederrhein GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft (ongoing bookkeeping, payroll, annual financial statements, tax returns, and tax compliance management system development), with a second office in Viersen.

The firm is led by four Managing Directors — Michael Casper (Wirtschaftsprüfer und Steuerberater), Timo Schulter (Steuerberater), Tobias Harder (Steuerberater), and Christian Heinz (Steuerberater) — supported by approximately 20 tax experts in total. There is no proprietary technology platform; the firm relies on regulated professional expertise, partner-led client engagement, and thought-leadership publications in NWB tax journals. The business model is professional services: fee-based advisory and compliance engagements delivered through direct consulting relationships, with revenue derived from project-based assignments and recurring retainer work.

The customer mix is high-end and heterogeneous, including private clients with complex wealth situations (Lilly Becker, Jette Joop), corporate and SME clients (PAWAO AG, Dr. Hans-Jörg Dohrmann), and venture capital and founder clients (Tobias Heitmann, Robin Tschöpe), with services marketed under the positioning 'Tax is strategy.' The firm is independently owned by its Managing Directors with no external funding, no parent company, and serves clients nationwide from its Düsseldorf and Viersen locations.

Name

TED GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft

Legal name

TED GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft

Website

https://tedtax.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TED GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft (TED TAX) is a Düsseldorf-based strategic tax advisory firm with ~20 experts, serving entrepreneurs, investors, and decision-makers across Germany through structuring, transaction, succession, and compliance services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tax Advisory Services

NAICS

Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (5412)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Indirect Tax (VAT/GST/Sales & Use) Services (BPAHABAJ)

Keywords

• Strategic tax advisory
• Corporate structuring services
• Transaction tax consulting
• Succession planning
• Tax compliance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Advisory Services: Revenue generated through professional services engagements including tax advisory, corporate structuring, transaction consulting, succession planning, and compliance services. Fee structures likely include project-based assignments and recurring retainer arrangements for ongoing advisory relationships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

TED GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft is a strategic tax advisory firm offering tax planning, corporate structure optimization, transaction advisory, succession planning, and tax compliance services for entrepreneurs, investors, and decision-makers. The firm operates as part of the TED Group with three brands: TED TAX (strategic advisory), TED Audit (statutory and voluntary audits), and TED Niederrhein (operational compliance including bookkeeping, payroll, and tax returns).

Product overview

TED GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft operates as a strategic tax advisory group comprising three distinct service brands: TED TAX (core tax planning and advisory), TED Audit (auditing and assurance), and TED Niederrhein (operational tax compliance). The main entity TED TAX provides high-level strategic tax services including tax planning, corporate restructuring, M&A advisory, and succession planning. The subsidiary TED Audit GmbH handles statutory and voluntary audits, company valuations, and compliance reviews. The subsidiary TED Niederrhein GmbH focuses on day-to-day compliance including bookkeeping, payroll, and tax return preparation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TED TAX (Strategic Tax Advisory)

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ebner Stolz: Top-10 German mid-market audit, tax, and advisory firm with full national coverage — competes with TED across audit, tax compliance, and advisory, but at significantly larger scale and with broader service breadth.
• Warth & Klein Grant Thornton: German member of Grant Thornton's international network providing tax, audit, and advisory services to mid-market companies — competes with TED on tax advisory and audit but offers broader geographic and service coverage.
• RSM Germany: German arm of the RSM international audit/tax/advisory network serving mid-market companies — comparable in targeting the Mittelstand entrepreneur segment, with the audit+tax+advisory integrated model that TED's three-entity group mirrors.
• Rödl & Partner: Large German-origin international advisory firm combining legal, tax, audit, and consulting — comparable integrated service offering to the TED Group's three-entity structure but operating at substantially larger scale across multiple jurisdictions.
• Mazars Germany: International audit, tax, and advisory firm with a substantial German practice serving mid-market and large family-owned companies — overlaps with TED's audit (TED Audit) and tax advisory lines but at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Peters, Schönberger & Partner: Munich-based German tax advisory boutique specializing in corporate tax, M&A tax, and international structures — directly comparable boutique format, partner-led delivery, and clientele of family businesses and HNW individuals.
• Streck Mack Schwedhelm: Boutique German tax and corporate law firm serving medium-sized enterprises, family businesses, and HNW clients on structuring, M&A, and succession — closely matches TED's target segments and partner-led boutique format.
• Pohlmann & Company: German tax advisory boutique focused on corporate tax, transaction tax, and international structures for mid-market and family-owned businesses — directly comparable in scope and target clientele to TED TAX.
• taxgate: German tax advisory boutique focused on entrepreneurs, investors, and family businesses — closely comparable niche positioning and service mix to TED TAX's strategic tax advisory offering.
• Flick Gocke Schaumburg: One of Germany's leading independent tax advisory firms, focused on high-end tax structuring for corporations and HNW individuals — directly comparable to TED TAX's strategic tax and transaction advisory positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ted-tax

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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