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Stephan Wachsmuth, LL.M.

Lawyer, Tax adviser, Local Partner*

Stuttgart, Munich

Stephan Wachsmuth, LL.M.

Lawyer, Tax adviser, Local Partner*

Stuttgart, Munich

Stephan Wachsmuth is a Local Partner at our Munich office. As a specialist tax lawyer and a certified tax adviser, he specialises in providing tax advice in the real estate and financial services sectors, as well as for private clients. His advisory services include tax structuring and tax planning, including transactions, expert opinions and binding tax rulings. Stephan is also highly experienced in handling tax disputes, such as tax audits, objections and litigation, and in advising companies and private individuals on estate planning matters. His exceptional negotiation skills are also a valuable asset to clients. Prior to joining GSK Stockmann, he led the tax investigation department at a government tax office. He also regularly lectures and publishes on tax law topics.

Practice areas

  • Corporate tax law
  • Real estate tax law
  • Estate planning/private clients
  • Tax procedure (including objection and litigation proceedings, tax audits, tax compliance)
Lawyer Profile

Awards

  • Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers
    “Ones to watch” in the area of “Tax Law” (2025)
Lawyer Profile
  • Joined GSK Stockmann in 2020
  • Tax adviser and certified specialist for tax law
  • Worked at the Pforzheim tax office as head of tax investigations
  • Part-time lecturer in tax law at the University of Applied Sciences Ludwigsburg (Germany)
  • Admitted to the bar in Germany (2017)
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) in tax law at the University of Potsdam (Germany)
  • Studied law at the University of Heidelberg (Germany) and the University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland)

Languages: English, French, German

Lawyer Profile
  • German Corporate Tax Association (DUV), board member and vice president
  • Working Group for Tax Law at the German Bar Association (DAV)
  • Munich Bar Association
  • German-Swiss Lawyers’ Association
  • International Fiscal Association
Lawyer Profile
  • Jacobs, J., von Staa, K. and Wachsmuth, S. (2024). 2024 Legalities Report, pp. 39-44.
  • Huperz, P., Marx, K., Jacobs, J., Wachsmuth, S. and Gerhards, S. (2023). Temporäre Wohnformen: Rechtlicher und steuerrechtlicher Rahmen, CBRE Research, September 2023, pp. 19-24.
  • Kreide, R. and Wachsmuth, S. (2023). Steuerliche Behandlung von Genussrechtskapital, Eigen- oder Fremdkapital – das ist hier die Frage, KSI 2023, pp. 58.
  • Koch, D. and Wachsmuth, S. (2021). Grunderwerbsteuer häufiger fällig, immobilienmanager, Issue 6-2021, 29.06.2021.
  • Koch, D. and Wachsmuth, S. (2021). Nichts für „Lieschen Müller“, Beitrag zur Grunderwerbsteuer-Reform für Share Deals, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Immobilien, 28.05.2021, No. 121, p. I 3.
Lawyer Profile
  • Joined GSK Stockmann in 2020
  • Tax adviser and certified specialist for tax law
  • Worked at the Pforzheim tax office as head of tax investigations
  • Part-time lecturer in tax law at the University of Applied Sciences Ludwigsburg (Germany)
  • Admitted to the bar in Germany (2017)
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) in tax law at the University of Potsdam (Germany)
  • Studied law at the University of Heidelberg (Germany) and the University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland)

Languages: English, French, German

Lawyer Profile
  • German Corporate Tax Association (DUV), board member and vice president
  • Working Group for Tax Law at the German Bar Association (DAV)
  • Munich Bar Association
  • German-Swiss Lawyers’ Association
  • International Fiscal Association
Lawyer Profile
  • Jacobs, J., von Staa, K. and Wachsmuth, S. (2024). 2024 Legalities Report, pp. 39-44.
  • Huperz, P., Marx, K., Jacobs, J., Wachsmuth, S. and Gerhards, S. (2023). Temporäre Wohnformen: Rechtlicher und steuerrechtlicher Rahmen, CBRE Research, September 2023, pp. 19-24.
  • Kreide, R. and Wachsmuth, S. (2023). Steuerliche Behandlung von Genussrechtskapital, Eigen- oder Fremdkapital – das ist hier die Frage, KSI 2023, pp. 58.
  • Koch, D. and Wachsmuth, S. (2021). Grunderwerbsteuer häufiger fällig, immobilienmanager, Issue 6-2021, 29.06.2021.
  • Koch, D. and Wachsmuth, S. (2021). Nichts für „Lieschen Müller“, Beitrag zur Grunderwerbsteuer-Reform für Share Deals, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Immobilien, 28.05.2021, No. 121, p. I 3.

Stephan Wachsmuth, LL.M.

Lawyer, Tax adviser, Local Partner*

Stuttgart, Munich