Contents
Current developments in accounting law and accounting tax law
- International and national development of accounting law.
- Innovations from current tax legislation, in particular changes in corporate taxation.
- Decisions of the tax courts as well as current and expected decisions of the BFH.
- Excursus: News on the disclosure of annual financial statements and e-balance sheet.
Application to individual items in the annual financial statements, taking into account current case law
Fixed assets
- Valuation of intangible assets, software, goodwill, differentiation between acquisition and production costs and current maintenance costs, valuation of investments.
Current assets
- Differentiation between fixed and current assets, valuation of inventories and receivables (specific and general valuation allowances as well as realization principle and timing), going concern value as a valuation standard and write-down to going concern value.
Equity
- Statement of equity for partnerships and corporations, statement of net income for the year, changes in capital.
Provisions
- Types of provisions and accounting regulations (valuation, discounting), consideration of selected areas of provisions taking into account current accounting tax case law.
Deferred taxes
- Principles of accounting, disclosure and valuation.
Liabilities
- Valuation and discounting of liabilities, shareholder loans, subordination, debt waivers and letters of comfort.
Tax-free income and non-deductible expenses
- Dividends and capital gains in accordance with Section 8b KStG, limited debt interest deduction in accordance with Section 4 (4a) EStG and interest barrier (Section 4h EStG), non-deductible operating expenses (Section 4 (5) EStG), trade tax (Section 4 (5b) EStG).
Deductions motivated by (tax) law
- Investment deduction, reinvestment reserve, reserve for replacement purchases.
Balance sheet policy and balance sheet management
- Targeted use of commercial and tax structuring options both before and after the balance sheet date, accounting and valuation scope, use of discretionary powers.
Learning environment
In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.
Your benefit
Accounting law and, in particular, accounting tax law are fundamentally subject to politically motivated changes and clarifying court rulings. Consistently taking these into account and implementing them in a targeted manner is a major challenge in business practice. In this training , you will learn through practical exercises,
- which special regulations must be observed when determining taxable profits,
- the consequences of the relationship between the commercial balance sheet and the tax balance sheet,
- how changes resulting from current legislation and case law can be implemented in practice,
- which structuring options exist within the framework of an active tax accounting policy and
- how these can be optimally utilized.
Methods
Lecture and exercises with many practical case studies.
Recommended for
Accountants, specialists and managers from finance and accounting, from tax departments and tax consulting practices as well as members of management who need to know and apply the current rules of accounting tax law in their professional practice.
Attendees comments
"Discussions were welcome and the speaker responded very well to the participants' questions."

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Start dates and details

Wednesday, 16.07.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 04.09.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Tuesday, 11.11.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 06.02.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Wednesday, 18.03.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.