Dr. Friedrich Helmert

Vita

born 1953, married, 3 children

Areas of expertise

• Complex tax concepts, national and international
• Company acquisitions and sales
• Succession consulting

Sectors (core areas)

• Industry (esp. textile, furniture, engineering, health)
• Commerce
• Print media
• Freelancer

Other activities

• Head of the tax department at HLB Schumacher GmbH
• Voluntary judge at the German Federal Court of Justice since 1999 (senate for auditing matters)
• Lecturer at the WWU (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität) continuing education – international inheritance tax law in the expert consultant course international tax law

Select publications

• “Sonderbetriebsvermögen” in: Geprägte Freiheit in Forschung und Lehre, Heidelberger Beiträge zum Finanz- und Steuerrecht vol. 4 2016
• Die Zurechnung nach § 15 AStG bei Verlusten, iStR 2005, 272

Professional career

• Of Counsel since 2022
• Auditor since 1990
• Partner 1987-2022
• Tax consultant since 1986
• With HLB Schumacher GmbH since 1984
• Attorney since 1984
• Research assistant at the chair of public law and tax law (Prof. Dr. Paul Kirchhof) in Heidelberg 1982-1984
• Clerkship in Aachen/Cologne 1979-1982
• Law and history studies in Münster and Göttingen 1974-1979

Languages

English