Gerald Schachner

Practice Areas

Preparation and support in external tax audits, defense in tax criminal, and representation in litigation;

Obtaining binding tax rulings advance tax rulings;

Filing applications withholding tax refunds and assessing eligibility for withholding tax relief source;

Risk analysis in sensitive tax and development of tailored remedial measures;

Structuring and implementation of holding arrangements;

Asset structuring, succession planning, and transfers;

National and cross-border corporate reorganizations;

Advising on inbound and outbound relocations of individuals and businesses.

Career

Gerald was a Partner and Head of Tax at bpv Hügel until 2024, before founding SCHACHNER Rechtsanwalt GmbH. He has been admitted as an attorney in Austria since 2007 and as a Certified Public Tax Advisor in Austria since 2004. Prior to his time at bpv Hügel, Gerald worked with Arthur Andersen, Deloitte & Touche, Herbst Vavrovsky Kinsky, and Norton Rose LLP in London.

Professional Memberships

Gerald is a member of Tax & Legal Excellence, serving as Head of the Lounge Vienna, as well as a member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA), the International Bar Association (IBA), the Vienna Bar Association, and the Austrian Chamber of Certified Public Accountants.

Publications

Gerald was author of numerous publications on tax law such as the Austrian chapters of

• Corporate Tax (Chambers Global Practice Guides)

• Tax Controversy (Chambers Global Practice Guides)

• M&A (IBFD)

• Tax Country Comparative Guide (The Legal 500)

• The Corporate Tax Planning Law Review (The Law Reviews)

• The Tax Disputes and Litigation Law Review (The Law Reviews)

• The Transfer Pricing Law Review (The Law Reviews)

• Tax Controversy (Lexology Getting the Deal Through)