Tax consultancy

We provide a full range of services to real estate investors related to all tax aspects of the marketing, commercialisation and disposal of real estate. Our team advises clients at all stages of development and exit. Qualified and experienced specialists and knowledge of the real estate industry’s operating practices enable us to ensure that investors achieve optimal business objectives.

The goal of the real estate project tax advisory team is to provide clients with full support on tax issues related to the marketing and commercialisation of real estate, allowing them to focus on other business issues.

As part of the practice, among other things:

• We provide analyses and recommendations regarding the choice of the most favourable legal form for the realisation of an investment or the execution of a real estate transaction.
• We provide analyses and presentations of possible financing scenarios for the transaction together with a presentation of the tax implications.
• We carry out tax due diligence for the buyer or the seller (identification of significant tax/legal risks).
• We advise on the risk of tax reclassification of the subject of the transaction.
• We advise at the stage of negotiating and signing transaction agreements, and recommend contractual provisions.
• We advise on the settlement of transactions (closing month settlement, rent guarantees, etc.) and on the formula for allocating the purchase price of the real estate to the individual assets acquired.
• We give an opinion on the transaction in terms of its reporting obligation under the mandatory disclosure rules (MDR).
• We obtain individual interpretations securing the tax position of a party to the transaction.
• We offer support in obtaining a VAT refund in connection with the transaction.
• We provide opinions on the provisions of real estate lease/leasing agreements.
• We advise on the settlement of rent incentives and fit-outs.
• We advise on the allocation of direct and indirect costs associated with a development investment.
• We advise on real estate tax (identification of overpayment opportunities, tax proceedings) and the automation of real estate tax returns.
• We provide support in the reporting of ownership structures of real estate companies.