Questionnaire for Temps

Please return to: Salman Shaheen

Tel: 0207 779 8307

Email:

Deadline for return of questionnaire: Friday May 24

This form has been split into two parts. The first part relates to World Tax 2014. The second concerns transfer pricing and relates to a new directory, the World Transfer Pricing 2014. If you have a transfer pricing practice in your firm, and wish to be considered for both, please fill out both sections of the form.

Research questionnaire

Please note that any information given may be published except where indicated.

Firm name: / Country: / Germany
Department:
Head of dept:
Telephone: / Email:

1. Tiers (please see the tiers from World Tax 2013)

Tier criteria

Tier 1

Leading reputation in their own jurisdiction; a number of partners in all the areas of tax: planning, transactional, transfer pricing, indirect taxes and litigation, reflected in the size of transactions and profile of clients.

Tier 2

Leading reputation in their own jurisdiction; at least one partner in all the areas of tax: planning, transactional, transfer pricing, indirect taxes and litigation, reflected in the size of transactions and profile of clients.

Tier 3

Leading reputation in their own jurisdiction; at least one partner in two distinct areas of tax, reflected in the size of transactions and profile of clients.

Lowest tier

Boutique firm; strong reputation in one area of tax, for example, transfer pricing, indirect taxes or litigation/controversy, reflected in the size of transactions and profile of clients.

Tier 1

Deloitte

Ernst & Young

Flick Gocke Schaumburg

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

PwC

Tier 2

Allen & Overy

Hengeler Mueller

Linklaters

P+P Pöllath + Partners

Tier 3

Baker & McKenzie

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Clifford Chance

Gleiss Lutz

KPMG

Latham & Watkins

Luther Rechtsanwaltgesellschaft - Taxand

Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy

WTS

Tier 4

Baker Tilly Deutschland (Rölfs Partner)

BDO Deutsche Warentreuhand

Berger Steck & Kollegen

Bödecker Ernst & Partner

Debevoise & Plimpton

Dentons

DLA Piper

Goutier & Partners

Haarmann

Hogan Lovells

Küffner Maunz Langer Zugmaier

Lemaitre Taxperience

McDermott Will & Emery

Noerr

Oppenhoff & Partner

Shearman & Sterling

Streck Mack Schwedhelm

Voegele Partner – NERA

White & Case

TIER 1 – (strongest) - Which firm(s) should not be in Tier 1?......

TIER 2 - Which firm(s) should not be in Tier 2?......

TIER 3 - Which firm(s) should not be in Tier 3?......

TIER 4 – Which firms(s) should not be in Tier 4? ......

TIER 5 – Which firms(s) should not be in Tier 4? ......

Are there any firms missing from the rankings? If so, which tier?

Firm

Tier

1.
2.
3.

Which firm(s) tax practice has noticeably declined over the past year?......

Why?…………………………………………………………………………………………

Which firm(s) tax practice has particularly improved over the past year?......

Why?......

Specialist areas - Recommend up to three individuals with specialist skills in the following areas (please do not include advisers from your own firm):

Corporate Tax

Individual’s name

Firm

1.
2.
3.

Tax controversy and litigation (including barristers if applicable)

Individual’s name

Firm/Chambers

1.
2.
3.

Capital markets & financial products

Individual’s name

Firm

1.
2.
3.

Cross-border structuring

Individual’s name

Firm

1.
2.
3.

M&A

Individual’s name

Firm

1.
2.
3.

Indirect Tax

Individual’s name

Firm

1.
2.
3.

2. Personnel

How many professionals are in your practice?

Partners
Other fee earners
Indirect tax
Corporate tax
Tax disputes

Please give the names and details of any tax professionals who have joined your department since May 2012 (continue on a separate sheet if necessary).

Name

From (position)

/ Date hired

Please give the names and details of any tax professionals who have left your department since May 2012 (continue on a separate sheet if necessary).

Name

To (position)

/ Date left

3. Clients

Please give the name of five key clients that your firm has advised in the past two years (this information is for publication). Please also provide us with contact information for each of these clients so we can contact them for independent market research (the contact information will not be published).

Company:
Contact name:
Position:
Telephone:
Email:
OK to contact? [Y/N]

4. Recent work

This information is for publication.

Please give the details of the most innovative transactions and other tax work (no more than three each for corporate tax, tax disputes and indirect tax) your tax practice has advised on since May 2012, which can be used for publication.

CORPORATE TAX /

Matter 1

Matter 2

Matter 3

Brief description of matter:

Why was it innovative?

Party/parties advised:

Tax professionals from your firm involved:

Value (US$):

Date completed:

INDIRECT TAX /

Matter 1

Matter 2

Matter 3

Brief description of matter:

Why was it innovative?

Party/parties advised:

Tax professionals from your firm involved:

Value (US$):

Date completed:

TAX DISPUTES /

Matter 1

Matter 2

Matter 3

Brief description of matter:

Why was it innovative?

Party/parties advised:

Tax professionals from your firm involved:

Value (US$):

Date completed:

5. Synopsis

Please give any other details of your tax practice which you would like us to take into consideration:

Part 2

Please return to: Salman Shaheen

Tel: +44 (0)20 7779 8307

Email:

Deadline for return of questionnaire: Friday May 24

Research questionnaire

Please note that any information given may be published except where indicated.

Firm name: / Country:
Department:
Head of dept:
Telephone: / Email:

1. Tiers (please nominate the transfer pricing service providers in your jurisdiction and the tier you believe they belong in)

Tiers and methodology

Firms have a leading reputation in their jurisdiction. They have a varied portfolio of work. They offer a range of transfer pricing services. They boast a variety of different clients.

Firms have a leading reputation in their jurisdiction. They have a varied portfolio of work. They offer a range of transfer pricing services.

Firms have a leading reputation in their jurisdiction. They have a varied portfolio of work.

Tier 1

Tier 2

Tier 3

Which firm(s) transfer pricing practice has noticeably declined over the past year?......

Why?…………………………………………………………………………………………

Which firm(s) transfer pricing practice has particularly improved over the past year?......

Why?......

Specialist areas - Recommend up to three individuals with specialist skills in the following areas (please do not include advisers from your own firm):

TP Disputes

Individual’s name

Firm

1.
2.
3.

APA negotiation

Individual’s name

Firm/Chambers

1.
2.
3.

Documentation project management

Individual’s name

Firm

1.
2.
3.

Other

Individual’s name

Firm

1.
2.
3.

2. Personnel

How many transfer pricing professionals are in your practice?

Partners
Other fee earners

Please give the names and details of any transfer pricing professionals who have joined your department since May 2012 (continue on a separate sheet if necessary).

Name

From (position)

/ Date hired

Please give the names and details of any transfer pricing professionals who have left your department since May 2012 (continue on a separate sheet if necessary).

Name

To (position)

/ Date left

3. Clients

Please give the name of five key transfer pricing clients that your firm has advised in the past two years (this information is for publication), who can be contacted for independent market research. Please also provide us with contact information for each of these clients (the contact information will not be published).

Company:
Contact name:
Position:
Telephone:
Email:
OK to contact? [Y/N]

4. Recent work

This information is for publication.

Please give the details of the most innovative transfer pricing matters your practice has advised on since May 2012, which can be used for publication.

Matter 1

Brief description of matter:

Why was it innovative?

Party/parties advised:

Tax professionals from your firm involved:

Value (US$):

Date completed:

Matter 2

Brief description of matter:

Why was it innovative?

Party/parties advised:

Tax professionals from your firm involved:

Value (US$):

Date completed:

Matter 3

Brief description of matter:

Why was it innovative?

Party/parties advised:

Tax professionals from your firm involved:

Value (US$):

Date completed:

Matter 4

Brief description of matter:

Why was it innovative?

Party/parties advised:

Tax professionals from your firm involved:

Value (US$):

Date completed:

5. Synopsis

Please give any other details of your transfer pricing practice which you would like us to take into consideration:

World Tax – research questionnaire