FRANZ G. PUTZ, Tax advisor

Mr. Putz initially worked in the tax administration until 1971 and was appointed as a tax agent (Steuerbevollmächtigter) in the same year by the Oberfinanzdirektion Koblenz/Rhineland-Palatinate. He held a senior position in a Mannheim tax firm and founded the tax advisory partnership in 1975. In 1978, he was appointed as a tax advisor (Steuerberater) by the Ministry of Finance of Baden-Württemberg.

Mr. Putz is a founding member of Putz und Partner, established in 2004. He served for many years as a board member of the Nordbaden Chamber of Tax Advisors and was also a member of its examination committee for the tax clerk examination.

Memberships

• Chamber of Tax Advisors of North Baden (Steuerberaterkammer Nordbaden)

• State Association of Tax Advisors and Auditors of Baden-Württemberg (Landesverband der steuerberatenden und wirtschaftsprüfenden Berufe Baden-Württemberg)

Presentations

• “Investments in Germany – Legal and Tax Framework for Chinese Companies”, conference of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the China Chamber of International Commerce / Zhenjiang Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Zhenjiang (P.R. China), March 2018

• “Introduction to the German Tax System”, presentation to the delegation of the State Administration of Taxation of the P.R. China, Sino-German Hi Tech Park Heidelberg, October 2018