D+S Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH

Benjamin Houy

2025-11-24

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I worked with Steuerberater Eike Scherder and Marcus Deckmann from December 2024 to November 2025. Due to serious service failures, I have filed a formal complaint (Beschwerde) with Steuerberaterkammer Düsseldorf on November 25, 2025.

Documented Issues:
1. Gift Tax Error (€1,650)
Schenkungsteuererklärung contained fundamental error in tax exemption - would have cost me €1,650 in unnecessary taxes. I discovered the error myself when reviewing. Advisor acknowledged via email September 11, 2025: "somehow our Programm mixed the degree of relationship up so the wrong tax allowance was applied."

2. Corporate Tax Number Never Received (6+ Months)
Applied May 2025, promised "2-3 weeks" (June 5 email), revised to "4 weeks" (June 24), then "by end of next week" (July 9). Still not received as of November 24, 2025 (6+ months).

3. Entity Confusion
All correspondence with D+S Steuerberatungsgesellschaft gmbH, but invoices from S&K GmbH Steuerberatung (different legal entity). No explanation provided despite requests.

4. Tax Residency Advice
Failed to properly advise on the risks of full German taxation for my UK company while run from Germany.

5. Communication Pattern
Required numerous follow-up emails for basic updates. Addressed this directly June 24, 2025 via email, but pattern continued.

6. Repeatedly failed to communicate in a professional manner with an insurance broker I hired as well as with my UK accountant.

6. Terminated November 24, 2025
After raising these concerns, engagement terminated with immediate effect, 37 days before my scheduled departure from Germany, leaving critical year-end matters unresolved.

Fees paid: €1,883.77
Work I completed personally: Gewerbeanmeldung registration (as instructed)

Formal complaint filed: Steuerberaterkammer Düsseldorf, November 25, 2025

All statements documented via email correspondence and invoices. Not recommended based on my experience