WFI students at the EY-Tax Talent Days in Berlin

Four WFI students took part in the EY Tax Talent Days in Berlin on 9 and 10 December. Participation in this exclusive event is already a great success: our students beat around 200 other applicants out of 45 places available! 

A varied program awaited them during the two days. As part of a guided tour of the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany, the participants gained unique insights into tax policy decision-making processes and discussed current tax issues with Mr Christoph Wicher (Tax Officer of the CDU parliamentary group) and Mrs Julia Bossmann (Tax Officer of the FDP parliamentary group). In barcamp sessions, the various EY services were presented and specialist topics were discussed. A presentation on tax technology at EY offered a glimpse into the future of tax innovations. There was also plenty of opportunity to socialise and network with the other participants during a round of curling in the evening.

Awards for our research associates Anna-Sophie Braun and Christoph Rehrl

We congratulate Anna-Sophie Braun on winning the Teaching Prize and Christoph Rehrl on winning the prize for the best Master's thesis!

The WFI and the IN-Kontakt alumni association presented their graduates with their Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral certificates at the Ingolstadt City Theatre. Dr. Dorothea Deneke-Stoll, the second mayor of the city of Ingolstadt, presented several graduates with prizes in recognition of their outstanding achievements. We are delighted to announce that the prize for the best Master's thesis in 2024 has been awarded to our research associate, Christoph Rehrl. Mr. Rehrl's thesis, entitled 'Firm-wide Effects of Earnings Stripping Rules', provides an in-depth analysis of the impact of the reform of the 'Earnings Stripping Rules' from the ATAD guidelines on the firm-wide foreign debt ratios of large multinational companies within the EU.

We are pleased to announce that our research associate, Anna-Sophie Braun, has been honoured with the 'Teaching Prize', an annual award for excellent teaching at the WFI, during the graduation ceremony. The elected student representatives at the WFI select a professor and a doctoral or postdoctoral student to receive this prize each year. The recipients are chosen based on student evaluations of the teaching of all courses taught at the WFI over the past two semesters. The award cites three courses taught by Mrs. Braun: Financial Statements and Corporate Taxation (Bachelor's level), Corporate Tax Law (Master's level) and Accounting Tax Law (Master's level). We would like to extend our congratulations to Prof. Dr. David Streich for being awarded the same prize for professors.

Dr. Svea Holtmann receives the Economics Award for Dissertations from the German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF)

We congratulate our affiliated researcher Dr. Svea Holtmann on winning the German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) award for doctoral theses!

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Svea Holtmann has been awarded the German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) Dissertation Prize for her doctoral thesis written at the WFI. The prize was awarded for the first time in mid-September on the occasion of the "75th anniversary of the BMF" by the then Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner. In her award-winning dissertation, Dr. Svea Holtmann addresses the question of how tax policy can contribute to the achievement of specific sustainability goals. We congratulate Dr. Holtmann on this well-deserved recognition for her outstanding dissertation.

Dr. Holtmann is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Mannheim, specialising in Accounting & Taxation. She is also a visiting scholar at Stanford University in the US.

Hiking trip of the KU Research Institute for Taxation 2024

This year, the KU Research Institute for Taxation's hiking trip to Lake Tegernsee took place in perfect weather. The hike led from Tegernsee via the Riederstein up to the Baumgartenschneid. There, we enjoyed the marvelous panoramic view of Lake Tegernsee and the foothills of the Alps. During the descent, we stopped off at a mountain inn along the way. After a brief refreshment, we covered the last section of the 15-km hike. At the end of the day, a quick dip in Lake Tegernsee provided some well-earned refreshment.

Hiking trip of the KU Research Institute for Taxation 2023

Hiking trip of the KU Research Institute for Taxation to the Starnberger See on August 08, 2023

This year, the hiking trip of the KU Research Institute for Taxation led to the Starnberger See near Tutzing in best weather. On the so-called Ilka-Höhe we enjoyed the wonderful panoramic view into the foothills of the Alps. After a short rest there, the 15 km long hike led us through woods and meadows to the Deixlfurter See and over a small gorge back to Tutzing, where we ended the day with an ice cream directly at the lake.

Talk by Fritz Güntzler MdB

On January 31, 2023, Fritz Güntzler MdB was a guest at our Faculty of Economics. In his exciting lecture, Mr. Güntzler reported on his work in the German Parliament's investigation committees on cum-ex transactions and the Wirecard case as well as on current legislative projects in the field of tax policy. The subsequent discussion round on the topics of global minimum taxation, the complexity of the tax system and current demands for the introduction of an excess profits tax was moderated by Prof. Dr. Langenmayr and Prof. Dr. Koch. The well-attended event concluded with a general Q&A session in which students were able to address their questions directly to Fritz Güntzler.

Matthäus Schwarz Prize 2019

At a ceremony held on November 7, 2019, the Chairs of Business Administration and Business Taxation as well as Business Administration, Management Accounting and Auditing have awarded outstanding final theses with the Matthäus Schwarz Prize for the fourth time in a row in cooperation with the auditing company Warth & Klein Grant Thorton. The award-winning theses were selected by a top-class jury and are at the highest academic  level and of great practical value. We congratulate all award winners!

Festive Opening of the KU Research Institute for Taxation

The KU Research Institute for Taxation was officially opened in a festive ceremony on October 23, 2019. Simultaneously, the faculty launched the new Master’s degree program in Taxation . For a detailed report of the ceremony (in German), please click here.