Ypsilon Group opens office in Frankfurt and expands advice on indirect tax

Nabipour, whose industry focuses on financial services, e-commerce and real estate, most recently headed the Indirect Tax practice in Frankfurt as a Senior Manager at Nexia, where he also built up and developed. His experience gained in leading international consulting firms, including the Big Four, also includes advising on complex judicial and out-of-court appeal proceedings.

As Director, Michael Conzelmann, tax consultant and specialist advisor for international tax law, will take over the management of Corporate Tax and International Tax at the Frankfurt office. Most recently, he also worked as a Senior Manager at Nexia, advising real estate companies, private equity structures and international corporate groups in particular on structuring, transactions and restructurings.

The new branch combines indirect tax as well as corporate and international taxation under one roof. The range of services ranges from tax structuring and implementation in ongoing business to the declaration and support of audits and dispute proceedings. One focus is on e-commerce, in particular advising Amazon merchants and companies with Shopify shops on cross-border supply chains and fulfillment structures as well as VAT and customs compliance.

"Frankfurt combines a strong financial and investment market with an international corporate landscape. Here, we complement Ypsilon's existing strengths with specialized advice on VAT, customs and excise duties and place a special focus on e-commerce and cross-border business models," explains Nabipour.
The group-wide expansion of Indirect Tax also benefits clients who are already served in other Ypsilon locations. The Frankfurt team works closely with the Group's departments in Tax, Audit and Advisory as well as with international network partners.

Johannes Nölke, partner and tax advisor at Ypsilon, comments: "With Frankfurt, we are closing a strategic gap and expanding our range of services to include competencies that our clients from the financial and real estate environment are increasingly in demand. Amir Nabipour and Michael Conzelmann bring the expertise we need to build a permanently established location."