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Prof. Dr. Christoph Urtz

Counsel
Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG

Biography

Prof. Dr. Christoph Urtz is a counsel in the Baker McKenzie's Austria Tax Practice Group and a chair for the department of tax law at the University of Salzburg. Prior to joining the Vienna office in 2015, he served as a lawyer in a leading Austrian law firm, in leading CEE law firms, and a Big Four professional services firm. In addition to his practice Prof. Dr. Urtz frequently publishes articles in professional journals as well as newspapers.

Practice Focus

Prof. Dr. Urtz concentrates on a broad spectrum of corporate and international tax law, real estate taxation, tax proceedings and financial criminal law. He has handled cases involving a wide variety of domestic and international issues, including cross-border restructuring and real estate transactions.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • International Fiscal Association - Member
  • Austrian Chamber for Tax Advisors - Corresponding Member, Scientific Tax Board
  • German Association of Tax Lawyers (DStJG) - Member

Admissions

  • Austria (2011)

Education

  • University of Salzburg (Habilitation) (2009)
  • University of Vienna (Dr. iur.) (2001)
  • University of Vienna (Mag. iur.) (1997)
  • University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna (Mag. rer. soc. oec.) (1996)

Languages

  • English
  • German

Publications

News, Events & Publications

Die mündliche Verhandlung im Beschwerdeverfahren vor den Verwaltungsgerichten nach der BAO sowie im Verfahren vor dem VwGH - Verfahrensrecht und grundrechtliche Anforderungen (gemeinsam mit Hofrat Dr. Franz Philipp Sutter), in Koran/Moser (Hrsg), Die BAO im Zentrum der Finanzverwaltung. Festschrift für Christoph Ritz (2015) 309 ff

Kommentierung des § 9 KStG (Gruppenbesteuerung), in Bergmann/Bieber (Hrsg), Körperschaftsteuergesetz – Update-Kommentar, 2015

Public oral hearing in tax procedure – Austria and Sweden in comparison (gemeinsam mit Univ.-Prof. Dr. Eleonor Kristoffersson), Svensk Skattetidning, 3/2015, 237 ff

Die Aufhebungsgründe im Revisionsverfahren, in Holoubek/Lang (Hrsg),Das Verfahren vor dem Verwaltungsgerichtshof (2015) 129 ff.

Steuerreform 2015. Die Immobilienwirtschaft steht auf der Verliererseite (gemeinsam mit Dr. Stephan Größ, Head of Real Estate, Baker & McKenzie Wien), Immobilienmagazin 6.15, 56 f.

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