Düsseldorf / Neuss
Michael Kalus
Dipl.-Ökonom (MEcon)
Auditor, Tax Consultant, Partner
kbht was founded by Michael Kalus in 1991. With more than 30 years of experience as a tax consultant and auditor, his focus is on serving small and medium-sized companies and corporate groups, family businesses and wealthy individuals, providing advice and support in all tax and business matters. He also specialises in providing advice on succession planning and on inheritance and capital transfer tax. As a highly respected consultant and speaker, his expertise in tax and fiscal matters is sought after particularly by banks and Chambers of Industry and Commerce.
- Small and medium-sized companies and corporate groups
- Full tax service
- Tax structuring services
- Inheritance and capital transfer tax
- Company succession
- Succession tax planning
- Business management consulting
- Coaching
- Restructuring
- M&A transactions
- Family businesses
- Wealthy individuals
- Languages: German and English
- Born in Dortmund in 1957
- Studies at the University of Duisburg/Essen, Diplom-Ökonom (Master of Economics) (1984)
- Tax consultant since 1989, auditor since 1991
- Tax and auditing work for a large medium-sized auditing firm in Düsseldorf (1984-1990)
- Founding of kbht (1991)
- Fiscal and Tax Committee of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), Berlin
- Düsseldorf Chamber of Tax Consultants
- Düsseldorf Tax Consultants AssociationBerlin Chamber of Auditors
- German Institute of Auditors
- DANSEF - Deutsche Anwalts-, Notar- und Steuerberatervereinigung für Erb- und Familienrecht e.V. (German Association of Lawyers, Notaries and Tax Consultants for Inheritance and Family Law)
- Publications and speaking engagements
- Author of columns and articles
- Speaker on tax and fiscal matters