Michael Weber-Blank, NLP M.

Lawyer
Certified Specialized Attorney in Tax Law
Certified Specialized Attorney in Criminal Law
Certified Compliance Officer
Business Mediator (DAA)

Location Hannover
T +49 511 899379 - 21
F +49 511 899379 - 76
E michael.weber-blank@brandi.net
Foreign language: English

About me

Born in 1962
Legal studies at Würzburg University and Göttingen University
Second (Bar) Exam ("2. Staatsexamen") in 1992, then joined the Lower Saxony Fiscal Administration as tax office section head for investigation and criminal matters, 1992
Admitted to the bar in 1997
Head of the income tax and international tax law department at Lehrgangswerk Haas, 1998
Certified Specialized Attorney in Tax Law since 1999
Managing partner with WKI Weber-Blank & Kirschstein Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, 2000
Completion of business mediator training at Deutsche Anwalt Akademie, 2001
Senior manager at PriceWaterhouse Coopers AG, auditing firm
Completion of psychology training, obtaining NLP Master and INLPTA certification
Managing director of Schindhelm Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, head of tax and economic criminal law department, 2002
Managing partner of Schindhelm Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, 2008 - 2011
Joined the firm in 2011
Certified Compliance Officer since 2012
Certified Specialized Attorney in Criminal Law since 2013

Tax compliance
Anti-corruption compliance
Determination of the specific requirements for a compliance system in consideration of the existing compliance culture
Development of customized compliance guidelines ( Code of Conduct )
Establishment of an external compliance hotline
Raising the employees' awareness and training the employees with regard to general and specific compliance questions
Regular control and further development of the compliance system, if applicable

Final costing
Cash auditing
Securing of input tax deduction
Voucher audit
Conduction of objection proceedings with regard to all tax types
Proceedings for the stay of execution and enforcement
Representation in liability proceedings
Tax law compliance
In-house training regarding the distribution and requests for vouchers in
order to secure the deduction of operating expenses
Consulting with regard to voluntary reporting of tax evasion
Preparation of voluntary reports of tax evasion including the review and assessment of bank receipts
Preparation of and support during audits
Actions before the fiscal court, the Federal Fiscal Court and the European

Tax evasion
Contraband trade
Receiving property through tax evasion
Jeopardizing import and export fees
Voluntary disclosure to avoid penalty, including tax assessment and bank scheduling
Representation in finance court litigation
Consultation and representation in liability proceedings as well as in enforcement proceedings under tax law

"Nachforschungen des Betriebsprüfers bei Entnahmen von Grundstücken"
in: Steuerliche Betriebsprüfung 1994, 142 ff.
"Die Anwendbarkeit bereicherungsrechtlicher Grundsätze auf den öffentlich-rechtlichen Erstattungsanspruch nach § 37 Abs. 2 AO" in: Betriebsberater 1992, 404 ff.
Auch Steuerberater dürfen im Internet werben, Urteilsbesprechung OLG Celle v. 7.4.2010, StO 1/10, zusammen mit Sebastian Lattmann,
in: NWB 33/2010, S. 2592 f.
Hausdurchsuchung wegen Missachtung der Schenkungsfiktion nach
§ 7 Abs. 7 Satz 1 ErbStG?,
in: Gedächtnisschrift für Prof. Dr. Malte Schindhelm, 2009.
Von der digitalen Betriebsprüfung zum Bilanzdelikt, 3. Deggendorfer Forum zur digitalen Datenanalyse, 13./14.11.2007,
in: Tagungsband 91 ff.
Die Anfertigung von Kontrollmitteilungen bei Kreditinstituten im Lichte der aktuellen Verwaltungsauffassung zu § 30 a AO,
Steuerliche Betriebsprüfung 1997, 169, 204 ff.
Einstellung von Steuerstrafverfahren durch die Strafsachenstellen der Finanzbehörden nach §§ 153 und 153 a StPO ohne Zustimmung des Gerichts,
in: wistra 1995, 134 ff.