Dr Klaus Zimmermann is Partner at ADVANT Beiten‘s Frankfurt a.M. office and member of the practice group Assets, Succession, Foundations. His area of expertise comprises advice to foundations and associations on all tax and legal issues specific to such organisations. He mainly focuses his advice on the planning and implementation of structural measures especially in view of complying with the requirements of charity law and, furthermore, coordination with regulatory and fiscal authorities.
Dr Klaus Zimmermann studied law at the University of Frankfurt am Main and was admitted to the German Bar in 1995. He became a tax law specialist in 2002. He has been working with ADVANT Beiten since 2003. Prior to joining ADVANT Beiten he worked at KPMG.
Publications:
Trends in Foundation Law 2023
Dr Klaus Zimmermann und Stefan Raddatz
in: NJW 29/2024, p. 2085 et seq.;
Trends in Foundation Law 2021
Dr Klaus Zimmermann und Stefan Raddatz
in: NJW 8/2022, p. 517 et seq.;
Trends in Foundation Law 2020
Dr Klaus Zimmermann und Stefan Raddatz
in: NJW 8/2021, p. 521 et seq.;
Trends in Foundation Law 2019
Dr Klaus Zimmermann und Stefan Raddatz
in: NJW 8/2020, p. 517 et seq.;
Trends in Foundation Law 2017
Dr Klaus Zimmermann und Stefan Raddatz
in: NJW 8/2018, p. 516 et seq.;
Foundations and Compliance
Dr Klaus Zimmermann (co-author)
in: Stiftungsführer Rhein-Main 7-2017/2018, p. 84 et seq.;
Trends in Foundation Law 2016
Dr Klaus Zimmermann und Stefan Raddatz
in: NJW 8/2017, p. 531 et seq.;
The Independent Foundation
Dr Klaus Zimmermann (co-author)
in: Stiftungsführer Rhein-Main, 3-2016/2017, p. 30 et seq.;
Trends in Foundation Law 2015
Dr Klaus Zimmermann und Stefan Raddatz
in: NJW 8/2016, p. 543 et seq.;
Commercial Real Estate Remains at a Disadvantage
Dr Klaus Zimmermann
in: immobilienmanager, 1/2 2015, p. 74;
Trends in Foundation Law 2013/2014
Dr Klaus Zimmermann and Jan Philipp Arnsperger
in: NJW 5/2015, p. 290 et seq.;
Trends in Foundation Law 2013
Dr Klaus Zimmermann
in: NJW 49/2013, p. 3557 et seq.;
Neues Gesetz bringt Erleichterungen für den Non-Profit-Sektor (New Law Brings Relief to the Non-Profit Sector)
Dr Klaus Zimmermann
in: Platow Online, 14 February 2013;
Die Entwicklung des Stiftungsrechts 2011/2012 (Development of Foundation Law 2011/2012)
Dr Klaus Zimmermann
in: NJW 2012, p. 3277;
Aktueller Überblick über das deutsche Stiftungsrecht (Current Overview of German Foundation Law)
Dr Klaus Zimmermann
in: NJW 2011, p. 2931;
Die Haftung der Gesellschafter für die vom Insolvenzverwalter einer Personenhandelsgesellschaft begründeten Verbindlichkeit (The Shareholders' Liability for Obligation Entered into by the Insolvency Administrator of a Commercial Partnership) 1997
Lectures:
Panel discussion on German Civil Code foundation law reform, Frankfurt, 20 July 2017;
Gesetz zur Stärkung des Ehrenamts BEITEN BURKHARDT, Frankfurt a.M., 15.03.2013;
Effects of the Corporate Tax Reform 2008, Frankfurt a.M., 08.04.2008;
Law for Strengthening the Civil Engagement, Frankfurt a.M., 08.05.2007;
New Developments in Charity Law, Frankfurt a.M., 25.04.2006
