Part-time program Tax Law (LL.M.) – RH

At a Glance

🏫 University RH Cologne – University of Applied Science, UAS based in Cologne (Germany)
The Rheinische Hochschule Köln (RH Cologne) is a private, non-profit University of Applied Sciences (UAS) based in Cologne and part of the Rheinische Stiftung für Bildung network. It offers over 30 bachelor's and master's programmes in the fields of engineering, business, psychology & law, media, marketing & innovation, as well as medical economics & health at four locations. The university has around 6000 students and several research institutes that promote practical projects.
📋 Study Format Part-time program
🎓 Field of Study Legal Sciences
📜 Degree Master of Laws (LL.M.)
⏳ Duration 3 Semesters
🎯 ECTS 60 Credit Points
🌍 Language of Instruction German
📖 Course contents Accounting, commercial and tax balance sheet law, international accounting (IFRS), income tax law, corporate taxation, corporate income tax and trade tax law, partnerships, General Tax Code (AO), Fiscal Court Code (FGO) and procedural law, professional field-related internship I (creditable), inheritance tax and valuation law, value-added tax law, restructurings/group taxation, transformation law/transformation tax law, group tax law, international tax law, professional field-related internship II (creditable), master's thesis
📍 Location Cologne
📅 Enrollment Winter or summer semester
💶 Fees
from 499 € monthly
from 17964 € total
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Admission requirements

  • Successful completion of the first state examination in law or
  • proven bachelor’s or comparable university degree in accordance with the Higher Education Act of the state of NRW in the degree programme Business Law, Business Administration, Economics, Economic Sciences, Business Informatics, Medical Economics, Industrial Engineering, Business Psychology, Media Management or comparable degree programmes with a minimum grade of 3.0 or successfully completed career examination in the higher service of the financial administration
  • Proof of 240 ECTS, acquired within one of the above-mentioned degree programmes and, if applicable, additionally through professional experience
  • Proof of relevant basic knowledge in income tax law, commercial and company law (e.g. by providing evidence of a corresponding examination achievement in the first degree).
  • The admissions and examination board may credit up to 60 ECTS towards the required 240 ECTS for achievements that an applicant has acquired during their previous professional practice. These achievements must be related to the qualification objectives of the degree programme and must be proven in writing. The crediting requirements are determined individually; a blanket recognition of professional experience does not take place.
  • 60 ECTS correspond to 1,500 proven working hours (60 ECTS x 25 hours).
  • The professional experience must relate to the area of taxes administered by the federal or state tax authorities. This also includes professional periods completed before the first degree was obtained, such as internships at tax advisor/auditor firms during the first degree or corresponding previous training periods in the tax field.
  • Applicants who obtained their entrance qualification at a non-German-speaking institution require the German Language Examination for University Admission (DSH) or proof from the Goethe Institutes, whereby at least Basic Level 3 must be achieved.

    • Details

    With the Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from the RFH's tax law master's programme accredited by ZEvA, you create optimal conditions for the job market. The supply of business economists, economists, business lawyers, financial economists and lawyers with expertise in tax law is comparatively low on the job market, so demand far exceeds supply.

    The concept of the master's programme is based on five academic qualification goals:

  • Deepening and broadening of knowledge in the areas of commercial and tax accounting law, general tax and procedural law, specific tax law and international law
  • Independent and practice-oriented application and evaluation of the legal foundations of tax law
  • Ability to carry out corporate law and tax law structuring of complex corporate restructurings
  • Ability to optimise the tax burden based on comprehensive and in-depth specialist and methodological knowledge
  • Ability to assess the tax consequences of cross-border activities

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