The Taxation master’s degree programme is geared towards the profession of tax advising, with the highest possible level of practical qualification and a direct focus on your needs as a prospective tax advisor.

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Online info session!

Just in time to prepare for the opening of the application period, this event will provide you a chance to learn all the important information, e.g., admission requirements and the focus, for our master's programme in Taxation. Of course you are welcome to ask questions.

The event will be held in German.

Monday, 28 April 2025 at 6.00pm

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or

Thursday, 22 May 2025 at 5.00pm

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Degree
Master of Arts
Program duration
5 Semester
Admission restrictions
restriction-specific
Special features

The Taxation master’s degree programme offers students the opportunity to perform the necessary occupational activity alongside their studies. This is achieved by holding lectures on two days per week over a five-semester study duration.

Interesting numbers and statistics

Number of first-year students per semester: approx. 20-25

Students from non-EEA countries who enrol in this programme are charged 500 euros tuition each semester. More information is available on our website.

Admission semester
Winter semester or Summer semester
Application period
For the winter semester: 02.05.2025 to 31.07.2025
For the summer semester: 15.11.2024 to 15.01.2025
Dual system options
Dual Taxation (M.A.)
Faculty
Business administration

More information

Detailed information about the curriculum of this programme is available in German. Switch the language toggle in the upper right corner.

More information

For more information on jobs and career prospects for graduates of this programme, visit our German pages by switching the language toggle in the upper right corner.

Information on admission

To be eligible to study the Taxation master’s degree programme, you must meet the requirements listed on this page.

Please note that this is a translation of an excerpt from the Study and Examination Regulations. Further details and special provisions, for example for applicants with fewer than 210 ECTS points from their first degree, are available in the German regulations.

1.1 Certificate of successful completion of a degree in business with 210 credits as well as knowledge of German tax law and in the field of bookkeeping and accounting amounting to at least 20 credits or an equivalent degree

or 

1.2 Certificate of successful completion of a Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) degree in law as well as knowledge of German tax law and in the field of bookkeeping and accounting amounting to at least 20 credits or an equivalent degree

or

1.3 Documentation of having successfully passed the First State Examination in Law as well as knowledge of German tax law and in the field of bookkeeping and accounting amounting to at least 20 credits;

2. Professional experience relevant to the master’s degree programme in the field of auditing/taxation/accounting/finance outside the university for at least half a year full-time, unless the university degree programme or the equivalent degree according to Point 1 has comprised a relevant full-time practical period in the field of auditing/taxation/accounting/finance of at least 20 weeks;

3. Documentation of aptitude for the specific degree programme within the framework of a procedure in accordance with Sections 5 a) to f) of the Study and Examination Regulations.

4. Documentation of required language proficiency:

Instruction in this degree programme is conducted in German. Applicants who are native speakers of a language other than German, who do not have bachelor’s degree from a German educational institution, and who have not completed German-language vocational or professional training at secondary school must provide one of the following certificates as documentation of their German proficiency:

  • German language examination for the university admission of foreign applicants (DSH-Stufe 2)

  • TestDaF (“Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache” with an above-average score (minimally level 4 in all four examination components)

  • Telc German C1 University (“Telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule”)

Overview of all recognised language proficiency documentation (pdf, in German)

Optional admission test

If you do not have the required GPA of 2.59 or better (see Study and Examination Regulations (in German)), the admission test provides an opportunity to gain admission to the Taxation master’s programme. Applicants with GPAs between 2.6 - 3.09 are invited to take the admission test.

 

Tuition applies for students from non-EEA countries

Please note that students from non-EEA countries are charged 500 euros tuition each semester. More information is available on our website.

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