Institute Accounting & Taxation

We deal with issues of business taxation, financial and management accounting.

The dual degree programmes in Wirtschaftsprüfung and, from 2025, Business Taxation are based here. In the full-time degree programmes Internationale Betriebswirtschaftslehre and International Business Administration, we offer 3 foundation courses in the Bachelor's degree and the specialisations Taxation and Accounting in the Bachelor's and Master's degree. All students can choose from a wide range of courses in business taxation, tax law, financial accounting and management accounting.

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Panel discussion on the topic of managers and ethics

Board members and managers not only bear economic responsibility - their decisions also shape corporate culture, social trust and the handling of compliance and integrity. In the DICO Talk at Bilfinger Berger, Prof Dr Sonja Wüstemann, as a representative of university education, together with experienced practitioners and experts, will shed light on how ethical skills can be taught, promoted and anchored in management practice.

01. July 2025

47th Congress of the European Accounting Association (EAA) in Rome

From 28 to 30 May 2025, the 44th Congress of the European Accounting Association (EAA) took place in Rome, Italy. Christina Elschner and Drahomir Klimsa were on site for the Viadrina. Christina Elschner presented the research project "The Role of Tax Advisors in International Tax Policy" (together with Inga Hardeck, Beatrice Renges and Manuel Normann) and Drahomir Klimsa presented the research project "Tax Law Ambiguity, Court Decisions, and the Choice of Organisational Form: Evidence from Poland" (together with Christina Elschner and Agata Nagel).

28. May 2025

Zwei Männer mit CEO Unterschrift und dem einen Mann wird Geld zugeworfen

New Publication in the European Accounting Review

A recent study published in the European Accounting Review by Matthias Sohn, Rajna Gibson Brandon (University of Geneva), Carmen Tanner (University of Zurich), and Alexander Wagner (University of Zurich, SFI) explores how investors’ perceptions of a CEO’s honesty influence investment decisions.

07. May 2025

2nd Ghent Conference on International Taxation

On 5 and 6 May 2025, the Conference on International Taxation took place for the second time in Ghent, Belgium. Drahomir Klimsa represented tax research at the Viadrina and presented his research project "Tax Law Ambiguity, Court Decisions, and the Choice of Organisational Form: Evidence from Poland" (together with Christina Elschner and Agata Nagel) and received valuable feedback.

05. May 2025

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