Dr. Christian Dobner, LL.M. (Com.)*
Managing Partner
Diplom-Finanzwirt (FH)
Certified Tax Advisor
Certified Tax Advisor for International Tax Law
*Certified Business Mediator
Practice
Dr. Christian Dobner is founding partner of TLI Steuerberater and has many years of experience in the fields of international tax law, corporate tax law, and transaction tax. His clients include multinational corporations as well as large and medium-sized companies in sectors such as retail, services, real estate, and private equity. His clients benefit from his experience as a former tax auditor at the Munich Tax Authority, where he specialized in corporate and group audits. One of his main areas of practice is advising clients on national and international tax matters, as well as on the acquisition and sale of companies and real estate (transaction tax).
Dr. Christian Dobner earned his doctorate with a thesis on the adoption of artificial intelligence in medium-sized german tax accounting firms. He advises on the adoption of processes and artificial intelligence (AI).
Dr. Christian Dobner is also the author of numerous professional publications and serves as a speaker and expert for renowned publishing houses.
Services
CV
- Managing Founding Partner, TLI Steuerberater
- Tax advisor specializing in corporate tax law, VAT and transaction taxes, Noerr LLP
- Tax advisor specializing in private equity, Medium-sized tax accounting firm
- Tax Auditor in the Corporate and Group Audit Division, Munich Tax authority
Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy in Management (PhD), 2026
- Certified Business Mediator, 2021
- Certified Tax Advisor for International Tax Law, 2019
- Certified Tax Advisor, 2011
- Study of economic law (LL.M.) at the University of Saarland
- Study of tax law at the University of Applied Sciences for Public Administration and Legal Affairs
Languages: German, English
Organ functions
- Managing Director of TLI Steuerberatungsgesellschaft Dobner GmbH & Co. KG
- Managing Director of TLI Steuerberatungsgesellschaft Dobner Management & Treuhand GmbH
- Member of the Federal Tax Commission of the German Economic Council (Wirtschaftsrat Deutschland e.V.)
- Deputy of the Board of the Munich Chamber of Tax Consultants ( Steuerberaterkammer München, 2020 – 2025)
- Expert advice on corporate tax law and international tax law, LSWB e.V.
Memberships
- Wirtschaftsrat Deutschland e.V.
- American Chamber of Commerce in Germany e.V.
- ifA – Deutsche Vereinigung für internationales Steuerrecht
- Verein für Internationale Steuern und Finanzen e.V.
- Münchner Unternehmenssteuerforum e.V.
- Institut der Steuerberater in Bayern e.V.
- Landesverband der steuerberatenden und wirtschaftsprüfenden Berufe in Bayern e.V.
- DATEV e.G.
Selected Publications
- Artificial Intelligence Adoption in Medium-Sized German Tax Accounting Firms, ProQuest
- Taxation treatment of asset managing life insurances in the resubmission advice, Deutsches Steuerrecht 6/16 – C.H. Beck Verlag.
- Crowdfunding – Particularities of Value Added Taxes, NWB 48/15 – NWB-Verlag.
- ERP-systems in income and balance tax law, NWB 22/17, Seite 1651 – NWB-Verlag.
- Purchase and licensing of foreign software – Witholding Tax and Value Added Tax on purchase and licensing, NWB 29/16 – NWB-Verlag.