Team

Hon. Prof.
Dr. Bernhard Vanas

Partner
Certified Tax Advisor, Certified Auditor
Publicly appointed and court-certified expert

Hon. Prof. Dr. Bernhard Vanas is a certified tax advisor and auditor with many years of experience and deep expertise. As partner and managing director of our firm, he combines hands-on practice with academic excellence, drawing on his teaching role at the University of Vienna. In addition, he contributes his expertise as a member of the supervisory board of several publicly listed companies, as board member of foundations and as a publicly appointed and court-certified expert.

Areas of Expertise

  • Foundations
  • Real Estate Tax
  • International Tax Law
  • Corporate Tax Law
  • Reorganizations

Professional Career

  • 2025 Swearing-in as a publicly appointed and court-certified expert
  • 2023 Dr. Bernhard Vanas Steuerberatung GmbH
  • 2011 Vanas & Partner Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH (Taxand; Crowe)
  • 2002 Managing Partner Deloitte Austria
  • 2000 Managing Partner Arthur Andersen Austria
  • 1991 Head of Tax Arthur Andersen Austria
  • 1987 Managing Partner Auditor Treuhand GmbH (Horwath International)
  • 1985 Appointment as Certified Auditor
  • 1982 Secondment to Stoy Hayward, London (now BDO)
  • 1982 Appointment as Certified Tax Advisor
  • 1978 Auditor Treuhand GmbH (Horwath International)


Academic Career

  • 2011 Honorary professor in accounting (University of Vienna)
  • 1978 University of Vienna (Dr. iur.)
  • 1976 Vienna University of Economics and Business (Mag. rer.soc.oec.)


Other professional activities

  • Lecturer (University of Vienna) in accounting and business administration for lawyers
  • Supervisory board (two listed stock companies, one bank, three stock companies)
  • Foundation council
  • Publicly appointed and court-certified expert


Languages

  • German
  • English

Experience meets youthful dynamism

Mag. iur. Katrin Edlinger

Partner
Certified tax advisor

Mag. iur. Katrin Edlinger is a partner and managing director of our firm. As a certified tax advisor, she combines legal expertise with strong business insight, delivering clear and solution-oriented advice even on complex tax matters. In addition to her work at the firm, she is a published author in professional journals and is involved in various board positions on a voluntary basis.

Areas of expertise

  • Family businesses
  • Start-ups and founders
  • International tax law

Academic and professional career

  • 2025 Partner Dr. Bernhard Vanas Steuerberatung
  • 2023 Tax advisor Dr. Bernhard Vanas Steuerberatung
  • 2023 Appointment as Certified tax advisor
  • 2016 Tax advisor Consultatio Wirtschaftsprüfung und Steuerberatung
  • 2016 University of Vienna (law degree)


Languages

  • German
  • English
  • Italian

Mag. iur. Nikolaus Putz LL.M.

Certified tax advisor

Areas of expertise

  • Liberal professions
  • Real Estate tax law
  • Start-ups


Academic and professional career

  • 2024 University of Vienna (LL.M. – Tax law and accounting)
  • 2024 Tax advisor Dr. Bernhard Vanas Steuerberatung
  • 2023 Appointment as Certified tax advisor
  • 2019 Ernst & Young Austria (International Tax and Transaction Services)
  • 2018 University of Vienna (law degree)
  • 2018 Université Paris Nanterre (Erasmus)

Languages

  • German
  • English
  • French

Mag. iur. Katrin Edlinger

Certified tax advisor

Areas of expertise

  • Family businesses
  • Start-ups and founders
  • International tax law


Academic and professional career

  • 2023 Tax advisor Dr. Bernhard Vanas Steuerberatung
  • 2023 Appointment as Certified tax advisor
  • 2016 Tax advisor Consultatio Wirtschaftsprüfung und Steuerberatung
  • 2016 University of Vienna (law degree)

Languages

  • German
  • English
  • Italian

Mag. iur. Florian Riha LL.M.

Certified tax advisor

Areas of expertise                   

  • Real Estate tax law
  • Reorganizations and choice of right legal form
  • International tax law


Academic and professional career

  • 2023 Tax advisor Dr. Bernhard Vanas Steuerberatung
  • 2022 Tax advisor KMB Steuerberatung
  • 2022 Appointment as Certified tax advisor
  • 2018 Ernst & Young Austria (International Tax and Transaction Services)
  • 2017 University of Vienna (law degree)
  • 2016 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Erasmus)

Languages

  • German
  • English

Our team is complemented by experienced tax advisors, competent accountants as well as payroll specialists, who enable us to offer our clients full-service advice. With their specialist knowledge and many years of experience, they ensure that our clients receive the best possible advice and support.

Gonzagagasse 17/19
A-1010 Vienna