Jörg Hanken
Transfer Pricing Content
Partner, German Certified Tax Advisor, Diploma in Business Informatics
Profile
Jörg Hanken has been a partner at Optravis since March 2022 and is also a partner at Baker McKenzie. He has approximately 25 years of experience in international taxation and transfer pricing, combined with extensive knowledge in the operational implementation and automation of transfer pricing. Jörg Hanken previously spent 14 years at PwC as Transfer Pricing Partner, Global TP Technology Leader and German Digital Services Tax & Legal Leader and as Central European Head of Tax at Ingram Micro solving tax, transfer pricing and technology challenges.
He has trained over 600 controllers in intensive transfer pricing seminars at the Controller Academy. Jörg Hanken is a university lecturer and a regular speaker at international conferences.
He is editor and co-author of the 4th edition of “Transfer Pricing – Practical Guide for Controllers and Tax Experts” (May 2023), one of the “Leading Tax Controversy Experts” (International Tax Review) and recommended as one of the leading tax consultants in the field of Tax Technology (Wirtschaftswoche 2021 – 2022).
Project experience
- Assisting multinationals in a broad range of cross-border matters, including complex planning, restructuring, dispute avoidance, and dispute resolution cases as well as TP documentation projects.
- Automating operational transfer pricing processes (price setting for goods, services, royalties and TP documentation), taking into account important aspects of controlling/ steering as well as tax compliance requirements.
- Family-owned, mid-sized and stock-listed clients across all industries.
