ECOVIS KSO
ECOVIS KSO is a German tax advisory, legal, auditing and management consulting firm based in Dusseldorf and part of the Ecovis international network, which has more than 100 offices in Germany and operations in over 90 countries. It supports foreign companies doing business in Germany with accounting, tax and legal services; details of any Employer of Record service model are not published.
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| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Established | 2003 |
| Founders | Unknown |
| Region / headquarters | Germany |
| Website | ecovis-kso.com ↗ |
| What it does | ECOVIS KSO is a German tax advisory, legal, auditing and management consulting firm based in Dusseldorf and part of the Ecovis international network, which has more than 100 offices in Germany and operations in over 90 countries. It supports foreign companies doing business in Germany with accounting, tax and legal services; details of any Employer of Record service model are not published. |
| Entry price | Quote-based (no public price) |
| Last verified | 4 Nov 2026 |
Germany profile
ECOVIS KSO is a Düsseldorf tax, legal and audit firm within the ECOVIS network, which was founded in 2003 and states more than 150 German offices and a presence in over 90 countries. Its Employer of Record service is run through a dedicated company, ECOVIS EOR KSO GmbH, registered at Amtsgericht Düsseldorf under HRB 106804, whose sole managing director Marcus Büscher is a Rechtsanwalt and specialist lawyer for commercial and company law. The firm states on its EOR page that this GmbH holds the AÜG licence that German law requires for employee leasing.
The EOR offer covers German employment contracts, onboarding, registrations with the authorities, monthly payroll, wage tax and social contributions, and employee support, and is limited to Germany. What sets it apart is the organisation around it: in-house tax advisers, labour-law and company-law lawyers and auditors under one roof, which makes it especially interesting where a hire raises complex legal or tax questions such as permanent-establishment risk, equity or cross-border payroll. Pricing is not published; a third-party review reports a monthly fee plus a salary-linked percentage and a deposit.
Germany facts
| German employing entity | ECOVIS EOR KSO GmbH, Düsseldorf (own entity, not a partner); shareholder ECOVIS KSO Steuerberater + Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co. KG (Amtsgericht Düsseldorf HRA 20328). The EOR GmbH is named on the EOR page but not on the Impressum; register data was read from an aggregator. |
| Commercial register | HRB 106804, Amtsgericht Düsseldorf; EUID DER1101.HRB106804; share capital EUR 25,000. Originally registered 2016 at Amtsgericht Bad Oeynhausen (HRB 15062) as a tax-advisory company, renamed Ecovis EOR KSO GmbH and moved to Düsseldorf on 16 October 2024. |
| Registered office | Grafenberger Allee 297, 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany; further offices in Köln, Langenfeld, Oberhausen, Berlin, Wuppertal, Bad Oeynhausen, Bielefeld, Mülheim and Essen |
| Managing director | Marcus Büscher (Rechtsanwalt, Fachanwalt für Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht), since 16 October 2024; EOR service led on the website by partner and Steuerberater Stephan Kollenbroich |
| AÜG licence | Stated: "ECOVIS EOR KSO GmbH has the AÜG license required by law in Germany to offer these services." Licence number and date not published. |
| Founded | ECOVIS group 2003; EOR GmbH repurposed October 2024 |
| Pricing | Not published ("fair and transparent billing model tailored to your needs"). |
| Certifications | TÜV Rheinland quality mark 9000035654 shown in the site footer |
| Coverage | Germany only |
Services in Germany
| Employer of Record | Onboarding, employment contracts under German law, registration with the authorities, monthly payslips and salary payments, wage tax and social contributions, benefits and deductions, employee support, through ECOVIS EOR KSO GmbH. |
| Tax and legal advice | Steuerberatung, international tax, transfer pricing, labour law, commercial and company law and data protection through the ECOVIS KSO partnership; audit through ECOVIS Audit AG. |
| Payroll and accounting | Lohnbuchhaltung and global payroll, DATEV-based bookkeeping and financial accounting for clients with their own entity. |
Strengths and watch-outs in Germany
- ✓ Dedicated AÜG-licensed GmbH (HRB 106804) expressly named as the employer on the provider's own EOR page.
- ✓ In-house tax advisers, labour-law lawyers and auditors in one group, so complex legal or tax questions around a hire can be handled under one roof.
- ✓ Part of a top-ten German advisory group with more than 150 German offices and an international network in 90+ countries.
- ✓ Ten offices across North Rhine-Westphalia and Berlin, with a DATEV payroll competence centre.
- ✗ No published prices, setup fees or deposit terms; request an itemised quote.
- ✗ Germany-only EOR with no platform, contractor management, recruitment or visa service.
- ✗ The EOR GmbH does not appear on the Impressum and no public review-platform rating exists.
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