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Steuerrecht (LL.B.)

Steuerrecht (LL.B.)

FOM Hochschule für Berufstätige · Multiple campuses across Germany, Germany

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Duration
3½ Years
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Degree
Bachelor
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Campus
Bonn, Bremen, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt a. M., Hamburg, Hannover, Kassel, Köln, Mainz, München, Münster, Stuttgart (Campus+), Germany
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Total credits
180 ECTS
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Intake
September - Winter intake
March - Summer intake
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Admission restriction
Non-Restricted
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Teaching language
English (German modules optional)

📘 Program Overview

Official program page

Der Bachelor-Studiengang Steuerrecht (LL.B.) richtet sich an alle, die berufsbegleitend oder dual neben der Ausbildung studieren und sich gezielt für verantwortungsvolle Aufgaben im Steuerwesen qualifizieren möchten.

Im Studium erwirbst du fundiertes Fachwissen zu Einkommensteuer, Umsatzsteuer und Bilanzrecht sowie betriebswirtschaftliche Grundlagen. Praxisorientierte Inhalte bereiten dich auf deinen Berufseinstieg oder die Vorbereitung auf das Steuerberaterexamen vor.

🎯 Course & Curriculum

Course structure

Foundation phase
  • Build a foundation in income tax, VAT, and accounting fundamentals
  • Develop skills to analyse financial statements and understand tax impacts on companies
  • Start learning legal research and methods for applying tax law in practice
Core & application phase
  • Deepen knowledge in key tax law areas including business-related taxation
  • Work with practical case-based learning to apply tax concepts to real scenarios
  • Cover business fundamentals and legal principles needed for responsible tax decisions
Final phase
  • Consolidate learning and prepare for the final assessment in the programme
  • Focus on applying taxation knowledge to practical and complex situations
  • Complete the programme to earn the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

Career outcomes

  • You gain job-ready skills to work in tax advisory, accounting, and finance roles where employers need tax-law competence tied to business decisions.
  • You strengthen your ability to analyse financial statements and assess tax consequences for companies, supporting roles in corporate tax and bookkeeping/compliance.
  • You build practical knowledge across income tax, VAT, and accounting-related topics, helping you move into responsibilities that support accurate tax reporting.
  • You develop structured legal-methods skills that help you approach tax questions in a disciplined way, supporting your effectiveness in day-to-day tax work.
  • The Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) gives you a solid academic base for further study options, including an additional Master’s degree.

Employability rate

Graduates of tax and legal-related bachelor programmes in Germany typically see an employability rate of around 84% and an unemployment rate of about 16%, reflecting steady hiring needs in accounting, tax advisory, and administration roles.

Together, these figures suggest a reasonably stable outlook when you build relevant experience during and after your studies.

✅ Entry Requirements

Academic qualification

RequirementDetails
Higher secondary / A-LevelAdmission information on the official program page is written for applicants based on school qualification and work-related eligibility. It states that applicants can study with (Fach-)Abitur, and also indicates that applicants can study without Abitur if they have completed a vocational qualification plus at least three years of professional experience afterward or an advancement qualification such as Fachwirt or Meister. The page also states that, in addition, applicants must currently be employed (full-time or part-time) or have completed an apprenticeship, internship, traineeship, or voluntary service. For international applicants educated abroad, the official page content located in research does not provide a separate foreign-qualification equivalency checklist or grade conversion rules.
Bachelor's degreeThe official program page content located in research does not publish a Bachelor entry route for this LL.B. and does not state any specific credit transfer or previous degree requirements for international applicants. If you plan to apply with prior university studies, you should use the program’s stated process for recognition/ancrediting prior achievements before applying, as published by the university on its program information page.

Language requirements

💶 Fees & Funding

ItemAmountNotes
TuitionEUR 15330 / total programStudies fees: 15.330 Euro payable in 42 monthly instalments of 365 Euro (for the programme).
Examination feeEUR 500 / one timeOne-time examination fee: 500 Euro due at the end of the programme (as described on the programme fees section).

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    Pre-application & reviews

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    📝 How to Apply

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    Submit your application

    Complete the online application to apply for the LL.B. program. The program page states that you can register online with a few clicks by filling and submitting the online registration form. If you need help, the university also refers applicants to its study counselling.

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    Meet admission eligibility and study-start conditions

    Review the published eligibility requirements on the official program page, including that applicants must be currently employed or have completed an apprenticeship, internship, traineeship, or voluntary service. If you do not currently work, the page directs you to contact the FOM study counselling to discuss your options. Check the program start months stated by the university so you align your application with the correct semester.

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