Dr. Niklas Schmidt is a partner and heads the firm-wide tax team at Wolf Theiss. He is admitted both as a lawyer and as a tax adviser. Before joining the firm in 2000, Niklas worked for several years at a Big Four accounting firm and as a research assistant in the tax law department at the University of Vienna. Niklas is frequently engaged as a speaker at international tax conferences and has been a visiting lecturer at various universities in Austria and abroad. He has written several books and many articles for international tax journals. In the field of tax, Niklas deals with a wide range of corporate and private client tax matters and has particular technical expertise in the area of cryptoassets and AI.

Dr. Niklas Schmidt is a partner and heads the firm-wide tax team at Wolf Theiss. He is admitted both as a lawyer and as a tax adviser. Before joining the firm in 2000, Niklas worked for several years at a Big Four accounting firm and as a research assistant in the tax law department at the University of Vienna. Niklas is frequently engaged as a speaker at international tax conferences and has been a visiting lecturer at various universities in Austria and abroad. He has written several books and many articles for international tax journals. In the field of tax, Niklas deals with a wide range o...

Publications

Corporate Tax and Tax Controversy Law Guide

Co-author of the Austria chapter in the Corporate Tax and Tax Controversy Law Guide , published 22 September 2026 , alongside Iris Erlacher .