Stefan Sinne

Stefan Sinne is a Partner and works in the Audit & Assurance service line. He has more than 25 years’ experience in auditing and advising national and international companies and company groups. His main clients include family-owned and owner-managed companies of different sizes and legal forms. He leads the assurance service for energy audits and advisory and is a member of the Energy & Natural Resources sector group. In addition to audits, he specialises in auditing and advising energy-intensive businesses on national and international emission trading and on the exceptions to the German Fuel Emissions Trading Act (BEHG) for certain businesses to avoid carbon leakage.

Fields of expertise

• Audits of annual and consolidated financial statements
• Auditing under special legal provisions (EnFG, BEHG, BECV, KWKG, tromNEV, CO2 electricity price compensation)
• Conducting quality controls under Section 57a f. Public Accountant Act [Wirtschaftsprüferordnung – WPO]
• Expert opinions

Memberships

• Member of the quality control commission of the Chamber of German Public Auditors
• Member of the “Digital long-form audit report and Auditor's Report” working group at the Institute of Public Auditors in Germany [Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer e.V. (IDW)]
• Chamber of German Public Auditors [Wirtschaftsprüferkammer]
• Düsseldorf Chamber of Tax Consultants [Steuerberaterkammer Düsseldorf]