Maximilian Freyenfeld

Professor Dr. Maximilian Freyenfeld serves as Professor of Tax Consulting and Digitalization at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg (THA), School of Business since August 2023. He is based in room W 2.22 and can be reached at +49 821 5586-2904 or maximilian.freyenfeld@tha.de.

His academic journey includes law studies at the University of Augsburg (2011-2015), legal traineeship (2015-2017), doctoral studies at the University of Augsburg (2015-2020), and an LL.M. in Business and Tax Law from Ruhr University Bochum (2020-2022).

Professor Freyenfeld specializes in the digital transformation of tax consulting, with research focusing on cryptocurrency taxation, AI applications in tax practice, tax procedural law in digital contexts, real estate tax law, and corporate taxation. His work bridges theoretical tax law with practical consulting challenges in the digital age.

His recent publications and presentations reveal a strong trend toward examining how emerging technologies like blockchain, AI, and virtual environments impact traditional tax frameworks. He has published extensively on cryptocurrency taxation and AI applications in tax consulting in leading tax journals.

• Specialist Lawyer for Tax Law (awarded 2022)
• Regular speaker at major tax conferences including Swiss Future Forum Legal Tech and Tax Technology Conference in Frankfurt
• Active participant in professional discourse on digital transformation of tax profession

Professor Freyenfeld maintains an active dual career as both academic and practitioner. He supervises Bachelor's and Master's theses while also serving as partner at ALPHYN Rechtsanwälte since 2024 and member of the management board of Cryptolight GmbH since 2023. His YouTube channel 'Digitaxation' demonstrates his commitment to digital knowledge dissemination in tax law.