Niklas J.R.M. Schmidt (Wolf Theis, AUT) – technology enthusiast

<p>Niklas is a tax partner at WOLF THEISS law firm in Austria. The tax practice of WT has been in tier 1 by most of the directories. He is an author of various books, funder of WT Crypto Academy, one of Austria's leading international tax lawyers, with a strong focus on technology and private clients. Has studied in Vienna, Munich, Barcelona and Oxford.</p><p><strong>A way of looking into a person’s mind</strong></p><p>Niklas not only studies Latin, but also <a target="_blank" href="https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers">Python programming</a>. His aim is to read 52 books per year, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.de/-/en/George-Orwell/dp/0141036141/ref=sr_1_4?adgrpid=81590223829&#38;gclid=Cj0KCQiA0oagBhDHARIsAI-BbgfpzbCSKCgvL72t_XughCKhV0eXy5lP4HkxItuo5T7a2NclbdtG2ccaAhHTEALw_wcB&#38;hvadid=394621135861&#38;hvdev=c&#38;hvlocphy=9062307&#38;hvnetw=g&#38;hvqmt=e&#38;hvrand=5270989768468578671&#38;hvtargid=kwd-298318001958&#38;hydadcr=24028_1949111&#38;keywords=george+orwell+1984&#38;qid=1677906212&#38;sr=8-4">1984 by George Orwell</a> being one of his favourites. We also spoke about audiobooks on Audible and other apps - that it may be faster to get through books, especially if one gets used to 1.5 or 1.75 playback speed.</p><p><strong>3 books by Niklas on crypto</strong></p><p>Niklas has written a book on crypto (in German), one on legal aspects of crypto assets and edited <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/Taxation-Crypto-Assets-Niklas-Schmidt/dp/9403523506">a book (nearly 800 pages) on taxation of crypto assets</a>.  </p><p><strong>What helps in WT tax business</strong></p><p>Niklas praised participation in IBA Tax Committee. But he really was thrilled to tell about WT <em>Crypto Academy</em> where more than 1000 lawyers have studied, from all over  the world, where he covers topics like NFT, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.law-kc.com/dao-decentralized-autonomous-organization-crypto-llc-lawyer/">DAOs (LLC living on blockchain)</a>, Decentralised Finance (DeFi) –