Your German LPs have a filing you can't do for them, and they can't do alone.

Where a US fund has more than one German investor, a unified tax assessment for the group is generally required. Their advisors confirm whether it applies. Plainly coordinates the work, without the fund taking on any of the responsibility.

One fund, several German LPs, one filing nobody owns.

A US fund with more than one German LP typically triggers a group filing in Germany. The fund does not file it. Each LP's own tax advisor cannot file it alone, because the filing covers all German investors in the fund together.

Left unmanaged, LPs can face double taxation, phantom taxation, and late-filing penalties, all of which a licensed advisor assesses case by case. The fund is left with frustrated investors and a question it cannot answer.

We run the whole coordination on our portal.

We collect each LP's consent and cost acknowledgment. We receive documents from you and your fund administrator only after written release consent. We package everything into an advisor-ready file, and a licensed German tax advisor prepares and files.

Questions flow through one thread you can see. Your LPs pay their own costs. You pay nothing.

A short list, and a shorter one.

Your fund does
  • Point your non-US LPs to Plainly as an option
  • Sign a document release consent
  • Answer fund-level questions
Your fund never does
  • Pay for LP filings
  • Give tax advice
  • Take responsibility for any LP's home-country obligations
  • Sign anything with a tax advisor on an LP's behalf, unless it chooses to

Six steps, then the same six every year.

01
Introduce
You point your non-US LPs to Plainly. One short note is enough.
02
LPs consent on the portal
Each LP registers, reviews the scope, and signs their own consent.
03
LPs deposit their cost share
Costs are disclosed up front. Each LP pays for themselves.
04
Documents released with consent
You and your fund administrator release fund documents once written consent is on file.
05
Advisor prepares and files
A licensed German tax advisor prepares the group filing and submits it.
06
Done, every year
The same process repeats annually, with the groundwork already in place.

Your LPs are supported across the whole life of their investment, not just at filing time. You stay out of all of it.

  1. 01Structural opinionthe fund structure assessed once, shared across all German LPs
  2. 02Investor onboardingeach LP set up correctly from day one, including late entrants
  3. 03Annual serviceK-1 handover, group filing coordination, renewal tracking, every year
  4. 04Exit supportdocumentation collected and handed over when distributions happen

Works alongside any fund administrator.

Built by an experienced cross-border operations team.

Germany first, other European jurisdictions on the roadmap.

Short answers to the questions funds ask first.

What does it cost the fund?

Nothing. Plainly charges the fund no fees. Each LP pays their own share of the actual advisory costs, disclosed before any work begins.

Are we liable for anything?

No. The fund does not file on behalf of its LPs, give tax advice, or take responsibility for their home-country obligations. The filing is between each LP and their licensed advisor.

What about our LPs outside Germany?

Germany is the first jurisdiction. The same coordination model is being prepared for other European markets as advisor partnerships and local filing mechanics are confirmed.

Does this replace our fund admin?

No. Plainly works alongside your existing fund administrator. Your fund admin continues to handle accounting, capital calls, and reporting.

Who is the tax advisor's client?

Each LP is the advisor's client. The fund is not a party to the advisor engagement unless it explicitly chooses to be.

Twenty minutes to see whether this applies to your fund.

Tell us roughly how many non-US LPs you have and we will walk you through what coordination would look like. No cost to the fund, at any point.

We read every message and reply personally. No sales sequence.