Tax

Loyens & Loeff

The ‘very efficient, capable and dedicated’ international tax and transfer pricing team at Loyens & Loeff fields a large team with specialists across compliance, employment, private wealth, and corporate tax. It advises on all aspects of Benelux and European indirect tax, and supports tax departments of multinational corporates in their risk management issues, including tax audits and litigation. Team head Nicolas Lippens is skilled in handling such litigation, while Natalie Reypens is particularly experienced in transfer pricing matters and Bert Gevers heads up both the indirect tax and international trade teams.

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Testimonials

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‘A strongly committed team, which works together with us as a client in finding the best possible solution for the case, not only from a legal/taxation point of view, but bringing into the equation also the business reality of the client.'
'An excellent view on the current, the short and mid term evolution of the legal landscape. This time after time results in top level advice.’
‘Bert Gevers has the capacity to overview a complex problem and break it down to the right level of simplicity to have a good understanding as a client. Based on his vast knowledge and experience he is very quick in analyzing a case, and determining the important factors and areas of investigation.'
'Bert Gevers directs his team in a very efficient way; this results in high value and well substantiated advice. He masters the art of explaining a complex subject in a way that non experts are able to understand.'
‘We are working with a very efficient, capable and dedicated team on a very important matter. I am particularly impressed with their expertise on technology.’
‘The individuals I work with are experts in their field (tax laws), very well known in the local tax environment and they do offer pragmatic solutions. They have great knowledge of the local tax regime and their past experiences with the tax authority from prior engagements is especially helpful.’

Key clients

ABInBev
Galapagos
CBRE

Work highlights

Representing a client in the divestment of a strategic business line through a combination of a license agreement, 14 share deals and 5 asset deals in different countries, including Belgium.
Advising a 100% family-owned holding company in assessing the impact of the combined application of three new sets of legislation to the ultimate parent company of the group and its UBO (Pillar II, the new Belgian CFC legislation and the new Cayman tax regime).

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