Marc Quaghebeur
Marc Quaghebeur STEP is a member of the Brussels bar specialising in legal and tax issues relating to holding companies and investment funds, real estate, and trusts in Belgium.
Marc holds a law degree from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (1984). He joined the Brussels Bar in 1984 and a further degree in tax law from the Fiscale Hogeschool (1985). Before joining Cabinet David, he was a lawyer and a tax partner in various national and international law firms specialising in international tax issues.
Marc focuses on international tax issues and cross border tax and investment and estate planning, … for overseas companies and individuals as well as on overseas tax issues for Belgian companies and residents. He has substantial experience in advising companies and entrepreneurs with a focus on corporate tax, in particular in a cross-border context.
He assists clients in all matters related to their operational activities and their holding and financing structures. His practice covers acquisitions and reorganisations, tax due diligence, fund structuring and management compensation.
Marc assists clients in tax audits and tax litigation matters. He pleads before all courts, including the Constitutional Court.
Direct line : +32 2 786 36 05
E-mail: m.quaghebeur@david-law.be
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Experience
Corporate Tax
Corporate Reorganizations
Estate Planning
Tax Litigation
Trusts
VAT
Memberships
The Brussels Bar - Dutch Section
The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
The International Fiscal Association (IFA)
The Belgian Association of Tax Lawyers (BATL)
The Legal and Tax Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium Amcham Belgium
British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium
Publications
Marc is the Belgian correspondent for Tax Notes International and he has written the Belgian Chapter of IBFD’s International Guide to the Taxation of Trusts. He is also the author of the Belgian Chapter of European Cross-Border Estate Planning. He has been on the editorial board of Tijdschrift voor Fiscaal Recht and the EC Tax Journal for many years.
Marc wrote “Rest in Peace, A Guide to Wills and Inheritance Tax in Belgium” drawing from his experience in cross border estate planning.
Recent publications :
- Belgium’s Tax Reform Blueprint: The Devil Is in the Details, Tax Notes International, 22 August 2022, p. 22
- Belgium replaces expatriate tax regime with impatriate tax regime, Tax Notes International, 4 April 2022, 75.
- Belgium Requests CJEU Ruling on Write-Down of Shares, Tax Notes international, 27 September 2021, 9.
- Belgian Constitutional Court Expands Foreign Inheritance Tax Credit, Tax Notes international, 9 August 2021, 719
- Double Taxation of French Dividends in Belgium, a light at the end to the Tunnel, Tax Notes international, 5 July 2021, 69
- Belgium Attempts to Tax Securities Accounts (Again)), Tax Notes international, 17 May 2021, 939.
- The Belgian Constitutional Court Annuls the Tax on Securities Accounts, Tax Notes international, 9 December 2019, 915.
- Belgium’s Cayman Tax: An Update and a Word of Caution, Tax Notes international, 14 October 2019, 155.
- Full bibliography : marc-quaghebeur-bibliography.pdf
Languages
Dutch
English
French
German