Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers is the external legal counsel of a listed, international group specialising in waste treatment (Waste-To-Energy Solution Provider) and provides corporate housekeeping in this context. As the daily contact for the European structure of the international group, the CORPORATE team takes minutes at...

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The exiting partners of a real estate company sold their shares in the company to the remaining partners. In the share purchase agreement (SPA) the sellers provided a number of assurances to the buyers, including that the company had complied with all tax obligations. A...

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Wealthy families are often faced with challenging investment proposals where realising returns is key. For the family office of a wealthy Belgian family, setting up a special purpose vehicle was essential to finance real estate activity in the leisure industry, with an investment value of...

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For two brothers who together with a third brother built a successful SME in the maritime sector, expert guidance was crucial during a shareholder dispute. External circumstances had left the three brothers in dispute, which risked jeopardising the enterprise value they had built up over...

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Tax guidance and contractual set-up in the context of a EUR 1.3 million capital investment by an insurance company was essential for a start-up in the technology sector, which developed a digital application with broad applications. This capital was increased to ensure sustainable growth and...

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A business manager with a struggling project company who was also going through a number of insolvency proceedings appealed to the CRIMINAL team when he was accused of bankruptcy offences as well as fraud, forgery of documents and forgery of financial statements. It was important...

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For a drinks distributor with a business unit literally on the border with one of our neighbouring countries, we provided the defence at an audit of excise duties and VAT. A very significant additional claim in excise duties was made but, with the team's intervention,...

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Electric bicycles were imported from China by a bicycle dealer with no anti-dumping and countervailing duties paid. Some of these imports were declared as e-scooters, which are not subject to anti-dumping duties. The Customs Administration disputed this, arguing that the bicycles should have been declared...

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A horse trader operating internationally faced a criminal investigation into facts of tax fraud and a failure to keep proper accounts. Several million euros were additionally claimed, whereby the object of the money-laundering offence would also be confiscated. Through an efficient intervention, court proceedings along...

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A natural person opened a securities portfolio in the past with funds obtained from an inheritance and gifts. The portfolio grew through capital gains on equities and income from a hospitality business. The person wanted his assets to be processed appropriately for tax purposes. Some...

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