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Wim Panis

Partner · Stibbe

BelgiumTax, Indirect TaxDutch, French, English

About

Partner at Stibbe (Brussels) specialising in Belgian and international tax law with particular expertise in indirect taxation (VAT), real estate taxation, taxation of investment funds (REITs), taxability of public authorities and public-private partnerships; advises on transaction structuring, ruling applications and tax litigation. Admitted to the Brussels Bar in 2002, partner since 2012, member of the editorial board of the Tijdschrift voor Fiscaal Recht and board member of the Belgian branch of the International Fiscal Association; recipient of an IFA award and guest lecturer on VAT litigation rules.

Practice areas

TaxIndirect TaxReal EstateInvestment FundsPublic-Private PartnershipsLitigation

Office

Expertise

Indirect Tax (VAT)Registration DutiesReal Estate TaxationREITs / Real Estate Investment FundsTaxability of Public AuthoritiesPublic-Private PartnershipsE-commerce taxationAudio-Visual tax shelter regimesEnergy & Utilities taxationTransactional structuringRuling applicationsTax litigation (Belgian courts and Court of Justice of the EU)

Education

  • Law, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2002)
  • Tax Law, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (2004)

Admissions

  • Brussels Bar (admitted 2002)

Languages

DutchFrenchEnglish