Taxes are inevitable, but that does not mean that the tax burden cannot be optimised.
Our tax team combines tax and legal know-how and expertise with knowledge of your business and sector to give you practical commercial advice.
We provide a comprehensive international tax service tailored to your business needs. In this way, you can minimise your tax liabilities while ensuring that your tax strategy is aligned with your overall business needs.
People with high net incomes and owners of closely related companies often face complex tax issues that can also span multiple jurisdictions. Our tax lawyers help these clients manage their global investments and optimise the way they structure and control the entities they own.
We provide advice on the important tax issues to minimise your tax burden, including through:
- International tax planning
- Setting up tax-efficient group structures
- Restructuring
- Takeover structures
- Tax-efficient incentive plans
- Assistance with contacts with tax authorities
- National tax matters
- VAT
- Personal income tax
- Corporate tax
- Property management planning
- Requesting rulings
Our services also include:
- National and international mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
- Joint ventures
- Reorganisations
- Private equity/venture capital
- Funding structures
- Collective investments/funds
- E-trade
- Structuring property taxes
- International tax planning
- Transfer pricing
- Remuneration of employees and executives
- Tax disputes
Unfortunately, tax disputes are sometimes unavoidable.
COTTYN will assist you at every step of the way, from administrative proceedings with tax authorities to court settlements.
