
Gerd D. Goyvaerts
About
Provided by Gerd D. Goyvaerts
Practice Areas
Partner at Tiberghien. His tax practice covers professional and private estate taxation of the Belgian entrepreneur and HNWI, international corporate and private tax planning, death duties and estate planning and tax inspired migration from and into Belgium. He focuses amongst others on benefits & compensations, in particular with respect to 'tailor made' profit sharing schemes and stock option plans, both for Belgian and foreign corporations doing business in Belgium.
He also developed a special interest in tax issues relevant to Anglo-Saxon trusts, foundations and settlements and voluntary disclosure proceedings, anti-money laundering legislation and regulations especially in a world where banking secrecy is shrinking.
Professional Memberships
Member of the IBA anti-money Laundering Action Group. Gerd is president of the Belgian Association of Tax Lawyers (BATL) and International Fellow at the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and member to TIAETL. He is former President & Vice President of the Tax Commission of AIJA (Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats), where he is now a honorary member.
Publications
Regular speaker on (inter)national seminars and author of various articles on tax issues in leading journals such as “Tijdschrift voor Fiscaal Recht”, “Fiscale Actualiteit”, "Trusts & Trustees" and "Vermogensplanning in de Praktijk".
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High Net Worth
Gerd Goyvaerts handles domestic and cross-border tax structuring and planning for private clients. "His knowledge of Belgian tax law is undisputable," says a source, and another adds: "He is certainly a leading figure in this area. He has been publishing quite a lot on Cayman tax law." Goyvaerts also wins praise for his extensive knowledge of anti-money laundering frameworks, with one source saying: "Gerd is outstanding. He is the authority in Belgium regarding anti-money laundering. There is no question about that."
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