Xavier Auerbach

Practice Areas

Auerbach & Co was established in 2017 by Xavier Auerbach. Xavier read tax law at Tilburg University (1990, with honors). Xavier's previous career spans 26 years working at "Big Four" firms KPMG Meijburg & Co and PwC, of which 16 years as a partner. During his career as a tax advisor he has gained a wealth of experience and now specialises in providing tax advice to wealthy families and their businesses. Xavier helps his clients to find bespoke tax solutions for issues such as (international) wealth structuring, business succession, estate planning and cross-border business.

His own area of expertise is personal and corporate income tax, and inheritance and gift tax. Xavier has worked with numerous clients who emigrated to countries such as Belgium, France, Italy, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland the UK, the US and Australia. In recent years, Xavier has also focused on the tax efficient implementation of structures aimed at safeguarding the privacy of his clients, to the extent permitted by the law.

Xavier has been a fellow of the Center for Wealth Management of Nyenrode Business University since 2008. He is a member of the Dutch Association of Real Estate Tax Lawyers, the Dutch Association for Tax Studies and the International Fiscal Association. Xavier has been recognised as a leading individual in Chambers' HNW Guide since its inception in 2016 (The world’s leading high net worth advisers). Xavier is a regular speaker at seminars and conferences.

Career

1990-1993: KPMG Meijburg & Co (associate)

1993-2013: PwC (partner since 2000)

2013-2016: KPMG Meijburg & Co (partner)

2017- the present: Auerbach & Co

Publications

Publications in English:

Auerbach, X.G.R. (2010). The Netherlands; New Legislation Regarding the Taxation of Trusts. 38 Intertax 2010, Issue 8/9, pp. 465-471.

Auerbach, X.G.R. (2010). Symposium edition ‘Taxation of Trusts in Civil Law Jurisdictions’, hoofdstuk over Nederland. Schulthess Verlag, Zürich 2010.

Auerbach, X.G.R. (1997). Proposed changes in the Tax Regulation for the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Intertax).

Publications in Dutch:

Auerbach, X.G.R. (2023): Het APV-regime na het overlijden van de inbrenger en de toerekening

aan (fictieve) erfgenamen: de (onterfde) erfgenaam ontrafeld. Weekblad voor Fiscaal Recht 2023/212 (samen met J.P. Boer).

Auerbach, X.G.R. (2023): Verslaafd aan fictie. Weekblad voor Fiscaal Recht 2023/237.

Auerbach, X.G.R. (2022). Il faut avoir le courage de rien faire. NLF Opinie 2022/5.

Auerbach, X.G.R. (2018): Weg met de borgstellingsanalogie! Weekblad voor Fiscaal Recht 2018/140.

Auerbach, X.G.R. (2018), Open CV, niks mis mee, Vakblad Estate Planning, nr. 51 (samen met J.J.P. Peters)

Auerbach, X.G.R. (2014). De wetgever en het APV-regime: 'kurieren am Symptom'. Weekblad voor Fiscaal Recht 2014/757.

Auerbach, X.G.R. (2011). Goed Geven (red. Van Maasdijk, D.), hoofdstuk ‘Geefstructuren’. Lenthe Publishers 2011.

Auerbach, X.G.R. (2010). Het Afgezonderd Particulier Vermogen, constructiefouten. Weekblad voor Fiscaal Recht 2010/1172.

Auerbach, X.G.R. (2009). Afgezonderd Particulier Vermogen, naar een duaal stelsel. Weekblad voor privaatrecht, notariaat en registratie 6802/496.

Languages Spoken

Dutch (native)

English (fluent)

German (fluent)

French (elementary)

Education