The tax lawyers Steevensz Tax lawyers have a master degree in tax law. They are entrepreneurs and have a large network of tax – and corporate lawyers as well as non-legal advisors (such as accountants, transfer pricing specialist, valuators etc.) in various countries. They are capable of understanding and thinking with you. Our tax lawyers have an outstanding relationship with the tax authorities in the Dutch Caribbean as well as in the Netherlands.

Professional career

Emile is tax lawyer and partner with Steevensz Belastingadviseurs in Curaçao. Emile studied tax law at the Academy of the Dutch Federation of tax advisors and belonged to the first group of students who started the accelerated LL.M tax program at the University of Leiden in June 1997. He finished this LL.M program in May 1999. Emile combined his studies with his work in the tax practise of one of the big-4 companies. In 2001 he went to Curaçao for the same big-4 company and in 2003 continued his career with the Curaçao office of a Dutch ‘top-3’ law office. In 2009 he became managing director of Wesselman. As of April 1, 2011 he is tax partner of Certa Legal Tax Dutch Caribbean, which office has changed its name in Steevensz Tax Lawyers as per July 1, 2013.

Experience

Emile is working the general tax practise with a focus on international tax structures and international tax planning involving the Netherlands (and other European countries), Curaçao, Aruba, St. Maarten, the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Eustatia, Saba) and Latin America, private equity structures, rulings, due diligence, aircraft lease, mergers and demergers, penshonado measures, Economic zone companies, international trading structures, asset protection. Emile also advices high net worth individuals and their tax structures.

Emile advices on tax aspects of aforementioned areas together with his civil law colleagues in Curaçao.