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Our expertise
In our tax and civil integrated practice, we work together closely with civil lawyers and civil-law notaries. This integrated approach allows us to approach and handle cases efficiently and from several different perspectives, since tax considerations are usually part of a larger picture. Our tax lawyers regularly liaise with our clients’ management. Our aim is to establish a long-term, close working relationship, since that will allow us to truly offer added value to our clients.
Specialist areas
The specialist areas of Steevensz Tax lawyers include the following:
Asset protection and estate planning
Steevensz Tax lawyers advises and assists High Net-worth Individuals in establishing structures to arrange the transfer of wealth from one generation to the next as tax efficiently as possible. We also advise on how to set up anti-takeover mechanisms, including measures that make it difficult for third parties to obtain information on wealth. Steevensz Tax lawyers advices and assists in the set-up of Family offices in the Dutch Caribbean
Property investments in the Dutch Caribbean
Steevensz Tax lawyers advises on the purchase of second homes as well as on large property projects. We pay special attention to the specific tax rules and possibilities on Curaçao and the BES Islands.
Group structuring and financing
International group structuring and financing involve tax issues with international dimensions, such as cross-border investments, trade and labor activities. Steevensz Tax lawyers advises internationally operating groups on how to optimize their corporate and tax structures, focusing in particular on Latin America, the Netherlands and the E.U., the Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Sint Maarten, Curaçao and the BES Islands) and the U.S.
Steevensz Tax lawyers furthermore advises on investments in the Dutch Caribbean and on how to qualify for tax holidays.
Money-box and investment companies
Curaçao is an attractive business location for money-box and investment companies. Steevensz Tax lawyers advises and assists in the emigration of money-box and investment companies from the Netherlands to Curaçao. The pensionado arrangement makes it interesting also for shareholders to take up residence on Curaçao. The advisers of Steevensz Tax lawyers advise and assist with the transfer of money-box companies to Curaçao and in obtaining the pensionado residence status.
International trade structures
Steevensz Tax lawyers offers advice and assistance in setting up cross-border trade and service structures, whereby beneficial use can be made of the economic area and other tax advantages in the Dutch Caribbean.
Reorganisations, acquisitions and successions
The main issues in reorganizations, acquisitions and successions are the tax aspects involved in internal reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions (including management participation plans), management buy outs and management buy inns and due diligence. Steevensz Tax lawyers pays special attention to advising on and assisting in the transfer of family owned businesses to the next generation.
Dutch and Latin American desk
The Dutch desk of Steevensz tax lawyers advices foreign clients in the region who wish to invest in the Netherlands or use the Netherlands for their investments in Europe or other countries on Dutch tax aspects and the Dutch tax treaty network. Through our Latin American desk we assist Dutch companies who want to invest in Latin- and Central America.
Private equity
Steevensz Tax lawyers has ample experience in advising and assisting in implementing private equity structures, funds and partnerships in which the Dutch Caribbean and the Netherlands are used.
General tax practice
Steevensz Tax lawyers is a general tax practice for businesses and individuals in Curaçao. We advise and support local and international businesses and individuals, from start-ups to established enterprises from the individual who wishes to live and work in the Dutch Caribbean to the high net-worth individual and translate their wishes in practical tax solutions and products and assist with the implementation of the advice. Steevensz Tax lawyers monitors the tax developments and advices its clients pro-active manner.
Steevensz Tax lawyers advices in the field of direct taxes (such as personal income tax, profit tax, paye as you earn ‘Paye’) as indirect taxes ( such as sales taxes, turnover taxes, general expenditure tax, custom duties) in Curaçao, Aruba, St. Maarten and Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, St. Eustatia and Saba). Through our Dutch- and Latin American desk we assist Dutch businesses in the region and Latin American businesses in the Netherlands.