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Matthieu Possoz
Work Department
Tax
Position
Counsel
Career
Matthieu is a Counsel in the Brussels tax group with extensive knowledge of Belgian and international direct and indirect tax law (including corporate income tax, VAT and registration duties). He has broad experience in domestic and cross-border transactions and reorganisations, including tax due diligences, tax planning, structuring of (real estate or M&A) transactions and solving complex tax issues. He is also very active in tax audits and tax litigation work.
Matthieu is a member of the Belgian High Council of Finance (“Conseil supérieur des finances/Hoge raad van financiën”) and of the Walloon Council of Taxation and Finance (“Conseil de la Fiscalité et des Finances de Wallonie”).
Matthieu regularly publishes articles about the various fields of tax law in Belgian and international periodicals. He also holds several academic mandates, including lecturer in corporate income tax at the Catholic University of Louvain and at the Catholic University of Namur.
Quote from Legal500: “Matthieu Possoz is very solution-oriented and has a very appreciable tax technicality. He draws clients’ attention to current tax issues that are always of interest to the business”
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Languages
French, English and Dutch
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Tax
Making full use of both its international network and the close collaboration within internal teams, Linklaters‘s tax practice is a safe port of call for financial institutions, corporations, investment funds and regulators for assistance with the key areas of tax advisory and planning, tax and VAT disputes, and transactional advice. Leading tax authority Henk Vanhulle
heads the team, bolstering a distinct track record in R&D tax incentives with broad experience in corporate M&A, capital markets, finance and real estate transactional tax. Guido De Wit is the house VAT expert, while Caroline Borgers excels in corporate tax and tax litigation. Matthieu Possoz, who was promoted to counsel in May 2023, covers tax structuring, private equity, and real estate transactions.
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