Mrs Véronique De Brabanter > PwC Legal > BRUSSELS, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
PwC Legal Offices
Woluwedal 18
1932 Sint-Stevens-Woluwe
BRUSSELS
Belgium
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Mrs Véronique De Brabanter
Work Department
Tax litigation, Dispute resolution
Position
Senior Counsel, PwC Legal BV/SRL
Career
Véronique is Senior Counsel at PwC Legal and her practice focuses on dispute resolution and litigation related to all types of taxes.
Véronique has built up extensive experience over the past 20 years in advising both Belgian and international clients on procedural matters and in the handling of both administrative and court proceedings (such as complex transfer pricing disputes).
As a specialist in Belgian and international tax law, Véronique assists clients in the context of tax audits and negotiates settlements with the administrative authorities. She assists clients in developing a litigation strategy on the basis of national legislation, EU law and the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and of the European Court of Human Rights.
Véronique also carries out risk analyses (e.g. penalties, criminal prosecution and liability of managers) and helps clients with voluntary disclosures.
She has expertise in litigation aftercare and in implementing settlements or court decisions, and files requests for waiver of interests and penalties.
Véronique teaches local and regional tax law at the University of Ghent and regularly lectures at seminars on tax and litigation topics.
Professional background
2018 – present
Senior Counsel, PwC Legal – Member of the Brussels Bar
2014 – 2018
Counsel, PwC Legal
1996 – 2014
Lawyer in various law firms
1994 – 1996
Tax Inspector at the Ministry of Finance
Publications (selection)
- “Uitbreiding aanslag- en onderzoeksmogelijkheden bij ontvangst buitenlandse inlichtingen door de fiscus”, Accountancy & Fiscaliteit, De Brabanter V., Dutré N., 2016, nr. 35, p.1
- “Is het verschil in regeling van voorafgaande kennisgeving van vermoedens van fraude inzake btw en inkomstenbelastingen discriminatoir?”, Accountancy & Fiscaliteit, Lejeune I., De Brabanter V., Vermeire L., 2016, nr. 21
- “Verkorting bezwaartermijn voor lokale belastingen niet ongrondwettelijk, maar retroactiviteit niet toegelaten?”, Accountancy & Fiscaliteit, De Brabanter V., Laurent B., 2016, nr. 12
- “FATCA en CRS geïmplementeerd in het Belgische recht”, Accountancy & Fiscaliteit, De Brabanter V., 2016, nr. 9
- “Benadeling onvoldoende voor fiscus om nalatenschap in plaats van belastingplichtige te aanvaarden”, Fiscale Actualiteit, De Brabanter V., Dehou, J., Peters E., 2016/1
Languages
She is fluent in Dutch, English and French.
Memberships
Member of the Brussels Bar
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Tax
Tax controversy and litigation are the hallmarks of PwC Legal, covering both direct and indirect taxes, tax audit support, banking and financial services transactions and restructuring, as well as private wealth management. Practice head Véronique De Brabanter supports in procedural matters and administrative and court proceedings, while the addition of the PwC Belgium financial services team in July 2023 under Patrice Delacroix and Olivier Hermand expands the team’s regulatory and private wealth competencies.