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Marc's practice covers a broad range of international and domestic corporate tax issues. These issues include mergers and acquisitions, holding and financing structures, corporate restructurings (including cross-border reorganisations), tax aspects of flexible reward plans, management incentive plans, transfer pricing, withholding tax requirements, R&D incentives and tax treaty matters.

As a member of the Belgian Tax Controversy and Litigation Team, Marc provides assistance at every stage of the tax litigation process from audits to tax appeals and, where necessary, before courts. He frequently acts on behalf of taxpayers in negotiations with the Belgian Revenue Services, and particularly with the Special Tax Investigation Brigade. He also has considerable experience in handling Alternative Dispute Resolution processes, especially in ruling requests.

Marc is a regular speaker at conferences on a wide range of (international) tax issues. He has also written extensively on tax-related subjects.

Sectors & Markets

Memberships

Brussels Bar, 1998
Fiscoloog VZW
Belgian Association of Tax Lawyers
International Fiscal Association
Member of the Editorial Board of Tijdschrift voor Fiscaal Recht and Fiscoloog

Qualifications

Specialisation in Company Law, Katholieke Universiteit Brussel (Belgium), 1998
Specialisation in Tax Law, Vlaamse Economische Hogeschool (Brussels, Belgium), 1998
Law degree, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), 1997

Publications

"Rechten en plichten van belastingplichtigen: het onevenwicht wordt alleen maar groter", TFR 2021, afl. 606, September 2021;
"The inward investment and international taxation review – Eleventh edition. Chapter 4: Belgium”, April 2021;
“Vivaldi: eindelijk Avanti! voor een grondige fiscale hervorming?” TFR 2020, afl. 589, November 2020;
"Fiscale rechtspraakoverzichten – Inkomstenbelastingen 2014-2017 – Deel I: Algemene beginselen”, Intersentia, Brussel, October 2020;
"Inbreng van een schuldvordering aan nominale waarde”, TFR 2020, afl. 578, March 2020.

What others say

Marc Dhaene is recognised as Highly Regarded in Transactional Tax
ITR - World Tax (2024)

Marc Dhaene

Partner - Attorney at Law

marc.dhaene@loyensloeff.com

Brussels

Dutch, English, French

<p>Marc Dhaene, attorney at law, is partner and is a member of the International Tax Services Practice Group and of the Tax Controversy and Litigation Team. His expertise covers a broad range of international and domestic corporate tax issues.</p>

Marc's practice covers a broad range of international and domestic corporate tax issues. These issues include mergers and acquisitions, holding and financing structures, corporate restructurings (including cross-border reorganisations), tax aspects of flexible reward plans, management incentive plans, transfer pricing, withholding tax requirements, R&D incentives and tax treaty matters.

As a member of the Belgian Tax Controversy and Litigation Team, Marc provides assistance at every stage of the tax litigation process from audits to tax appeals and, where necessary, before courts. He frequently acts on behalf of taxpayers in negotiations with the Belgian Revenue Services, and particularly with the Special Tax Investigation Brigade. He also has considerable experience in handling Alternative Dispute Resolution processes, especially in ruling requests.

Marc is a regular speaker at conferences on a wide range of (international) tax issues. He has also written extensively on tax-related subjects.