Bart Heijnen
Partner - Tax Adviser
Bart Heijnen is at the head of the firm’s Indirect Tax practice, leading the way we deliver tailored business solutions to clients, with a specific focus on highly complex VAT issues.
Amsterdam
Dutch, English, German
Bart advises on a broad range of indirect tax matters, both at a Dutch and EU level. He acts for multinational corporations, on both non-contentious and contentious issues. As such, he frequently advocates on behalf of clients before the tax authorities and has been involved in a number of indirect tax litigation proceedings.
Assisting clients across various industries, Bart takes a special interest in the Energy & Infrastructure sector. Being a member of the Loyens & Loeff region team Germany, he has also gained significant experience advising upon the indirect tax aspects of cross-border business activities between Germany and the Netherlands.
Bart holds a PhD in tax (VAT) economics and is associated as a lecturer with several universities and post-graduate courses. He contributes regularly to books and professional journals on indirect tax topics and is a frequently asked speaker within his field of expertise.
Work highlights
Contributions
Memberships
Dutch Association of Tax Advisers, 2008
Qualifications
PhD in economics (VAT), Erasmus School of Economics (Erasmus University Rotterdam), 2018
Post-Master’s in indirect taxes, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 2011
Master’s in business law, Radboud University Nijmegen, 2009 (cum laude)
Master’s in tax law, Tilburg University, 2008 (cum laude)
Master’s in fiscal economics, Tilburg University, 2008 (cum laude)
Publications
Heijnen, B.G.A. (2020), Beëindigingsvergoedingen en btw: over economische en commerciële realiteit. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Fiscaal Recht, 2020(6).
Heijnen, B.G.A., Schellingerhout, S.J. (2019), Ups-and-downs: transfer pricing in de btw. Tijdschrift Fiscaal Ondernemingsrecht, 163(3).
Heijnen, B.G.A. (2019), De btw-aspecten van financiële herstructureringen. Tijdschrift Fiscaal Ondernemingsrecht, 162(2).
Heijnen, B.G.A., Spierts, E.M.S., Ratzenhofer, A. (2019), Einführung in die niederländische Grunderwerbsteuer mit Fokus auf Share Deals, in: Reform der Erfassung von Share Deals bei der Grunderwerbsteuer (528), Berlin, Germany, Institut Finanzen en Steuern.
Heijnen, B.G.A. (2018), Niet-betaling in de btw, in: serie Fiscale Monografieën (152), Deventer, Nederland: Kluwer.
Bart Heijnen
Partner - Tax Adviser
bart.heijnen@loyensloeff.com
Amsterdam
Dutch, English, German
<p>Bart Heijnen is at the head of the firm’s Indirect Tax practice, leading the way we deliver tailored business solutions to clients, with a specific focus on highly complex VAT issues.</p>
Bart advises on a broad range of indirect tax matters, both at a Dutch and EU level. He acts for multinational corporations, on both non-contentious and contentious issues. As such, he frequently advocates on behalf of clients before the tax authorities and has been involved in a number of indirect tax litigation proceedings.
Assisting clients across various industries, Bart takes a special interest in the Energy & Infrastructure sector. Being a member of the Loyens & Loeff region team Germany, he has also gained significant experience advising upon the indirect tax aspects of cross-border business activities between Germany and the Netherlands.
Bart holds a PhD in tax (VAT) economics and is associated as a lecturer with several universities and post-graduate courses. He contributes regularly to books and professional journals on indirect tax topics and is a frequently asked speaker within his field of expertise.