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Matthias joined Tiberghien in 2015. He studied law at KU Leuven (Bachelor and Master) and specialized in Tax Law at U.L.B. He mainly focuses on investment taxation in the broad sense. He assists clients holding investment portfolios, clients investing in private equity and clients investing in public or private investment funds or other movable assets. He advises both on income taxation (including withholding tax, Cayman tax, etc.) and on other taxes such as the financial transaction tax and securities account tax. In addition, he also advises investment funds and their managers, banks, and insurance companies. He also has extensive knowledge of corporate income tax. The cases he handles include national, international, and European law aspects. He was an assistant in “European Tax Law” at KU Leuven for 3 years. He also assists clients in tax procedures, both administrative and judicial.

Matthias Vekeman

Counsel - Brussels

Born in Uccle, °1991.
Lawyer.  
Joined the firm in 2015.

Practice Areas

Taxation of (passive) investments in the broad sense
Taxation of investments portfolios and of participations in investment funds
Taxation of investment funds / fund structures (and their managers)
Private equity
Income taxes, financial transaction tax, securities account tax,…
Taxation in the banking and insurance sector
General corporate income tax
International and European (income) taxation
Tax disputes

Education

KU Leuven (Master in Law, 2014).
Université Libre de Bruxelles (Master in Tax Law, 2015).

Languages

Dutch, French, English.

Other professional activities

Member of the Brussels Bar.
2017-2019: Course assistant for European taxation at KU Leuven.

  • “Fiscale behandeling inkomsten buitenlandse icb’s: enkele Europeesrechtelijke en Belgische bedenkingen” in T.F.R. 630, pg. 939-950
  • “RV-vrijstelling geconformeerd aan EU-recht en geactualiseerd – maar niet volledig”, met C. COUDRON in Fiscale actualiteit, nr. 4, Januari, 2016, p. 3-7
  • “BVBA in de praktijk” en “NV in de praktijk” (Kluwer), praktisch handboek gefocused op “Roerende Inkomsten”.
  • Kwartaalupdate “Recente Rechtsspraak Europees Hof van Justitie”, “Tijdschrift voor Fiscaal Recht (T.F.R.)
  • Boek X Europees Belastingrecht, Tiberghien - Handboek voor Fiscaal Recht 2024-2025, Mechelen, Wolters Kluwer, 2025
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