Jan Van Cauwenberghe

Jan Van Cauwenberghe

Tax Associate, Brussels

"I am a tax lawyer eager to find practical solutions for complex tax questions, and to assist clients in tax audits and litigations."

Overview

Professional experience

Education and qualifications

Published works

Overview

Jan has gained particular experience with respect to:

  • Tax litigation (including before the constitutional court); 
  • Carried interest structures and manager incentive plans;
  • Wage tax exemptions;
  • Compliance with bank levies, tax on securities accounts, tax on collective investment vehicles.

He also assists clients in VAT files, including e.g. questions on fixed establishments, VAT units, and VAT abuse. 

Jan is also a scientific researcher at the Institute for tax law at the Ghent University.

Professional experience

Jan joined Linklaters as a Junior Associate in 2021.

Education and qualifications

Jan holds a Master of Law from Ghent University, as well as a complementary Master of Tax Law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles.

He speaks Dutch, English and French.

Published works

J. VAN CAUWENBERGHE en W. VERHOEYE, “Betalingen aan belastingparadijzen: Belgische fiscus wordt wereldpolitie van de fiscaliteit”, AFT 2022, afl. 1, 45-53.

H. VANHULLE en J. VAN CAUWENBERGHE, “Tienjarig bestaan van artikel 344, §1 WIB – een stand van zaken” in K. MORBEE en K. VAN DUYSE (eds.), Liber Amicorum Bernard Peeters, Knops Publishing, 2022, 308-326.]

H. VANHULLE en J. VAN CAUWENBERGHE, “Rechtszekerheidsbeginsel wordt uitgebreid tot contra legem-situaties”, Fisc.Act. 2022, nr. 16, 1-5 (also published in French)

H. VANHULLE en J. VAN CAUWENBERGHE, “De levensverzekeringsgift: twee arresten van het Hof van Cassatie, maar daarmee is de kous nog niet af …”, Not.Fisc.M. 2022, nr. 7, 319-326

J. VAN CAUWENBERGHE en W. VERHOEYE, “Rekenhof kritisch over activistische houding fiscus inzake betalingen aan belastingparadijzen”, Fisc.Act. 2022, nr. 26, 4-9 (also published in French)

J. VAN CAUWENBERGHE en S. VANDEWEYER, “Stand van zaken inzake btw-aftrek actieve holdings na het arrest Finanzamt R”, Fisc.Act. 2022, nr. 31, 7-12