Tax
Europe Guide 2024 : Netherlands
Band 3
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Provided by Atlas Tax Lawyers
Atlas is an independent tax-only firm with 60 tax lawyers located in the city center of Amsterdam. The boutique-style approach combined with being highly skilled in taxation enables Atlas to provide tax services to their clients with a personal touch while operating alongside the largest advisory firms.
Atlas is a member of the exclusive WTS Global Network. Within this network Atlas has established an intense cooperation with Tiberghien. Atlas is accredited by the Dutch Association of Tax Advisors (NOB).
Clients of Atlas include multinational companies, international mid-size companies as well as private clients and family offices.
The services offered by Atlas cover the full range of tax advisory and compliance services. The company is renowned for its work in the following areas:
- Corporate tax
- M&A
- VAT, customs and real estate transfer tax
- Transfer pricing and tax valuations
- Transaction services
- Personal income tax and wage tax (employment and global mobility)
- Private clients
- Fund formation (national and international) in the fields of private equity, venture capital and startups/scale-ups investments
- Structuring of tax efficient management incentive programs
- Multinationals and medium/large sized domestic companies
- Cross-border investments and international tax structuring
- Investment funds and real estate funds
Chambers Review
Atlas is a specialist tax boutique advising on both direct and indirect tax. It represents clients in digital service tax and VAT exemption mandates, as well as transfer pricing, withholding tax, corporate income tax and double tax treaties. The law firm acts on the tax aspects of cross-border corporate transactions and restructuring, as well as offering experience representing investment funds.
Work Highlights
- Atlas assisted Stedin with a tax audit prior to a EUR500 million investment from the Dutch state.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We appreciate the team's hands-on and pragmatic approach."
"The team's knowledge of how to represent us and give strategic advice has been really appreciated."
"The team understands the need of our company and the feedback is spot on."
"The lawyers are very easy to reach, give practical, pragmatic advice, and are responsive and knowledgeable."
"The team is quickly able to get to the heart of things."
"We appreciate the team's hands-on and pragmatic approach."
"The team's knowledge of how to represent us and give strategic advice has been really appreciated."
"The team understands the need of our company and the feedback is spot on."
"The lawyers are very easy to reach, give practical, pragmatic advice, and are responsive and knowledgeable."
"The team is quickly able to get to the heart of things."
Notable Practitioners
Boudewijn Niels advises clients on tax audits and disputes concerning real estate transfer tax. He also has experience in the tax structuring of corporate transactions.
"He provides a high-level, excellent service, and is always accessible and knows how to deploy a team well."
"He always gets the work done and thinks along with what we want to achieve. He is pragmatic, which fits our own culture very well."
"He is good and technically excellent."
"It's perfect to work with Boudewijn Niels, he understands what he is doing."
Johan Visser enters the rankings this year in recognition of his notable presence in the indirect tax market, both assisting clients with advisory mandates and representing them before the Dutch tax authorities in disputes concerning VAT audits. He also assists clients with the DAC7 directive.
"He understand the needs and our business. He's able to think outside the normal patterns."
"He is extremely knowledgeable in the field of VAT, gives practical, strategic advice and is really aware of the current playing field and developments in VAT."
"Johan Visser is always sharp in analysing a situation and reflecting his knowledge on the client's situation."
Roelof Gerritsen joins the rankings this year on the back of his activity in VAT, double taxation and corporate income tax matters. He offers further experience in Pillar Two mandates.
"He is very calm, and has a wide understanding of different concepts in the tax area."
"Roelof Gerritsen knows our company very well and he is always able to add the right competences to the team for us."