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Wesley is a shareholder in the Tax practice. He is a tax advisor and attorney at law with a practice spanning Dutch and international corporate tax, withholding taxes and taxation of the digital economy. He advises on complex national and cross-border business restructurings, market-entries (inbound/outbound), IP transfers, headquarter relocations, business succession, mergers and acquisitions, joint venture structuring and tax litigation, tax rulings requests, tax audit coordination, negotiations and litigation in tax disputes, tax policy/advocacy.

Wesley has a focus on the tax issues relevant to the “new economy”, advising companies on how to set-up or maintain the desired corporate structure and to comply with large amounts of legislation on a daily basis. In that respect, Wesley closely monitors and provides advice on Pillar One, Pillar Two and Digital Services Taxes. He also advises clients on their international tax policy strategy and advocates for them with governments worldwide (amongst others in the area of DSTs and Pillar One and Pillar Two).

Concentrations

  • International corporate tax planning
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • International group reorganizations
  • Tax certainty / Tax Insurance
  • Tax dispute resolution / litigation
  • Tax compliance
  • Business integration

Kompetencje

Doświadczenie

  • Confidential client: Large multinational platform company – Advising on a daily basis on the international tax questions and more specifically the implications of local digital services taxes on the company.
  • Confidential client: Large multinational media streaming platform – Advising on and coordinating the EU market entry, set-up of the corporate structure and determining impact of European Digital Services Taxes.
  • Confidential client: Large multinational gaming company – Advising on and coordinating the EU market entry, set-up of the corporate structure, set-up of a tax control framework and determining impact of European corporate tax, Digital Services Taxes and Gaming Taxes.
  • Confidential client: Scale up data consultancy/SaaS – Provide strategic tax and legal advice about the EU market entry and design of the corporate structure.
  • Confidential client: Scale up teaching platform – Advising on the strategic set-up of the global structure, transfer pricing implications, patent box regimes and treaty application.
  • Confidential client: Large multinational tea company – Advising on and coordinating the disposal of LATAM business, implementing the new corporate structure and determining the tax implications going forward.

Sukcesy i wyróżnienia

  • Legal 500 2024: "Wesley Boldewijn is engaging, business-savvy, deeply knowledgeable about relevant international tax matters and an exceptional partner to have when strategising."
  • Member, Dutch Bar Association
  • Member of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisors (NOB)

Kwalifikacje

Wykształcenie
  • LL.M., Tax Law, Leiden University, 2014
  • LL.B., Tax Law, Leiden University, 2012
Posiadane uprawnienia
  • The Netherlands
Znajomość języków
  • Dutch, ojczysty
  • angielski, biegły

Related Capabilities

Tax Cross-Border Tax Planning Litigation