PANIS Wim

Wim has specific expertise in indirect taxation (VAT, registration duties, etc.), real estate taxation, the tax status of real estate investment funds (REITs, etc.), the taxation of public authorities, and public-private partnerships (PPPs). His experience also includes sector-specific tax matters, such as taxation in the e-commerce sector, tax incentive schemes for the audiovisual sector, and specific taxes applicable to the energy and utilities sector. Clients turn to Wim for tax advice, transaction structuring, advance rulings, and tax disputes (before Belgian courts and the European Court of Justice).

He is a board member of the Belgian branch of the International Fiscal Association. He also serves on the editorial board of the leading tax journal Tijdschrift voor Fiscaal Recht. Additionally, he is the author of various publications in his areas of expertise and frequently speaks at seminars and conferences. As a guest lecturer at the Fiscale Hogeschool in Brussels, Wim teaches a course on VAT litigation rules.

Wim graduated in Law from KU Leuven in 2002. He also obtained a degree in tax law from the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management in 2004.

Wim joined the Brussels office of Stibbe in 2002.