Stijn is a partner at Tiberghien, WTS Global in Belgium. As the head of the VAT, customs and excises department, Stijn is a key figure within the Tiberghien tax practice.

The department handles a diverse range of VAT-related issues. Because of this, Stijn also developed an extensive experience in real estate, finance, the public and non-profit sector, logistics and international trade. He specializes, amongst other practice areas, in specific VAT issues for the public sector, real estate projects, public-private partnerships, import/export transactions, financial services, VAT audit and litigation.

Stijn works both on a national and an international level and represents Tiberghien and WTS Global in various international VAT network groups.

He is the author of various articles on VAT in tax newsletters. He is also a regular speaker at internal and external tax seminars. Moreover, Stijn Vastmans is being personally recommended by Legal 500 as an ‘excellent professional’ and he is listed as ‘Highly Regarded’ in ‘Indirect Tax’ by ITR World Tax.

Services

• Indirect Tax | VAT

Areas of Expertise

• Consulting on VAT, customs and excise duties
• Consulting on national and cross-border VAT issues
• Tax Audits
• Litigation
• Regular speaker on internal and external seminars
• Author of various articles on VAT in manuals and tax newsletters

Education

Law school
Ghent University

Master in Tax law
Ghent University

Languages

Dutch, English, French, German

Professional Experience

• Since 2002 Tiberghien
• 2001 – 2002 VAT Applications