John van Moorsel

Assistance in setting up a tax function within an MNE or providing temporary support to the team on the following topics:

• Cross-border structuring
• Tax risk management
• Process optimization & automation
• International tax compliance
• Transfer pricing (documentation & policy)
• Tax reporting (IFRS / local GAAP)
• Corporate income tax (CIT)
• VAT / indirect taxes
• Tax audits & dispute management

Setting up an in-house tax team for this Dutch listed company. Some key examples I have been working on:

• Defining the team's structure and roles
• Creating and implementing tax policies and procedures
• Developing a tax strategy aligned with the company's goals, ensuring compliance with tax laws and regulations, and fostering collaboration with other departments
• Overseeing tax reporting, managing relationships with tax authorities, and optimizing the organization's tax position to drive financial efficiency and compliance

• As head of the Tax department, I was responsible for and did oversee the tax strategy for the entire group, including the daily activities like tax accounting, transfer pricing, supporting the tax control framework and compliance activities.
• Maintenance of horizontal monitoring with the Tax Authorities and Customs (AEO) was also part of my work.
• Some projects I have been working on:
• Defining the team's structure and roles
• Creating and implementing tax policies and procedures
• Developing a tax strategy aligned with the company's goals, ensuring compliance with tax laws and regulations, and fostering collaboration with other departments
• Overseeing tax reporting, managing relationships with tax authorities, and optimizing the organization's tax position to drive financial efficiency and compliance
• Design and implementation of a new transfer pricing policy for the entire group of companies located in North, Middle and South America, Africa and several countries in Europe
• Introduction of a tax policy
• Improvements in tax accounting
• Introduced a new process for managing the country by country reporting and notification requirements
• (Bilateral) advance pricing agreements in the United States, Africa and Europe
• Completed several rulings regarding withholding taxes
• Improvements in the tax control framework

• Generalist with a preference for corporate income tax in the Family Business practice.
• At that time, my activities mainly consisted out of setting up and developing (tax) strategies, assisting with mergers and acquisitions and post merger integration and identifying and executing (international) tax planning.
• The Dutch innovation box regime was my specialty.
• Some examples of projects:
• Proven experience in designing post merger restructuring, carve out or integration activities for corporate income tax purposes.
• One example of international tax planning was mapping out the entire landscape concerning grants and incentives possibilities within the EU regarding R&D.
• Part of the innovation box client team in the Netherlands and source of information for all clients in the south of The Netherlands.