Posted: 23 Feb. 2023 2 min. read

The sale of rented buildings can be VAT neutral

Real Estate | Legal Newsflash

Recent CJEU order clearly states that leased building transfer can be without VAT consequences. Find out more in the full alert in Dutch or in French.

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Danny Stas

Danny Stas

Partner

Danny is head of the tax advisory practice. He is a tax lawyer specialised in VAT, in particular with respect to real estate and financial transactions, as well as eco taxes and contributions. As partner in the firm, Danny focuses on VAT consulting for Belgian clients in the private and public sectors and the broad corporate market at national and international level. In the real estate industry, Danny focuses on VAT consulting for clients in the private (e.g. real estate developers, REITs, hospitals, senior housing, etc.) and public sectors and the broad corporate market at national and international level.  Besides the specific VAT topics (e.g. reduced VAT rates, VAT exemptions), he has also good knowledge of alternative financing of real estate and transfer duties. Danny is a recommended lawyer in the Chambers Europe and Legal 500 directories.

Ivan Massin

Ivan Massin

Senior Director, Tax

Ivan Massin is a Senior Director in the Indirect Tax practice of Deloitte. He has over 23 years of experience in the area of indirect tax. Ivan started his career as tax consultant in 1993. In 2000, Ivan became the responsible director of the indirect tax department for real estate and M&A matters and currently deals with a large range of clients in these sectors. He has extensive experience in contacts with tax authorities and the Belgian 'Ruling Commission'. Ivan is author of numerous articles in tax publications and regularly speaks on seminars and events.