BIOGRAPHY
Dirk De Groot has been a tax lawyer since 2001, initially in academic circles but full-time in the legal profession since 2010.
He mainly focuses on all aspects of family property law and estate planning. He helps clients to transfer their assets or businesses in an organised manner. Acting as consultant and court lawyer, he handles all aspects of inheritance, including procedures before civil courts and tax tribunals, as well as settlement and distribution.
Dirk is a much sought-after speaker on subjects he deals with in day-to-day practice at seminars and study days. He regularly publishes material in professional journals and is the author of the Inheritance Tax Manual (Intersentia).
Whilst it still convened, he was a permanent member of Vlabel's Study Group on Inheritance and Registration Tax.
EXPERTISE
- Estate Planning
- Inheritance settlement and distribution
- Family businesses
- Belgian inheritance tax
- Inheritance tax
- Registration tax