Judith Brewster and Peter Muller to lead new Taxand Curacao practice
Taxand, the world’s largest global organisation of tax advisors to multinational businesses, today welcomes Taxand Curaçao as part of its continued expansion. The addition of Taxand Curaçao means that Taxand is now represented in 48 countries and for the first time in the Caribbean, reinforcing the organisation’s strength in offering a truly independent and global tax advisory service.
Curaçao, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, became the first fiscal offshore jurisdiction in the 1950s and has become a respected and important player in the field of international tax planning, particularly favoured by investment companies and hedge funds.
Curaçao’s legal system offers many favourable tax planning opportunities such as the Private Foundation, comprehensive e-zone legislation and the tax exempt limited liability company structure which allows profits on financial transactions and licensing of IP and industrial property to be tax free.
Taxand Curaçao was formed as the result of a merger of two local tax law firms, led by Peter Muller and Judith Brewster. Peter started his career as a tax lawyer with the Big 4, later moving to Curaçao to work for a major international tax firm before starting his own practice. Judith is also a practising tax lawyer with experience working for the Big 4 and key tax law firms.
Taxand Curaçao provides multi-disciplinary tax and legal services to multinationals and local clients with a major focus on international tax, corporate tax, real estate tax, acquisitions, disposals and individual tax.
The addition of Taxand Curaçao follows Taxand’s expansion into Central Europe last year with Taxand Austria.
Frédéric Donnedieu de Vabres, Chairman of Taxand, said: “We are delighted to welcome Taxand Curaçao to our expanding organisation and to establish this important footprint in the Caribbean. Curaçao is a key international offshore centre and together with other jurisdictions such as Spain, with whom it now offers favourable tax planning opportunities, presents multinationals with further options to consider within their global tax structures. The experience of our Curaçao Taxanders will be fundamental to clients looking for legitimate tax planning involving overseas transactions and operations.”
Peter Muller, Taxand Curaçao, said: “This is an important step in the development of our offering in Curaçao, giving Taxand clients the opportunity to access expertise in the Caribbean and allowing us to access the combined know-how of Taxand’s advisors across a truly global spread of jurisdictions.”