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Daan Arends

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Daan Arends is an indirect tax specialist and you can depend on him to bring the right resource. He has a depth of knowledge and knows the rules all over the world.
— Chambers 2023
Amsterdam
About

Daan Arends has close to 20 years' experience in international indirect tax: VAT, customs and Transfer Taxes. He advises multinational clients on international VAT and customs implications of e-commerce, supply chain restructurings, cross-border mergers & acquisitions, and business integration projects. Daan acts for multinational clients in a wide range of sectors, including consumer goods & retail, technology, financial services and manufacturing.

Daan is an attorney-at-law and tax adviser. He is heading the Amsterdam Tax Practice and is leading the International VAT practice of DLA Piper.

Areas of FocusFinancial ServicesMergers and AcquisitionsTax
Professional QualificationsAdvocaat admitted with the Nederlandse Orde van AdvocatenBelastingadviseur admitted to the Nederlandse Orde van Belastingadviseurs

EXPERIENCE

  • European and Dutch VAT matters
  • Transfer Tax matters
  • European customs valuation matters
  • VAT and customs audits and settlement negotiations
  • Indirect tax planning
    • Languages
    • Dutch
    • English
    Education
    • University of Rotterdam, International indirect taxation, 2004
    • Utrecht University, Tax law/Civil law, 2000

    Awards and recognitions

    He has been recommended by Legal 500 2017 for Tax.

    Seminars

    • The changing VAT landscape: Essential VAT update and Brexit's impact on indirect tax seminar, 20 Sep 2016
    • What's hot in VAT?, 9 Jun 2015

    Memberships And Affiliations

    • Dutch Tax Scholar Association (Vereniging voor Belastingwetenschap)
    • Dutch Tax Lawyers Association (Vereniging voor Belastingrecht advocaten)

    My latest insights

    Publication

    Monthly Indirect Tax Alert – March 2025

    2 April 2025 .7 minute read

    Publication

    The location of the processing of silicon wafers into solar cells determines

    2 April 2025 .2 minute read

    Publication

    EU Council finally adopts ViDA package

    11 March 2025 .2 minute read

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    Connect

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    +31 (0)20 5419 315
    (Work)
    +31 (0) 6 1419 1239
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