Stéphanie Houx

www.cms.law - Real Estate Tax Adviser of the Year - Belgium

Profile

Stéphanie Houx joined CMS Belgium’s Tax department in March 2021. She specializes in indirect taxation with a strong focus on the real estate sectors. She has gained experience by practicing tax law for more than 20 years at Allen & Overy, where she has become a recognized practitioner. She advises leading banks, insurance companies and public authorities regarding real estate matters, VAT-related litigation and advisory matters.

Relevant experience
• Specializing in real estate taxes: income tax, VAT,
registration duties, withholding and local taxes and Indirect
tax law (including VAT, registration duties and some customs
cases)

• Civil law: rights in rem and other civil law topics, real estate
knowledge

• Tax litigation: successful ECJ and Belgian Supreme Courts
judgments in all tax matters (direct and indirect taxes)

• Assisting with legal opinions and advice

• Drafting and structuring real estate taxes memos

• Collaborating and supporting corporate, M&A, finance,
banking, funds, insurance, PPS, public, labour, regulatory,
restructuration, litigation, competition, state aids and others
EU practices

• Successful magistracy examination in tax court