Baptistin Alaime

Subject Matters

Baptistin deals with national cases on both sides of the language border. 

He regularly assists companies faced with audits, particularly in the hotel and catering sector, construction and subcontracting sector, IT, etc.
He is often called during tax interventions in order to ensure that the fundamental rights of the taxpayer and the rules of procedure are respected (see the numerous seminars given on this subject).
His experience in tax litigation has taught him that non-compliance with reporting obligations is very often the first point of entry for a tax audit. He therefore assists taxpayers in tax compliance matters, in particular with regard to the UBO register.
Baptistin has solved several major tax disputes in the transport sector, including with international implications.

More generally, he often defends taxpayers facing tax problems due to their establishment or presence abroad: tax domicile disputes, salary-split, intra-group relations, double tax treaties, limitation of the deduction of payments to tax havens, Cayman tax, etc. 

Baptistin has been assisting cryptocurrency investors with tax issues for several years. Over the years, he has developed a particular expertise in this area. He has become familiar with the practices of the crypto-currency world, which enables him to determine the tax consequences of the investments made.
In this context, he co-authored the book "Cryptomonnaies, cryptiques taxes" (https://ertsberg.be/boek/cryptomonnaie-cryptiques-taxes/), was interviewed by several TV channels and newspapers (LN 24: video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF7yp6mAPqk) Canal Z: https://canalz.levif.be/news/les-fiscalistes-demandent-de-la-clarte-sur…), l'Echo: https://www.lecho.be/les-marches/analyse/cryptomonnaies-comment-montrer…). 

He also assists clients regarding the reintegration of crypto income into fiat currencies such as the euro or the dollar. In this context, when necessary, he initiates tax regularisation procedures and ruling requests to the Advance Rulings Department.
He also advises individuals and property developers on real estate taxation. For example, he has contributed with the VAT team to obtaining several rulings relating to the application of the new VAT rate of 6% on demolition and reconstruction for large-scale real estate projects.
Recently, following an increase in controls, he has defended companies that were refused exemption from withholding tax, for example in the field of research and development.

Team

At Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers, Baptistin Alaime specialises in the TAX and CRIMINAL aspects of taxation.

Publication and Seminars

At the Tuerlinckx Academy, Baptistin lectures on anti-money laundering during seminars. He is also the author of various publications on current tax law, including VAT, anti-money laundering legislation and registration and inheritance taxes.

He is regularly invited to speak to economic professions, professional groups and student associations, particularly on tax procedure and anti-money laundering legislation.

Academic Pathway

Mr. Baptistin Alaime obtained a Master’s degree in Law from UCL (2015) and specialised in taxation with a Master-after-Master’s degree in Tax Law at ULB (2016, high distinction). 

Baptistin has been a lawyer at the Liège Bar since 2016. 

baptistin.alaime@tuerlinckx.eu

https://www.linkedin.com/in/baptistin-alaime-3a1472131/

Other team members

Jan Tuerlinckx
Jan is a founding partner of Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers and has developed the law firm into a national network with offices in Antwerp, Westerlo, Hasselt and Charleroi.
Dave van Moppes
Dave is a founding partner of Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers. Dave advises clients preventively (risk assessment – compliance) on tax issues and assists them with tax disputes and procedures.
Pieter Willems
Pieter’s field of work is at the crossroads between the TAX, CORPORATE and PRIVATE aspects of taxation. In addition to general taxation, he defends cases in corporation tax and commercial litigation.
Dimitri Van Becelaere
Dimitri focuses on estate planning and family property law. In his practice, he advises and guides high net worth individuals in the area of succession planning, and assists clients in family disputes regarding inheritance and gifts.
Stéphanie Cassimon
Stéphanie mainly focuses on asset protection and asset recovery, both nationally and internationally. Through her studies abroad, Stéphanie has built an extensive network of international contacts, which she can always rely on whenever she is handling a case with a cross-border character.
Romy Geysen
Romy focuses exclusively on criminal law and criminal procedure. Always striving to provide honest and practical advice, her interest lies primarily in the context and the person behind the client. In the event of a procedure, she provides vigorous assistance, by defending the rights of both victims and perpetrators with great passion.
Tisha Dujardin
Tisha mainly focuses on the tax procedure regarding direct and indirect taxes, but also on the aspects of indirect taxes and international tax law. Meanwhile, she also specialised in customs law.
Bas Minten
In addition to general tax matters, Bas mainly focuses on corporate taxation at Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers, as well as the tax aspects of asset and succession planning. He is particularly interested in corporate restructuring and the tax treatment of real estate transactions.
Winnie Milbou
Winnie mainly focuses on criminal tax law and formal tax law regarding direct and indirect taxes. In particular, she specialised in proceedings concerning withholding tax exemptions on earned income on the one hand, and the tension between tax law and criminal law on the other.
Emily Polfliet
Emily Polfliet has two core competencies: personal income tax and tax procedure. The technical tenets of personal income tax hold no secrets for Emily
Toon Proost
On the one hand, Toon's expertise is mainly in the area of traditional taxation, such as corporate income tax, personal income tax, international taxation and VAT. In this respect, he advises and assists in cases relating to restructuring. He successfully completed various ruling procedures regarding tax-free partial demerger or group restructuring, and also obtained legal certainty regarding the tax-free nature of capital gains on shares.
Klaas Francken
Klaas focuses on corporate criminal law and (international) tax procedure. In doing so, he has a particular interest in European law, fundamental rights and the procedural aspects of law, such as the law of evidence.
Arthur Verstichel
Arthur is particularly interested in corporate income tax, VAT and everything related to corporate taxation in a broad sense. In addition, he focuses on various facets of international taxation for both natural persons and legal entities.
Luka Houbrechts
Luka has finished the Junior Program of Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers and started as a Lawyer-Junior Associate.
Janne Dietvorst
After joigning the Junior Program at Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers, Janne started as Junior Associate.
Merten Boyen
Merten started with Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers as a Junior Associate.
Cato Van der Heyden
Cato combines her job as a paralegal with a postgraduate course in Fiscal Sciences at the Fiscale Hogeschool (Brussels Tax College).
Joan-Malcolm Maka
Joan-Malcolm will start as a tax lawyer at Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers. In general he handles national cases with tax implications on both sides of the language border.
Nouria Belhaddad
Nouria  mainly focuses on formal tax law in direct and indirect tax matters. She has a particular interest in the area of tension between tax law and criminal law
Ans De Bontridder
Ans manages and directs Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers. In addition, Ans is responsible for HR administration, job fairs and recruitment, the coaching of participants in the firm’s summer internships, as well as the supervision of trainee lawyers, performance appraisals and evaluations, employment contracts and insurances.
Muriel Van Honsté
Muriel manages the calendars and takes care of the organisational structure. She is also the first point of contact with regard to Mr. Jan Tuerlinckx.
Sylvia Van de Velde
Sylvia monitors all incoming and outgoing invoices at Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers and checks accounts payable and receivable.
Yasmine Kempenaers
Yasmine is management assistant. Her duties also include facility management and follow-up of all property-related matters.
Sabine Princen
Sabine is Marketing and Communication Officer at Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers. She is responsible for the firm's marketing, communications and events.
Paul Notteboom
In a fast-growing environment, Paul Notteboom looks for the best solutions to automate existing and new processes. By implementing new technologies with a focus on efficiency and customer satisfaction, his goal is to keep the organisation running like a well-oiled machine.
Valancia Choungo
Valancia is a Management Assistant at Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers. As a fluent polyglot, she is responsible for welcoming clients and escorting them to the meeting rooms.
Bertien Van Peer
At Tuerlinckx Tax Lawyers, Bertien holds the position of Management Assistant.