Tax Advisers - Deloitte

Belgium
Jan A Roels
Deloitte
Berkenlaan 8A
B-1831 Diegem
Belgium
Tel: (32) 2 600 6726
Fax: (32) 2 600 6701
Email: jroels@deloitte.com
Website: www.deloitte.com
Jan Roels is a tax partner in the Brussels office of Deloitte. Mr Roels joined Arthur
Andersen in 1977 and became a partner in 1988. He joined Deloitte & Touche in
September 2002.
In 2004, Mr Roels was appointed European international tax service line leader for
Europe. He also serves as the European liaison for a number of multinational enterprises
and coordinates the European tax work for several Belgian MNCs and clients
headquartered in Europe, the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region. Mr Roels is a
member of the EU tax group at Deloitte, responsible for coordinating knowledge-sharing
on EU direct tax developments and assisting offices worldwide on issues of EU direct
taxation. He has been a member of various governmental, EU and industry tax task forces.
For many years International Tax Review has named Mr Roels as one of the leading
international tax advisers in Belgium. He speaks fluent Dutch, English, French and
German and is a frequent speaker in and outside Belgium on topics dealing with national
and international taxation, including EU taxation. He is a guest lecturer at the
Universities of Antwerp, Ghent and Leuven.
Mr Roels studied law and notary public at the University of Leuven and is a graduate of
the Tax Technical School in Brussels. He is a member of the Institute of Accountancy and
Tax Advisers (IAB).
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