About Us - The VAT Consultancy Firm

Our team

The force behind the name

Marja van den Oetelaar

Owner & founder

Marja worked for several years as an indirect tax manager for one of the Big4 firms. She started the VAT Consultancy Firm in 2002. On behalf of several tax institutions, she lectures on VAT. She has also published several books and articles on VAT. Her specialties are advising internationally operating companies and not-for profit organizations on VAT issues. LinkedIn

Jeroen Bijl

Owner

Jeroen is a seasoned EU VAT specialist with a strong technical background, who helps clients by transforming complicated EU VAT rules into practical solutions. He is also very experienced in Dutch VAT, and has worked at Big 4 firms for many years. Jeroen is a Professor of Indirect Taxes at Nyenrode Business Universiteit. He also teaches various other courses (e.g. Erasmus Fiscal Studies, NOB, SRA). Jeroen is a honorary judge at the Court of Appeals in The Hague. LinkedIn

Aimee van der Paardt

Owner

Aimee worked for several years for one of the Big4 but also in the industry. She is a well renowned VAT consultant for the real estate industry. Her other specialties are international-, national VAT consulting services and municipalities. She also teaches and publishes.
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René van der Paardt

Of Counsel Tax

René is a tax lawyer and former partner at Loyens & Loeff and AKD. He has a lot of experience in the field of VAT and Real Estate Transfer Tax. René advises big and medium-sized companies. Other law and tax advisory firms ask him for a second opinion or an expert opinion. René was a professor in tax law at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and is a lecturer at the Nyenrode Business University and the Amsterdam School of Real Estate.

Pieter Tamse

VAT Consultant

Pieter studied indirect tax law at the university of Amsterdam. He works since January 1, 2021 for the VAT Consultancy Firm.

Wouter Hoff

VAT Accountant

Wouter studied Civil Law at the university of Leiden. After many years working in the industry being responsible for Finance, he is now specialized in more complex VAT administrations.

Fulco Koopmans

Marketing manager

Fulco studied organizational science and business strategy at VU university and is now a growth hacker and responsible for the communication strategy.

Elke de Vreede

VAT Consultant

A tax advisor with extensive international experience in VAT/GST, as well as corporate income tax, tax reporting, permanent establishment, transfer pricing, international regulations, tax compliance, fiscal audits, procedures, and complex business initiatives. She has worked at EY, IMC, Booking.com, The Ocean Cleanup, and De Volksbank as a tax consultant or in a tax leadership role. Elke is pragmatic and analytical, with a holistic perspective. Linkedin

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Principles

What do we stand for?

Specific advice

Your company is different from others, therefore a standard or general solution is not good enough. Practical and comprehensible VAT advice, VAT compliance or management of your VAT obligations throughout different regions, we are dedicated to deliver a sustainable VAT solution for each individual business.

Constructive advice

As a leader, it is essential to communicate effectively with employees and provide them both positive and negative feedback. Opening the lines of communication lets employees know you care about their performance in the workplace and motivates them to continue improving their skills.

When providing constructive feedback, an individual has a conversation with a coworker or employee about their work-related weaknesses.

Books

Our writings

Over the years we published several books and articles. In these publications you can find the experts view about their dedicated topic. One of these books is the European VAT Handbook which is published every 2 years.

The European VAT Handbook provides detailed essential information about VAT in Europe.

Entrepreneurs in small and medium-sized enterprises are faced with the daily challenge of making the right choices. The matter is treated from a practical angle in a short, businesslike and accessible manner.

This book explains the VAT consequences of common international transactions and focuses on the provision of services to customers outside the Netherlands.

With many happy clients, we can assure you that our advice will guide your problems in the right direction. We would love to get to know your business.

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The force behind the name

What do we stand for?

Our writings

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We are all about VAT

The force behind the name

What do we stand for?

Our writings

We like to givepersonal advice.

We like to give
personal advice.