De Haas Advocaten

About De Haas Advocaten

De Haas Advocaten is a law firm in Rotterdam. The firm specialises in tax law, financial and economic criminal law, and fraud and money laundering investigations.

Areas of law and assistance

The firm conducts or prevents proceedings and provides legal assistance in tax, financial and economic criminal cases. It also assists advisers and accountants in disciplinary and Wwft procedures and in bank investigations by KYC and CDD departments.

• Tax law and tax proceedings
• Financial criminal law
• Economic criminal law
• Fraud and money laundering investigations
• Wwft procedures and bank investigations
• Disciplinary law for accountants and tax advisers

Tax law practice

The tax solicitors conduct or prevent proceedings concerning taxes. Depending on the stage of the case, they work with the client to find a path to a solution.

• Tax audit investigation
• Information decision
• Tax proceedings
• Penalty proceedings
• Tax collection proceedings
• Voluntary disclosure and settlement
• Customs law, VAT and excise duties
• Tax cassation
• Preliminary ruling proceedings
• Technical legal sounding board

Criminal law and oversight

The firm provides assistance during investigations, criminal investigations and enforcement, and is active in proceedings before the Tax Chamber and Criminal Chamber.

• Financial criminal law
• Economic criminal law
• Tax criminal law
• Fraud and corruption
• Internal investigations
• Environmental (criminal) law
• Corporate criminal law
• International proceedings
• Cassation in criminal cases
• Wwft compliance oversight
• Bank oversight (KYC)
• Oversight of accountants
• Oversight of financial companies
• BIBOB procedure
• Labour Inspectorate

In-house courses

The solicitors provide courses for tax advisers, accountants and institutions. A course can be tailored to specific questions or general topics.

• Wwft and UBO register
• Administrative and criminal law risks for management
• Information and reporting obligations to the regulator
• Information obligations to the Tax and Customs Administration
• Updates in formal tax law
• Updates in penalty law
• Economic criminal law and administrative law
• Reception of government authorities

Approach and location

The solicitors combine legal knowledge with practical experience and work in a goal-oriented and client-focused way. The firm is located on Haringvliet in Rotterdam and assists clients from across the country.

• Goal-oriented and client-focused approach
• Consultation between staff about cases