Increasing an employee’s net paycheck without rising employer costs”. That’s the ultimate goal of the expat service team at Wecountancy in the Netherlands when guiding foreign based entities or local employers and their staff. Cross border traffic of employees between countries all over the world to and from the Netherlands is very common these days. How to optimize their financial packages, that’s a completely other story. But no less important.
As a tax expert with about 25 years of experience, Leo advises the internationally oriented clients in many fields: tax treaties, overarching international social security- and labour law agreements as well as applying permits for non-EU nationals to stay and work legally in the Netherlands. Leo combines his diverse expertise in a perfect mix within the Wecountancy one stop shop.
After his Master in Tax Law at the University of Leiden, Leo started in the mid 90’s for one of the big tax firms. After some wandering he arrived at Zirkzee Group in 1999. For Wecountancy Leo will be in charge for the Expat Services department. Split-salaries, the attractive Dutch 30% tax free ruling for employees, employment benefit plans and international payrolls belong to his day-to-day activities.
In his social life Leo tries to exceed his own endurance limits when cycling with a bunch of friends in the French mountains or in the flat and abandoned Dutch landscape between cows, moulins and narrow canals. It’s an excellent diversion from all day business. He is also a family man, proud father of 3 young adults and likes to visit the Mediterranean countries of which Greece is his favorite during the summer holidays.
