ABOUT THE FOUNDER

Francis Houben, Lic. Juris UCL, legal and tax adviser, has gained national and international expertise in legal and tax issues concerning non-profit organizations and philanthropy. After 6 years as Senior Manager in the tax department of KPMG Belgium, he created his own firm, Legal & Tax Management SPRL, located in Brussels.

It provides preliminary legal and tax assistance to international organizations opening an office or starting activities in Belgium and to organizations to be incorporated under the Belgian law (ASBL, AISBL, foundations).
It is active in the field of income tax, VAT, inheritance and gift tax implications of cross-border transfers, and has focused for 10 years on European VAT issues for educational organizations.

Francis Houben is a member of the International Fiscal Association (Belgian Branch) and the European Association of Planned Giving. He cooperates with many other international organizations dealing with the non-profit sector or with cross-border philanthropy.