Hans van Capelleveen

Hans van Capelleveen is a Dutch chartered accountant (registeraccountant), a Czech-qualified tax adviser (daňový poradce) and a long-term expat in Prague. From September 1984 until August 1993 he worked for the (legal predecessors of) Ernst & Young in the Netherlands and from September 1992 he continued this employment in Prague. From September 1993 until June 1996 he worked as an independent consultant and an auditor at Haarmann Hemmelrath & Partner. In July 1997 he began working in the tax department of Coopers & Lybrand/Pricewaterhouse-Coopers, where he qualified in 1999 as a Czech tax adviser. From August 2009 until August 2010 he has worked for BDO; he commenced business as an independent tax adviser in September 2010.

At PwC and BDO, Hans focused on Czech and international tax law. He served a diverse mix of clients, including multinationals, purely Czech companies, financial institutions, trade and production companies, investment funds and private individuals.

Hans has hands-on experience in the real estate sector, in particular working with developers and investors. In recent years he has spent a significant part of his working time assisting clients with transactions, e.g., carrying out due diligences, reviewing purchase agreements and assisting with negotiations. In addition to this he has practical experience with tax structuring projects and compliance issues, including preparation of tax registrations and tax returns.

Hans received an MA in business economics from the University of Amsterdam and an LLM from the University of London. A Dutch native speaker, he is fluent in English and versed in Czech and German.

Multidisciplinary cooperation

Tax advisory often requires multidisciplinary team work. For this reason, CBC Tax has teamed up with a number of other Czech and foreign advisers, who are both experienced in their respective fields and versed in dealing with international clients. For each project we carefully consider the client and the nature of the work, and compose a specific team on that basis.  CBC Tax then usually acts as the coordinator of the services. This way of working ensures that we are able to carry out more complex and larger projects, such as extensive tax returns and sizeable due diligence projects.