Philipp Besson
Partner
Dr. Philipp Besson has over 20 years of experience in Value Added Tax (VAT) and Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) of global financial services groups, the conception and implementation of (cross-border) input tax documentation and optimization systems for financial service providers, the execution and implementation of tax compliance management systems (Tax CMS) and the re-organization of processes and systems. He has also extensive experience in the area of legal issues, processes and tax compliance for Withholding taxes, and provides comprehensive Advisory of global mobility tax issues (including German wage withholding and income taxes)
Furthermore, Dr. Philipp Besson has been member of various working groups of GDV, BdB, Insurers Europe (IE) for many years, and has been acting as expert of the German insurance industry in legislative reforms on national and EU level
In 2016 - 2018 he intervened as observer for the insurance industry of the VAT Expert Group of the European Commission
Service(s)
Areas of Expertise
Extensive experience in the legal field, processes & Tax Compliance with particular regard to payroll tax services and flat taxation, both at national and international level
Execution, implementation and management of Tax Compliance Management systems (IKS)
Taxation issues of the global mobility with main focus on worldwide operating companies
Management of VAT and IPT practice of global financial service providers
Education
Tax Risk Management
Languages
English,
German
Professional Experience
Since 2017: Partner at WTS
16 years of practice as „Head of Operational Taxes“ with global responsibility at one of world's largest insurance group
4 years of experience in observing and analyzing tax developments and tax lobbying – German Insurance Association (GDV)
2 years of practice as in-house tax lawyer – Regional tax office, State of Rhineland-Palatinate
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