Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Miscellaneous
Languages
Personal Information
Certification
Timeline
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Michael Hammerschmidt

Kortenberg

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Tax Manager EMEA

Goodyear Tire & Rubber
06.2022 - Current
  • Prepared and reviewed tax returns of Group companies in various countries in EMEA
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of tax considerations into business decisions.
  • Responsible for tax compliance and income tax reporting of all EMEA companies of the Group
  • Assisting in various tax related areas, e.g. tax audits, deferred taxes, tax forecasts, etc.
  • Implementation of Pillar 2
  • Managed a team of 3 employees

Tax Manager BELUX

Huawei Technologies
06.2013 - 05.2022
  • Responsible for the tax management, including the filing of direct and indirect tax returns, of the Huawei group companies in BE and LU
  • Practice areas : direct taxes (CIT), indirect taxes (VAT and other indirect taxes), transfer pricing and tax planning work
  • Manage implementation of tax automation programs and systems, application and filing of rulings in the VAT and transfer pricing area, leading role in the defense of VAT, CIT, and TP audits

Senior Tax Manager

Moore Stephens Verschelden
01.2013 - 06.2013
  • Practice areas : corporate and personal income tax, company law
  • Tax consulting of small, middle sized and big companies

International Tax Manager

Huntsman Corporation
10.2006 - 10.2012
  • Practice areas : FAS 109/ASC740 reporting;
  • Transfer pricing;
  • Coordination of the tax planning for the group companies in different countries within the EAME region;
  • Tax compliance work (coordination of the filing of the tax returns, etc…)

Junior, Senior, Manager Tax & Tax Lawyer

Deloitte
01.1997 - 09.2006
  • Practice area : Corporate & Personal income tax, International tax, tax litigation
  • Serving mainly middle-sized and large companies
  • Member of the Brussels bar (2001-2004)

Education

Master - Tax Law

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
06-1997

Additional studies - economics

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
06-1996

Bachelor and Master - Law

FNDP Namur & Université Catholique De Louvain
06-1995

Skills

  • Tax advisory services
  • Tax process improvement
  • Tax law interpretation
  • Tax compliance expertise

Miscellaneous

Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), basis in Oracle (Hyperion) & SAP,  

Tournament director of the Flemish Tennis Association, 

Leisure activities : Cooking, Reading, Running, Tennis

Languages

German
English
Dutch
French
Spanish
Italian

Personal Information

  • Place of Birth: Sankt Vith, Belgium
  • Date of Birth: 25/01/1972
  • Nationality: Belgian
  • Marital Status: married, 2 children

Certification

Certified tax consultant (Belgian Institute of Tax Consultants and Accountants)

Timeline

Tax Manager EMEA

Goodyear Tire & Rubber
06.2022 - Current

Tax Manager BELUX

Huawei Technologies
06.2013 - 05.2022

Senior Tax Manager

Moore Stephens Verschelden
01.2013 - 06.2013

International Tax Manager

Huntsman Corporation
10.2006 - 10.2012

Junior, Senior, Manager Tax & Tax Lawyer

Deloitte
01.1997 - 09.2006

Certified tax consultant (Belgian Institute of Tax Consultants and Accountants)

Master - Tax Law

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Additional studies - economics

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Bachelor and Master - Law

FNDP Namur & Université Catholique De Louvain
Michael Hammerschmidt