Dr. Walter De Wit

Biography

Walter de Wit earned his degree in Tax Law from Leiden University in 1989, specializing in both General Tax Law and Indirect Taxation. He started his career as a tax lawyer at Ernst & Young, where he continues to work. In 1992, he began part-time work as a university lecturer at the University of Amsterdam and received his PhD in 1997, focusing on the ability of national governments to utilize fiscal instruments for environmental policy under the then-applicable EU treaty. He was associated with UvA until he became a full professor at Erasmus School of Law in 2013. De Wit has been involved since 2008 as a guest lecturer in the Tax Law section at Erasmus. From 2004 to mid-2007, he served as Advocate-General at the Tax Chamber of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands. He has written over 100 opinions on a broad range of topics in indirect taxation and European tax law, addressing issues from customs law to VAT, and fiscal discrimination to state aid within primary European tax law. He plays a significant role in the prestigious Post-Master EU Customs Law program and contributes to education on 'Customs Supply Chain Compliance' in collaboration with DelftTopTech and TU Eindhoven. His broad expertise encompasses indirect taxes and European tax law, making him a pivotal figure in the academic and practical realms of tax law.

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