Johan Zuiderwijk Partner

Personal quote / vision

I gladly assist (very) wealthy individuals and/or entrepreneurs in fulfilling their wishes in the aforementioned areas in a tailored and fiscally appropriate manner. This with a listening ear and an eye for practical feasibility. It is important to clients that well-functioning arrangements are in place at important moments in their (business) lives and that (tax) opportunities are utilized in the process. Solutions and ideas that I offer with my team must fit the client. Only then can you really mean something. Knowledge, experience, empathy and commitment are the tools. You create opportunities by applying this correctly. Trusted advisor with head and heart.

Specialist experience

• Business succession
• Divorce
• Gift planning
• Wealth structuring
• Caregiving power of attorney/life will
• Inheritance planning and settlement
• Administration and execution
• Shipping

Specific client experience

• Advisor in numerous Estate & Tax Planning projects
• Supervisor of numerous business successions
• Tax supervisor of numerous divorces
• Tax supervisor of numerous estates
• Executor in various estates
• Trusted advisor to family estates

Education and work experience 

• ​​1984 – 1989 | Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam | Nederlands recht – Bedrijfsjuridisch
• ​1990 – 1993 | Tilburg University | Postdoctoraal Belastingkunde
• 1999 – 2024| Mazars | Partner, Estate & Tax Planner
• 2024 – current| Forvis Mazars | Partner, Estate & Tax Planner

Additional positions

• Author of many publications on (Family Business, Divorce and International) Estate Planning for various publishing houses
• Speaker at many meetings on (Family Business and Divorce) Estate Planning for various organizations
• Lecturer Estate Planning Dutch Association of Tax Advisers (NOB)
• Director Forvis Mazars Bewind & Executele B.V.
• I like to share my knowledge and experience with people who are looking for an optimal solution for their situation, with other professionals such as lawyers, tax consultants and notaries and with people who want to (further) learn the profession. Therefore, I regularly publish and speak about my field. Tax guidance in business succession and divorce are spearheads of this. Are you looking for a speaker? Please contact Forvis Mazars University at university@mazars.nl.