Rivus has extensive expertise in income tax, investment tax, gift and inheritance tax, transfer tax and wealth tax, stock exchange tax, tax on securities accounts, formal and informal rulings, tax disclosure, life insurance, Cayman tax (CFC regulations), immigration and emigration of private individuals and legal entities.

Purchase and sale, donation and inheritance of real estate in Belgium and abroad, real estate companies (transparent, translucid or non-transparent), financing and structuring.

Assistance with succession, governance, transfer and division of family businesses, installation of a family council, NextGen, facilitation of sincere and respectful communication within the family sphere, family charter, articles of incorporation, by-laws.

Guidance on marriage and marital agreements and cohabitation agreements, donations, testaments/wills, digital wills, digital safe, inheritances, divorces, parental authority, guardianship, custody, adoption, protection of the legally incapacitated persons/individuals, power of attorney, negative living will, living euthanasia will, organ donation, ... and this in and outside Belgium.

Bequests and donations to domestic and foreign charities, transfer and management of art, antiquities, oldtimers and wine collections. Setting up, governance and accountability of charities.

Performing (tax) due diligence on (historical) assets, reporting and mediation, advising on and performing DAC 6 reporting, preventive risk mitigation in international, complex or purely tax driven structures.

Guidance on impact-conscious investing, asset planning with a focus on diversity, inclusion, ethics, climate, social empowerment and sustainability.