On 3 October 2025, the Flemish Government gave preliminary approval to a dr…
In Belgium, employers’ social security contributions have always been due o…
Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.
It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Belgian and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!
On 22 January 2018, the government filed a bill aimed at extending the Belgian mechanism for collective remedy to SMEs.
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Traditionally, Belgian tax law has been rather flexible in accepting the tax deductible character of interest due on leveraged financing structures. R…
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The so-called Summer Agreement (the “Agreement”) which includes ambitious reforms to create jobs, increase purchasing power and promote social cohesio…
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TIP 3 - Kernpunten - De nieuwe effectentaks treft rekeningen vanaf 500.000 EUR. - Door schenkingen kan u de effectentaks ontwijken. - &…
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Op 21 oktober 2017 zag de federale regering omwille van budgettaire redenen af van haar voornemen om de verhuur van professioneel vastgoed met BTW mog…
Read MoreSince the “single status” reform of December 2013, any employee dismissed with more than 30 weeks’ notice is entitled to an outplacement programme pai…
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Eind vorige week werd in het Belgisch Staatsblad de wet van 26 maart 2018 betreffende de versterking van de economische groei en de soc…
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In de loop van maart 2018 publiceerde de Privacycommissie een informatiedocument over de General Data Protection Regulation op haar website gericht op…
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TIP 2 - Kernpunten - De scus vindt dat interest van leningen om dividenden uit te keren niet aftrekbaar is. - Het argument is dat die le…
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On 16 February 2018, the Dutch-language Brussels Court of First Instance (Nederlandstalige Rechtbank van Eerste Aanleg te Brussel/Tribunal de Première…
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On 16 October 2017, new, more flexible rules on cash payments came into force, introduced by the Law of 18 September 2017 on the prevention of money l…
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TIP 1 - Kernpunten - De fiscale administratie merkt een kapitaalvermindering aan als een dividenduitkering. - De rechtbank van eerste aanleg van Bru…
Read MoreSinds enige maanden werkt de regering aan de tweede versie van een voorontwerp van wet tot invoering van het Wetboek van Vennootschappen en Vereniging…
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Regulation 2018/302 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 February 2018 on addressing unjusti ed geo-blocking and other forms of discrim…
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As previously announced by our Commercial & Litigation Team, the Belgian Federal Government approved a draft legislation which aims to modernize o…
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On 28 February 2018, the Brussels Court of Appeal rendered a decision in the Snowfall case on the issue of liability for harm caused by a so-called de…
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We reported before [1] on the consensus of the Belgian Federal Government to introduce an option to make the leasing of immovable property b…
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The Corporate Income Tax Reform Act of 25 December 2017 has introduced major changes to the Belgian tax landscape. The tax regime of capital gains on …
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The Act of 18 September 2017 on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing and on restriction of the use of cash added new articles 14…
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By order of 26 October 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “ECJ”) ruled that the Belgian prohibition on advertising for procedures r…
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