According to Belgian law enterprises that meet the country-by-country (CbC) thresholds requirement will have to provide the first CbC reporting notifications to the tax authorities by 30 September 2017. For this first year’s notification, an extension is available until 30 September 2017, regardless of the taxpayer’s financial year-end. Thereafter, notifications will be due by the end of the financial year.
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