Belgium approves DTA with Japan

Belgium has published a tax bill in the Official Gazette No. 2026001286 on 27 February 2026, introducing various technical updates, notably revising the deduction rules for company cars purchased, leased, or rented before 1 January 2026. This

Belgium’s Ministry of Finance has released Circular 2026/C/32 on 17 February 2026, outlining updated rules for monthly and quarterly VAT filings. A major change involves standardising the eligibility for quarterly filings, removing lower

Belgium's Ministry of Finance issued Circular 2026/C/33 on 24 February 2026, establishing a separate 5% capital gains tax on the disposal of shares in SICAV-RDT/DBI-BEVEK investment companies effective from the assessment year 2026. It also

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on 20 February 2026 that the fourth round of negotiations with Ukraine on revising the Investment Protection Agreement (2015) took place from 17 to 19 February 2026. Both parties committed to

Belgium’s government submitted an Omnibus Bill No. 56 1378/001 to parliament on 23 February 2026, proposing several tax amendments, including an increase in the annual tax on securities accounts and a higher dividend withholding tax rate for

Belgium’s tax authority announced, in the Official Gazette no. 2026001356 of 23 February 2026, that Belgian intermediary legal entities and Belgian recognised representative legal entities are required to file annual tax returns on securities