Belgium: Parliament approves law for mandatory e-invoicing in 2026 

February 23, 2024

On 20 February 2024, the Belgian parliament passed the Law of 6 February 2024, which was published in the Official Gazette. The legislation amends the Value Added Tax Code and the Income Tax Code, making electronic invoicing compulsory from 1

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Belgium parliament passes compulsory electronic invoicing

February 02, 2024

On 1 February 2024, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives passed the law that brings amendments to the Value Added Tax Law submitted on 28 December 2023, making electronic invoicing mandatory. The mandatory electronic invoicing requirements will go

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Belgium parliament passes bill to introduce e-invoicing from 2026

February 02, 2024

On 1 February 2024, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives passed project 3743/004, which mandates the implementation of business-to-business (B2B) electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) from 1 January 2026. The bill is in accordance with the structured

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Belgium passes legislation for implementing minimum taxation directive

February 02, 2024

On 28 December 2023, Belgium implemented the law to enforce the Minimum Taxation Directive (2022/2523). This law entered into force on 31 December 2023 after the Belgian Parliament approved the legislation on 14 December 2023. The full text of the

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Belgium implements public country-by-country reporting (CbCR) 

January 27, 2024

On 26 January 2024, Belgium announced the introduction of public country-by-country reporting (CbCR) in the Official Gazette.  The new law aligns with the EU Directive 2021/2101 or the EU Public CbCR Directive. On 1 December 2021, the European

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Belgium: Constitutional court revokes several federal and regional DAC6 legislation

January 13, 2024

On January 11, 2024, the Belgian Constitutional Court released a statement regarding four judgments related to legislation passed by the Federal government, the Walloon region, Brussels, and the French Community. These judgments pertain to the

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Belgium approves 2024 budget Introducing new CFC rules 

January 10, 2024

Belgium has approved the 2024 budgetary measures, including new CFC rules, increased progressive tax on credit institutions, and strengthening Cayman tax rules. New CFC rules One key aspect of Belgiam’s CFC rules is the implementation of the

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Belgium: Parliament to introduce mandatory electronic invoicing

January 01, 2024

On 28 December 2023, the Belgian parliament deliberated a draft law for amending the Value Added Tax Law to introduce mandatory electronic invoicing. The parliament proposed that the mandatory electronic invoicing requirements would be enacted from

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Belgium enacts law on public CbC reporting

December 24, 2023

On 21 December 2023, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives passed a legislation for enacting the public Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting as required by Directive (EU) 2021/2101. The Directive mandates that a company is subject to public

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Belgium passes draft bill on GloBE rule

December 19, 2023

On 14 December 2023, the Belgian parliament approved the draft bill to implement the global minimum tax, Pillar 2, into Belgian law.  On 30 November 2023, the draft law for implementing the global minimum tax Pillar Two was accepted by the Belgian

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Belgium proposes new draft law for CFC rules

December 15, 2023

The Belgian government has submitted a new draft bill to parliament for implementing stricter rules concerning the taxation of the undistributed income of a controlled foreign company (CFC), shifting from model B (targeting tax avoidance

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Belgium: parliament reviewing draft law for pillar 2 global minimum tax

November 20, 2023

The Belgian parliament is currently considering the draft bill for implementing the Pillar 2 global minimum tax, as per Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022. The draft bill was submitted to the Parliament on 13 November 2023. The

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Belgium releases FAQ on DAC7 obligations of digital platform operators

October 24, 2023

The Ministry of Finance in Belgium has recently released a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)  addressing the obligations of digital platform operators imposed by DAC7 (Council Directive (EU) 2021/514). Under DAC7 rule, the digital platform

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Belgium approves draft law on public CbC reporting

October 20, 2023

On 13 October 2023, the Belgian Council of Ministers passed the preliminary draft law for transposing the EU public country-by-country (CbC) reporting directive (2021/2101). According to the new public (CbC) rules, groups with consolidated

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Belgium: Federal Government agrees on budget measures for FY 2024

October 20, 2023

On 9 October 2023, the Belgian government agreed on Budget measures for the fiscal year 2024. Here is a broad summary of the key tax measures in the budget agreement, as announced by the finance minister. The proposed key measures are

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Belgium declares e-Filing services for CIT returns

May 06, 2023

On 28 April 2023, the Belgian Federal Public Service Finance made an official announcement regarding the launch of the Biztax e-service. This digital platform is aimed at facilitating the submission of corporate income tax (CIT) returns for the

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Belgium enacts windfall profits tax on electricity producers

April 11, 2023

Belgium has implemented a temporary windfall tax on the excess income of electricity producers, aligning with Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 of 6 October 2022. The windfall tax applies to income exceeding EUR 130 per MWh at the rate of 100%, and for

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Belgium: Finance Minister proposes first phase of tax reform

March 10, 2023

On 2 March 2023, Mr. Vincent Van Peteghem, the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance has declared the government's proposal for the first phase of major tax reforms. If adopted, the proposed measures will generally apply as from 1

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