Belgium: Finance Minister proposes first phase of tax reform
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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Belgium amends guidance on interest deduction rule
On 12 January 2023, Belgium issued Circular 2023/C/8, which provides instructions on the application of the 30% of EBITDA interest deduction limitation starting from 1 January 2019, in line with the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD). A summary
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IMF Report Looks at Tax Reforms in Belgium
On 21 December 2022 the IMF issued a report following the conclusion of discussions with Belgium under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Owing to the energy price increases, the federal and regional authorities are supporting to
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Belgium enacts DAC7
On 30 December 2022, Belgium enacted a law for implementing into domestic legislation, the EU Directive imposing reporting and exchange of information requirements concerning the activities of certain digital platform operators situated both inside
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Belgium introduces new tax rules
On 30 November 2022, new rules on various fiscal and financial provisions were published in the Belgian official Gazette. Starting from 1 January 2023, new rules will enter into force for Belgian companies or Belgian branches. The key tax measures
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Belgium gazettes statute of limitations amendments
On 30 November 2022, Belgium published the Law of 20 November 2022 on amending the statutes of limitations periods and financial provisions in the Official Gazette. The Belgian parliament approved the law amending the statutes of limitations
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Belgium: Parliament approves amendments on statute of limitations
On 10 November 2022, the Belgian parliament approved the law amending the statutes of limitations periods. The statute of limitations periods is set as follows: A standard 3-year statute of limitations where a return has been timely filed.
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Belgium declares tax payment deferral due to energy crisis
On 28 October 2022, Belgium's Federal Public Service (SPF) Finance has declared a general deferral of tax payments of personal income tax, corporate tax, and non-resident tax for tax year 2022. The tax payment deadline is extended from the
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Belgium notifies TP penalties first time
The Belgian tax authorities have sent out the first penalty notifications for noncompliance to submit transfer pricing (TP) forms. Generally, TP documentation requirements is mandatory for Belgian entities exceeding the respective thresholds and
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Belgium declares filing and prefiling requests for FY 2023
On 30 September 2022, the Belgian Ruling Commission announced filing and prefiling requests related to the innovation income deduction and transfer pricing. According to the announcement, all prefiling requests related to corporate income tax
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Belgium declares deadline for filing Local file forms
Belgian tax authority has declared the deadline for filing Local file forms (275LF) is 17 October 2022. The submission of a Local file is required for Belgian companies and permanent establishments (PEs) that meet at least one of three
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Belgium plans for tax cut
On 18 July 2022, Mr. Vincent Van Peteghem, the Finance Minister of Belgium declared plans for broad tax reforms. Some of the key reform measures include: Increasing the tax-exempt amount for individual income tax from EUR 9,270 to EUR 13,390,
See MoreBelgium declares CIT return filing Deadline for tax year 2022
On 9 May 2022, the Federal Public Service Finance (SPF) of Belgium has issued a Notice declaring that the corporate income tax (CIT) return submission deadline is 17 October 2022 for the fiscal years ending from 31 December 2021 to 28
See MoreBelgium publishes late payment interest rate for 2022
On 27 October 2021, the Federal Public Service (SPF) published a notice with updated interest rate for late payment. According to the notice, the interest rate is set at 4% for the 2022 calendar year, which is as same as the 2021 calendar
See MoreBelgium extends CIT return submission deadline for FY 2020
On 18 March 2021, the Belgian tax authorities extended the corporate income tax (CIT) return submission deadline to 28 October 2021 for financial years ended between 31 December 2020 and 28 February 2021 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. As
See MoreBelgium plans to launch further TP audit cycle
On 11 January 2021, a number of selected Belgian taxpayers received a transfer pricing (TP) questionnaires from the tax authority’s special TP audit department. Based on noncompliant TP forms again audit cycles will be launched by the special TP
See MoreBelgium postpones DAC6 reporting deadline
On 28 January 2021, the Belgian Ministry of Finance has declared that due to the Covid-19 pandemic the Belgian tax authority will be postponing its reporting deadline without late submission penalties. The reporting deadline for historical
See MoreBelgium initiates TP audit cycle of 2021
In the week commencing 11 January 2021, a number of selected Belgian taxpayers received a transfer pricing (TP) questionnaires from the tax authority’s special TP audit department. The questionnaire consists of around 30 questions, which reflects
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