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Belgian Annual Tax on Securities Accounts challenged before Constitutional Court: annulment appeal is no suspension
Thursday, 23 September 2021
With its Law of February 17, 2021, Belgium introduced a new annual tax on securities accounts (hereafter: “ATSA”), which has replaced the previously annulled tax on securities accounts that the…
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International Tax update: Belgian Transfer Pricing Court Case
Thursday, 16 September 2021
In a recently published decision dd. 8 June 2021 of the Court of Appeal of Ghent relating to transfer pricing (nr. 2016/AR/455), the Court decided in favor of the taxpayer.…
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International Tax update: Excess profit rulings: Victory for the European Commission?
Friday, 17 September 2021
On 16 September 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union dealt for the first time with the Belgian excess profit rulings. The Court ruled (in contrast to the…
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International Tax update: The Belgium - Luxembourg 24 day-rule becomes the 34 day-rule
Tuesday, 07 September 2021
The salary of a Belgian tax resident relating to days performed in Luxembourg is generally taxable in Luxembourg according to the Belgium-Luxembourg double tax treaty. The days worked outside of…
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Luxembourg Newsflash: New administrative circular sets guidelines for the imposition of tax fines
Monday, 09 August 2021
The 2017 tax reform significantly strengthened the power of the Direct Tax Authorities to impose tax fines on taxpayers found in infringement of their tax obligations. In this scope, the…
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VAT and e-commerce: Belgium implements new rules on importer of record
Friday, 09 July 2021
Following the adoption of the law implementing the new e-commerce VAT rules in Belgium, a Royal Decree has been published on 29 June 2021, amending several earlier Royal Decrees on…
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VAT registration with a fiscal representative in Belgium: new guarantee rules will create more burdens for foreign taxpayers
Wednesday, 28 July 2021
A recently adopted amendment to Royal Decree nr. 31 will alter the guarantee requirements for a Belgian VAT registration of a foreign taxpayer with the appointment of a fiscal representative.…
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Asia is stepping up its tax game: faceless tax audits, major tax reforms and much more
Friday, 02 July 2021
The Asia-Pacific Tour of the Tiberghien World Tour brought to light a number of interesting developments in the innovative and changing tax landscape in Asia. Not only are Asian countries…
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Luxembourg tax authorities update their Circular on interest limitation rules for members of a consolidated group
Thursday, 01 July 2021
On June 2nd, 2021, the Luxembourg tax authorities reissued their Circular n°168bis/1 dated January 8th, 2021 on the interest limitation rules governed by article 168bis of Luxembourg Income Tax Law…
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International Tax update: Evolving towards more OECD-compliancy: the times are changing in the Middle East
Tuesday, 29 June 2021
The Middle Eastern leg of the Tiberghien world tour showed some interesting developments in tax legislation of this region. These (expected) changes will undoubtedly have a big impact on MNE’s…
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Can tax related and IT services benefit from the VAT exemption for the management of special investment funds? The European Court of Justice says yes.
Tuesday, 29 June 2021
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) ruled in the joined cases K (C-58/20) and DBKAG (C-59/20) that the management of tax related responsibilities and the supply of…
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International Tax update: Mutual tax agreements mitigating the impact of Covid-19 telework for internationally active employees extended until the end of 2021
Friday, 25 June 2021
UPDATE 28/09/2021 Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, most employees have worked from home for a large number of days from March 2020 onwards. As the taxation of salaries and the applicable…
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Teleworking due to COVID 19: Luxembourg mutual tax agreements with Belgium, France and Germany still in force.
Tuesday, 22 June 2021
UPDATE Teleworking due to COVID 19: Luxembourg mutual agreements with Germany, Belgium and France will remain in force until the end of 2021 As covered more into detail here, a…
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Taxation of (ex-)partners and children
Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Some points of attention for spouses, legal cohabitants and separated parents You are separated or in the process of separating and are wondering how you will be taxed and who…
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International Tax update: EU Agreement with regard to Public country-by-country reporting for certain undertakings
Friday, 18 June 2021
On 1 June 2021 the EU Council negotiators and the negotiation team of the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on a proposed directive on the disclosure of income tax…
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International Tax update: Biden’s Green Book and the Old Continent
Tuesday, 15 June 2021
Last week the US Treasury Department released the long-awaited “Green Book”, explaining the tax proposals of the Biden Administration. The final version is shorter and less detailed than expected. Nevertheless,…
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International Tax update: The ECJ further defines the notion of a VAT fixed establishment
Tuesday, 08 June 2021
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) ruled in the Titanium case (C‑931/19) that own staff is required for a (sales) VAT fixed establishment (FE) to be present…
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Tax Treaty Making in Belgium. Well regulated?
Tuesday, 08 June 2021
The fact that Belgium has a wide network of double taxation conventions (‘tax treaties’) is positive for the Belgian economy and Belgian taxpayers. Each new tax treaty is welcomed. But…
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Tiberghien colleague Rik Smet receives honorable mention for prestigious award
Monday, 07 June 2021
In June last year our colleague Rik Smet successfully defended his doctoral thesis on tax treaty making in federations.
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International Tax update: Tiberghien World Tour PART I - AMERICAS
Friday, 04 June 2021
Last week, on 27 May 2021, we organized the first of four free interactive web events of our Tiberghien World Tour 2021. In these events, local experts of our WTS…
