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International Tax Update: Belgian transfer pricing country profile at OECD.org refers to the latest Belgian transfer pricing circular letter, whereas arguably the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines are more relevant as a source of reference
Friday, 14 January 2022
On 13 December 2021, the OECD updated several country profiles and added profiles for three new countries (a second batch further to the first batch that was released in August…
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The ultimate guide to get you through a transfer pricing audit
Friday, 07 January 2022
Did you or your company recently have to deal with a transfer pricing audit? If not, there is a good chance you will be faced with one soon. The number…
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The design of Covid-19 recovery contributions: Taxes or Social Security Contributions?
Tuesday, 28 December 2021
To cover the large financial spending caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, countries worldwide are forced to take substantial fiscal actions. This contribution takes a closer look at the extent to…
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International Tax Update: Dear tax administration: what you don’t publish can be used against you – but not against the taxpayer
Friday, 24 December 2021
How the MLI enters into effect between Belgium and the Netherlands, but is not opposable to the Belgian taxpayer (yet) In our previous international tax update we already indicated that…
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International Tax Update: Tax treaties extend withholding tax benefits beyond the scope of European Directives - the example of interest paid to French société par actions simplifiée 'SAS'
Monday, 13 December 2021
Withholding tax exemption under EU law In the event of an allocation or payment of interest from a Belgian company to a company incorporated under foreign law, a withholding tax…
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International Tax Update: MLI to cover the Belgium – Netherlands tax treaty as of 1 January 2022
Friday, 10 December 2021
Somewhat unexpected and until today largely undetected, Belgium and the Netherlands have deposited notifications to the OECD Secretariat, with the intention of bringing their current double tax treaty under the…
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VAT exemptions for logistics services and (sea)port activities: watch out for the VAT officer!
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
A recent VAT administrative circular letter, implementing EU VAT case law, has tightened the conditions for applying the VAT exemption for services in connection with the export of goods out…
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International Tax Update: Important changes to the Belgian special taxation regime for foreign executives
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
The Belgian government agreed in the recent budgetary agreement on important changes for foreign executives falling under the special taxation regime.