Belgium News

Belgium Accepting Amendments To Filed CbC Reports

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Belgium's tax agency has announced that its MyMinfin portal is now open for multinational taxpayers seeking to correct errors in filed country-by-country reports. Read Full Story

Belgium Confirms CIT Filing Deadlines

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Belgium's tax authority has announced corporate tax return filing deadlines for the 2019 tax year, with a concession for those with a deadline prior to September 26, 2019. Read Full Story

Belgium Begins Accepting Personal Income Tax Returns

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, May 10, 2019

On May 2, 2019, Belgium's finance ministry confirmed that the Tax-on-web portal has been opened for personal and corporate income tax returns for the 2019 fiscal year. Read Full Story

Belgian Cabinet Approves Brexit Tax Law

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Belgium's Council of Ministers has approved a draft law that would temporarily treat the United Kingdom as a member of the European Union for Belgian tax purposes should the UK leave the EU having failed to agree any withdrawal arrangements. Read Full Story

Belgian Excess Profits Regime Not Unlawful Says EU Court

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

On February 14, 2019, the General Court of the European Union annulled the European Commission's decision that the Belgian tax regime relating to the excess profit of multinational companies is contrary to EU law. Read Full Story

Belgium Introduces Optional VAT On Property Leases

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, January 21, 2019

On January 10, 2018, the Belgian Ministry of Finance reminded taxpayers letting and leasing certain real estate that they can opt in to the value-added tax regime. Read Full Story

Belgium Reminds Traders Of Upcoming VAT Deadlines

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 14, 2018

The Belgian tax agency has issued a reminder to value-added tax-registered persons of their obligations to file VAT returns and pay VAT during the holiday season. Read Full Story

OECD States Tapped VAT, CIT To Achieve Record Revenues In 2017

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 7, 2018

Last year, the tax burden in OECD countries reached its highest level recorded, at 34.2 percent of gross domestic product, up 20 basis points on 2016, largely due to increasing taxes on personal consumption and companies. Read Full Story

Estonia Tops Tax Foundation's Tax Competitiveness Index

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Monday, October 29, 2018

Estonia has topped the Tax Foundation's International Tax Competitiveness Index for the fifth successive year, being deemed to have the "best tax code in the OECD." Read Full Story