Unified statute for white and blue-collar workers
As you (probably) know, in 2011 the Belgian Constitutional Court ruled that the different treatment between blue and white-collar workers is discriminatory as there is no justification to do so. Although the Court’s decision concerned two specific features (notice period and sick days), it is generally expected that also other distinctions between blue and white-collar
Belgian Tax reform
New withholding tax measures Within the framework of the 2013 budget agreement, new tax measures with respect to the Belgian withholding tax on movable income have been enacted in the Program Act of 27 December 2012. The new tax measures are applicable to dividends, interests and royalties attributed or made payable as from 1 January
Update: VAT invoicing
The Act implementing the Invoicing Directive 2010/45/EU has been published in the Belgian Official Gazette. The invoicing Directive 2010/45/EU is based on the study PwC has carried out for the European Commission in 2008, aimed at harmonising and simplifying the Community rules on the electronic sending, receipt and storage of invoices. The new rules will
Update: VAT & company cars
With more than a year having passed since administrative VAT decision ET.119.650, the Minister of Finance announced that the VAT authorities will publish shortly the long-awaited VAT addendum stipulating how private use of company cars is to be determined. The new guidelines will take effect on 1 January 2013. For 2012, the administrative tolerance set
Modifications to the models of the Annual Accounts
The most significant adjustments relate to the social balance sheet of enterprises and associations whose financial statements are prepared according to the full model: as a result of the Equal Pay Act of 22 April 2012 (official gazette, 28 August 2012, p. 51,020), a number of existing positions are split among men and women. In
Belgium: Shifting gears towards transfer pricing audits
In brief In the last few days in Belgium, PwC has observed a large number of transfer pricing audits being initiated. The Belgian tax administration appears to be shifting gears on the transfer pricing front in order to raise revenues and prevent erosion of the tax base. Due to the lack of resources within the
Legislative amendments impacting tax aspects of cross-border provision of services
By virtue of the Miscellaneous Provisions Act of 13 December 2012 (published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 20 December 2012), two new provisions were enacted in respect of the taxation of services provided by non-residents to Belgian companies. Withholding at source for qualifying service fees As from 1 January 2013, pursuant to the introduction
Basel III & beyond: revised Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR)
Background to the changes The key changes High Quality Liquid Assets Cash outflows and run-off rates Cash inflows Application of the metric Monitoring tools PwC preliminary assessment Introduction On 7 January 2013 the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) issued a finalised standard on the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR). The LCR forms one of
